Aide et Action has been implementing development projects for over 40 years and our conviction is all-encompassing: changing the world through education. Education provides women and men with the ability to write their own history, avoid social predispositions, and follow a path other than the one imposed before their birth by family, society, religion or […]
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Gender: a study to better integrate this approach in Aide et Action projects
The introduction of a gender approach in international solidarity projects makes it possible to act more effectively to establish gender equality. Mathieu Cros, Head of Research, Evaluation and Capitalization at Aide et Action, tells us about the gender study that has just been launched within the NGO. Can you tell us what is the objective […]
India: Local women become agents of change for education during Covid-19
In India, we are working with more than 500 women, many of whom are illiterate, to prevent more than 3,000 marginalized children from dropping out of school during the Covid-19 pandemic. A true educational success story for children, our programme is creating more opportunities for women to learn and become “agents of change”. In the […]
Covid-19: Women must be at the heart of tomorrow’s world
The economic and social fallout of Covid-19 has largely landed on women’s shoulders denying women and girls access to some of their basic human rights. As we mark International Women’s Day 2022, we stress that there remains an urgent need for action to centre recovery plans on addressing women’s and girls’ specific needs. A year […]
Cambodia: Investing in women-headed households
In Cambodia, Aide et Action is supporting women-headed households with livelihood training and in-kind materials to enable marginalised women to try new business ideas, increase their incomes, and build a more equitable society. In Cambodia’s rural northwestern province of Kampong Thom, 51-year old farm labourer Sin Koeun found herself the sole breadwinner of her family […]
COVID-19: The most vulnerable children suffer greater learning losses
School closures and long months of lockdown imposed by COVID-19 have resulted in significant learning losses for all children. Children from the most vulnerable and marginalized communities have been more severely affected than others, says the new report published by Aide et Action on the occasion of the International Day of Education. “Covid-19: its impact […]
Insecurity and Terrorism: Sacrificing the Rights to Education
The growing insecurity in Burkina Faso and Mali has led to the closure of hundreds of schools, especially in areas controlled by terrorists, and a significant drop in school attendance in other regions. The future of thousands of children, now deprived of their right to education, is under threat. Faced with this situation, Aide et […]
Improving Livelihood Through Career Orientation, Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship materials
On January 20th, 2022, Aide et Action and the Northwest Cooperation and Development Center held an online event to introduce three sets of materials, including Career Orientation, Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship materials for Vietnamese ethnic minority youth. This is one of the main activities within the framework of the project “Increasing access to livelihood opportunities […]