The 3rd International Day of Education will be earmarked by alarming figures relating to education around the world. In the current context of a global pandemic and while 2021 remains uncertain, Aide et Action is calling on states, including France, to urgently take action, particularly financially, to support of education. Before the pandemic, 258 million […]
Archives for January 2021
Report: The impact of Covid-19 on education in Lao PDR
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), as a measure to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, the Government announced a nationwide lockdown from 30 March 2020 under the Prime Minister’s Order No.06.1 All schools and other educational institutions were closed from mid-March through May 2020 (2.5 months). An estimated 1.4 million students […]
Mali: Aide et Action supports out of school children to return to education
The political and security crisis that Mali has been experiencing since 2012 has seriously affected the country’s education system. While thousands of children do not have access to quality education, Aide et Action and our partners have been developing incentives and solutions to get children back in classrooms. With the “Access to Education for All […]
Togo: Promoting the rights of women and youth for a more sustainable future
In late November 2020, Aide et Action, in partnership with Plan International, launched a new project to support women and youth in northern Togo — a region that is experiencing growing insecurity in terms of economy and public safety. Our new project called “Savanes Motoag” (“Living together in the Savannahs” in the national language) aims […]