In the Center-West region, as in other regions of Burkina Faso, socio-cultural constraints limit education for girls. Through the Girls’ Schooling project (SCOLFILLE), Aide et Action and L’Occitane Foundation have partnered to strengthen access and completion of primary school for 2,000 girls. In partnership with L’Occitane Foundation, Aide et Action is proud to implement the […]
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Cambodia: Children at risk of exploitation during school closures
In Cambodia, the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the domestic labour responsibilities of children and as prolonged school closures continue, the risk of children being subject child-labour is likely to rise. In Cambodia’s northwestern city of Poipet, 17-year-old Seiha* was looking forward to returning to school when her school reopened after six months of closures in […]
India: COVID-19 subjecting children of seasonal migrants to child labour
The current COVID-19 pandemic and resulting economic and labour market consequences are severely affecting Indian families. Children are the first to suffer, being subjected to child labour and Aide et Action’s latest assessment reveals that 50% of children of seasonal migrant workers are engaged in work. The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented emergency of enormous […]
Child labour is increasing due to COVID-19 pandemic
Globally, before the COVID-19 pandemic, one in ten children was subject to child labour. Now, for the first time in 20 years, this figure is increasing as the pandemic threatens to undo decades of progress. To prevent this, we must act together and decisively! The pandemic has created unparalleled and extreme effects on the mental […]
Cambodia: Periods are causing girls with disabilities to drop out of school
As we mark Menstrual Hygiene Day on 28 May 2021, we wish to highlight the need for continued investment in removing the barriers that keep marginalised children from accessing quality education. “I was afraid that the other students, and especially the boys, would mock me when they saw the blood on my chair and on […]
Benin: Menstrual hygiene education is crucial to keeping girls in school
Without adequate education on menstruation, the arrival of a girl’s period can cause fear, distress, shame, and uncomfort as well as contribute to low school attendance among adolescent girls, an issue that Aide et Action is addressing through education. In Benin, West Africa, third-grade student Deborah was mocked by her classmates for having period blood […]
Vietnam: Peace education offers young students an opportunity to flex their creativity and critical thinking skills
“This is my first time using a camera – I don’t have one at home. It’s very helpful and interesting. I want to take nice photo for my mom and my sister.” Fourth-grade student Trieu Tieu Le lives alone with her older sister during the week and only gets to see her mom on the […]
Rebuilding education in Niger after the tragic death of twenty children in a school fire
On Tuesday, April 13 2021, a fire broke out in a school in Niamey, Niger, West Africa, devastating 25 classrooms inside straw huts, claiming the lives of approximately 20 young people. Through our PassEduc project, Aide et Action was already working in the area and we are now adapting our activities to respond to the […]