The construction of sanitary toilets and handwashing facilities in primary schools in Vietnam’s Hoa Binh province are supporting students like Mai Hoa with better hygiene habits, and a better chance of staying healthy and in school. Among the many ethnic minority groups living in the lush, green, mountainous province of Hoa Binh, in northwest Vietnam, […]
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Aide et Action Magazine: Women’s education remains our priority
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Madagascar: Training inspires hope among young mothers
On the occasion of the International Women’s Rights Day (8 March), Aide et Action is proud to share the stories of three young mothers – Erica, Nirina, and Christiana – from Madagascar who dropped out of school when pregnant but are now back in education and breaking stereotypes. In Madagascar, one-third of young mothers between 15 […]
Cambodia: Supporting informal economy workers during the pandemic
In Cambodia’s rural Kampong Thom province, cook, caterer, and part-farmer Li Him has tried everything to stay afloat during the economic turndown caused by Covid-19. First, Li lost his job as a primary cook for a nutrition program at a primary school near his house when pandemic shuttered schools. Next, he lost his secondary source […]
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 […]