Before the current global pandemic of Covid-19, an estimated 258 million children remained deprived of education, 128 million of whom lived in situations of conflict or crisis. It is estimated that 46% of the most marginalised groups have very little chance of going to school by 2030, whereas 31% have none at all. Poverty, remoteness, […]
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Aide et Action is joining the CHS Alliance
Aide et Action is now a member of the CHS Alliance (Core Humanitarian Standard) or the Fundamental Humanitarian Standard of Quality and Accountability which brings together 150 members from humanitarian and development sectors committed to the implementation of “the standard of quality and accountability”. The CHS Alliance is a global alliance committed to improving aid […]
Cambodia’s ethnic minority children are tuning into a new form of learning during Coronavirus crisis
In Cambodia, Aide et Action is supporting the country’s most marginalised children to receive an education through distance learning initiatives including radio programs in ethnic minority languages. The current disruption to education has impacted approximately 1.6 billion children globally and is being regarded as the biggest global education emergency of our lifetime. In Cambodia, as […]
Aide et Action Magazine: Our COVID response in the face of the crisis
Education helps prevents epidemics, it teaches hygiene, it is sometimes the only solution to make up for the lack of vaccines; it can act on health problems everywhere in the world; education is a cure. This is why, in the face of the global health crisis that we have been going through for months, Aide […]
Southeast Asia: As economies fall, child labour rises during Coronavirus crisis
As livelihoods in Southeast Asia continue to be lost to the current global pandemic, the most vulnerable populations will be hit the hardest, especially children. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) estimates that the COVID crisis will threaten the employment of 68 million workers across Asia if it endures until September. This, coupled with the extensive […]
Vietnam: Standard Chartered Bank supports Aide et Action’s coronavirus response activities
Aide et Action is delighted to have been granted funding from Standard Chartered Bank to support our COVID-19 response activities in Vietnam. Standard Chartered Bank has made the headlines for their generous support to multiple organizations tackling COVID. This includes funding US$85,200 to National Hospital Of Tropical Diseases to purchase basic/essential medical equipment, US$81,800 to […]
Sri Lanka: Our professional training program adapts to COVID-19 and goes online
In Sri Lanka, following the closure of our vocational training centers due to COVID-19, our skills development program, iLEAD, has adapted using technology. Curretnly, trainees are able to continue their training across the country, despite the crisis. This initiative has ensured all 372 registered students are continuing with their regular online classes through their respective […]
Job Posting: Program Officer – Program Development and Institutional Funding
Deadline: 14 June 2020 Aide et Action is currently seeking a Program Officer – Program Development and Institutional Funding to be based in our regional office in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The successful candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Social Science, Education, International Development, International Relations or a relevant field and at least […]