In the remote and isolated province of Lai Chau in northern Vietnam, most of the inhabitants rely on agriculture to earn a living. When Covid-19 led to travel and trade restrictions earlier this year, those that used to go to the field every day to farm found themselves in a difficult position economically. Aide et […]
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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 […]
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 […]