The good news first! International aid for basic education has increased from 2008 to 2009 to reach around US$ 5.6 billion reports the Education for All (EFA) Global Monitoring Report’s team in their findings on trends in aid to education from 2002 to 2009. The sad news is that this […]
Child Labour in the Cocoa Farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana
In 2010, findings of a research commissioned by Tulane University under a grant by the US Government showed that a staggering 1.8 million children aged 5 to 17 years work in cocoa farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana at the cost of their physical, emotional, cognitive and moral well being. […]
Child Labour in the Cocoa Farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana
In 2010, findings of a research commissioned by Tulane University under a grant by the US Government showed that a staggering 1.8 million children aged 5 to 17 years work in cocoa farms of Ivory Coast and Ghana at the cost of their physical, emotional, cognitive and moral well being. […]
Children and students tortured in Pakistani seminary
Global March demands immediate closure of the system of brutalisation Pakistani police rescued 53 students including children as young as seven years, chained from a warren of rooms in a madrassa (seminary) during a raid in Karachi. The students said they were beaten up mercilessly, kept in chains, deprived […]
“Getting to Zero” Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths – World AIDS Day 2011
The Global March Against Child Labour is preparing to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, joining millions around the world in support of this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero. Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.” World AIDS Day comes close on the heels of the […]
“Getting to Zero”
Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths – World AIDS Day 2011 The Global March Against Child Labour is preparing to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, joining millions around the world in support of this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero. Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination […]
“Getting to Zero” Zero new HIV infections, Zero discrimination, Zero AIDS-related deaths – World AIDS Day 2011
The Global March Against Child Labour is preparing to commemorate World AIDS Day on December 1, joining millions around the world in support of this year’s theme, “Getting to Zero. Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination and Zero AIDS Related Deaths.” World AIDS Day comes close on the heels of the […]
“First steps on the long walk to school”
Civil society welcomes GPE announcements in Copenhagen 8th November 2011, Copenhagen “The Global Campaign for Education welcomes the renewed commitment and energy shown in Copenhagen towards a revived education compact – in the form of the new Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Over $1.5 billion was announced for GPE over […]
“First steps on the long walk to school” Civil society welcomes GPE announcements in Copenhagen
8th November 2011, Copenhagen “The Global Campaign for Education welcomes the renewed commitment and energy shown in Copenhagen towards a revived education compact – in the form of the new Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Over $1.5 billion was announced for GPE over the next three years, which lays a […]
“First steps on the long walk to school” Civil society welcomes GPE announcements in Copenhagen
8th November 2011, Copenhagen “The Global Campaign for Education welcomes the renewed commitment and energy shown in Copenhagen towards a revived education compact – in the form of the new Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Over $1.5 billion was announced for GPE over the next three years, which lays a […]