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 […]
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India: 2,600 children supported to escape child labor
Aide et Action is fighting to make access to education a reality for millions of children who are still deprived of it. But beyond this mission, we also act to ensure respect for their fundamental rights such as protection against economic exploitation. In India, for example, in the past four years, we have helped 2,600 […]
Benin: Supporting girls’ menstruation to strengthen their attendance in class
Many schools in Benin, West Africa, do not have latrines or water points. This lack of health facilities makes life difficult for many girls, even pushing some of them to drop out of school. On the occasion of World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2020, we’d like to share more about our work supporting hygiene and sanitation […]
Vietnam: Aide et Action supports marginalised children return to school after Coronavirus
Vietnam has made global headlines for its rapid response to and containment of Coronavirus since the outbreak began in January 2020. After three months of school closures the country became one of the first nations to reopen its classrooms in the wake of COVID-19. While resuming education may indicate a step towards pre-pandemic normalcy, the […]
Cambodia: Aide et Action launches food distribution during Coronavirus crisis
In Cambodia, Aide et Action has launched a food distribution project for families who are struggling to feed their children in the midst of the Coronavirus crisis. Piloting this week in an urban poor settlement in Phnom Penh, we are reaching out to families who used to rely on school meals in the informal education […]
India: Aide et Action is helping migrant families to recoup rights during Coronavirus 19 pandemic
The sudden lock down imposed by the Indian government with a view to clamp down the spread of Coronavirus has had a devastating effect on migrant workers in India. With work on construction sites now stopped, these populations are being deprived of their only sources of income, and facing even more stigmatization as they are […]
Cambodia: 40 years after the genocide, Mom demonstrates the power of education to make a difference
On this International Women’s Day, we would like to share the story of Phou Mom, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime, who has spent the past 40 years advocating education as a tool for rebuilding Cambodian society. In Cambodia, under the Khmer Rouge regime (1975-1979), many intellectuals were murdered and around 90% of the […]
Cambodia: Aide et Action delivers books on National Reading Day
Phnom Penh, Cambodia (11 March 2020) – As Cambodia celebrated its 5th annual National Reading Day on 11 March 2020, Aide et Action delivered books to ethnic minority primary schools in Ratanakiri province, to promote literacy among one some of the country’s most vulnerable and marginalized children. In Cambodia, the remoteness of the northeastern provinces […]