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30.04.12:
Just Released: Gender Wire April 2012 issue
How young are children when they start learning what it means to be a boy or girl? Read about how gender effects early childhood care and education...
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27.03.12:
The map to literacy
Actions to spread literacy need to be accelerated, according to Roshan Bajracharya, a specialist in literacy and non-formal education statistics at UNESCO...
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06.02.12:
Mobile teachers reach 7,000 out-of-school children in 280 Lao villages
Former gold mineworker and rubber plantation worker Kampun Niyapan is one of 51 trained mobile teachers in Lao PDR.
“I would like to teach...
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01.02.12:
Launch of Global LIFE Mid-term Evaluation Report 2006-2011: Looking Forward with LIFE
The global mid-term evaluation report on UNESCO’s Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE, 2006-2015), produced by UIL on the basis of national and regional...
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30.11.11:
UNESCO to raise funds for flooded Community Learning Centres in Ayutthaya
Heavy rainfalls which started in May have caused major floods in many provinces in Thailand. A recent official announcement stated that 125 districts in 17...
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08.11.11:
PNG Literacy Rate Still A Mystery - ‘Over 2 million people print illiterate’
Literacy is one of the biggest development issues in Papua New Guinea. Yet it’s hard to get a precise picture of the national literacy rate and education...
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19.10.11:
The power of education - Lone teacher empowers destitute community with minimal resources
Goodness pays within time.
“Doing good may not get a quick rewarding result, but one day it will bring a positive return,” said Tith Sivongxay, 38, a teacher...
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13.10.11:
Literacy web training to improve lives of people in Papua New Guinea
Stories of small but big people of Papua New Guinea who are dedicated to literacy were recently shared at a training to develop an official website for Papua...
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05.10.11:
UNGEI Joint Statement on World Teacher's Day
In honour of World Teachers’ Day, which is celebrated globally on the 5th of October, the East Asia and Pacific and South Asia Regional United Nations Girls...
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30.09.11:
Send an e-card to your teacher and celebrate teachers from Asia and the Pacific
Regional e-cards have been developed by UNESCO Bangkok in partnership with members of the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) in East Asia and...
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