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‘No’ to Child Labour in Domestic Work
By Simrin Singh, Senior Specialist on Child Labour, ILO In a hot and bustling Jakarta suburb, a group of young girls – and one boy – charmed me with their songs, dances, messages, and laughter. Like many teenagers around the … Continue reading
The Realities of Child Marriage
This blog post originally appeared on the Global Education First Initiative website on 6 June 2013. By Bertheline Nina Tchangoue (Cameroon), Member, Global Education First Initiative Youth Advocacy Group Maimouna’s story I will never forget this sad story that happened … Continue reading
India’s National Youth Consultation on the Post-2015 Agenda: YOUth Matters
This blog post originally appeared on the Global Education First Initiative website on 16 May 2013. By Sumaya Saluja, Youth Advocacy Group member of the Global Education First Initiative In December 2012, civil society, with the technical support of the … Continue reading
Children With Disabilities = Children Without Disabilities
This blog post originally appeared in the Education for All Blog of the Global Partnership for Education on 30 May 2013. UNICEF launches 2013 State of the World’s Children Report This is a joint blog by Jo Bourne and Rosangela … Continue reading
GPE Launches Open Data Project to Better Measure Education Progress and Make it Transparent
This blog post originally appeared in the Education for All Blog of the Global Partnership for Education on 21 May 2013. To read this post in French, please click here. By: Yann Doignon New data webpages for 29 countries with thousands of education data … Continue reading
The Role of Sanitation in the Girl Child’s Education
This blog post originally appeared on the HEEALS Developing Community Network website on 12 February 2013. This documentary film explores the importance of clean, hygienic toilets and safe drinking water in Indian schools to ensure that girls are empowered to … Continue reading
The New Standard = All Girls Learning and Achieving
This blog post originally appeared in the Education for All Blog of the Global Partnership for Education on 30 April 2013. A call to action to promote gender equality in education This is a joint blog by Nora Fyles, Yona Nestel and Koli Banik … Continue reading
Let’s Hear it for the Girls
This blog post originally appeared on Cisco’s blog site on 25 April 2013. By Blair Christie, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer & Worldwide Government Affairs, Cisco Systems Girls and careers in information communications technology (ICT). A contradiction? Unfortunately that is … Continue reading
ICT for Girls, Women in Technology and a Dialogue at the European Union
This blog post originally appeared on Cisco’s blog site on 25 April 2013. By Monique Morrow, Distinguished Consulting Engineer, Cisco Systems April 25 2013 is a super day for girls and women in technology and Cisco was very present! I am … Continue reading
Child Friendly School Clubs and the Potential for Gender Equality: Notes from the Field
This blog post originally appeared on the UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Blog site on 22 April 2013. By Chemba Raghavan, Regional Focal Point for the East Asia and Pacific Regional UN Girls’ Education Initiative Last month, Dr. Cliff Meyers (UNICEF’s Regional … Continue reading