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 […]
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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 […]
Aide et Action’s ‘Girls: Unlocking Potential with Coding
Amid great risk, painful narratives and more, we also have a reason to smile and cherish. As part of the ‘Girls Who Code’ initiative, the girl children of domestic workers in Pune are receiving training on computer coding. The training is not only helping them improve their creative, logical and problem-solving skills but also their […]
Covid-19: Educators’ Concerns Over the Future of Young Children
The development of preschools in Cambodia is still largely limited, especially in rural and marginalised areas. For several years, Aide et Action and its partners have been promoting early childhood care and education from the earliest age in various dedicated centres. But the Covis-19 pandemic has led to an almost instant closure of these centres. […]
Covid-19: Beyond A Global Health Crisis
COVID-19 has changed the world beyond recognition, claiming thousands of lives, destroying millions of jobs, and bringing the world as it was once known to a halt. But beyond the human, social and financial consequences that weigh on our daily lives, the crisis is proving to be more insidious than it seemed, gradually revealing silent […]
Covid-19: A Generation At Risk?
For the past two years, the Covid-19 pandemic has not only become a global health crisis but also been an economic and social catastrophe, which has literally shaken the world and whose consequences have not yet befallen the world. The pandemic has deprived millions of young people of their right to education, exacerbated a creeping […]