Around the world, education that teaches, enlightens, liberates and works for a better world has become a target of extremist and obscurantist attacks. This, coupled with the threat that COVID-19 also poses to education, jeopardizes the future of a whole generation, and it is more urgent than ever to remain mobilized in order to defend […]
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Coronavirus crisis: An opportunity to develop more inclusive emergency education planning
Before Covid-19, one in two children with disabilities in Cambodia was not in school. Today on International Day of Disabled Persons, we hope the current pandemic – which has closed schools nationwide for the second time this year – may offer an opportunity to re-think how emergency education planning can be inclusive of children with […]
World Children’s Day: Education still denied globally
Although guaranteed by the International Convention on the Rights of the Child since its ratification by more than 192 states thirty-one years ago, 258 million children are still denied the right to education. What a shame as we celebrate World Children’s Day today. Currently, in addition to the 258 million children being denied an education, […]
In Cambodia, the coronavirus pandemic threatens children’s rights
Beyond the profound disruption it has caused to education systems, the COVID-19 pandemic also risks causing a significant increase in child labor as families’ livelihoods decline in middle and low-income countries. This is the case of Chana and Ley, two Cambodian children, aged 12 and 9, pushed into working when schools closed to help their […]
Lao PDR: Lessons learned during Covid-19
In Lao PDR, while the spread of Covid-19 cases remains low in Lao PDR compared to many other parts of the world, the global health emergency still poses risks to the economy, livelihoods, and access to education for some the country’s most vulnerable populations. Livelihoods, nutrition and education An assessment by World Vision in Lao […]
Vietnam: Launch of Business Incubator for Ethnic Minorities
A business incubator designed exclusively for ethnic minority youth in Vietnam has been launched for the first time by international nonprofit Aide et Action. (Lao Cai, November 6, 2020) – Aide et Action in collaboration with the Vietnam Youth Union of Lao Cai province launched a kick-off ceremony for the project “Business Incubator for Ethnic […]
Africa: The resumption of classes is as late as it is complicated
Across Africa, many countries have postponed the start of the school year – some until January 2021 – to try to adapt, as best as possible, to the constraints linked to the Coronavirus. But, despite this additional delay, the effective resumption of classes is proving very difficult and is already seriously behind schedule. MADAGASCAR Malagasy […]
Aide et Action responds to deadly flooding in Southeast Asia
Since June, extreme weather and heavy rainfall has led to massive flooding across East, Southeast, and South Asia. In Southeast Asia, according to news reports, more Cambodians, Laotians and Vietnamese have died this year as a result of flooding than as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As a first step to responding to this […]