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 […]
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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 […]
Laos: Health and education go hand in hand
For Aide et Action, our 40 years of working with marginalized children around the world have taught us that good health and quality education go hand in hand: without access to education, health cannot be achieved and without good health, education cannot be attained. Despite progress in recent years, Laos still has the highest under-five […]
Cambodia: Volunteers convert mobile libraries into information stations during Covid-19 crisis
Just over a year ago, Ni Nith, a mobile-library volunteer, replaced the books he carried in his tuk-tuk with soap, hygiene materials, and a loudspeaker to share the importance of hygiene practices to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Aide et Action’s research estimated that approximately 250,000 children were out of school […]