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 […]
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Gender: a study to better integrate this approach in Aide et Action projects
The introduction of a gender approach in international solidarity projects makes it possible to act more effectively to establish gender equality. Mathieu Cros, Head of Research, Evaluation and Capitalization at Aide et Action, tells us about the gender study that has just been launched within the NGO. Can you tell us what is the objective […]
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 […]
Covid-19: Women must be at the heart of tomorrow’s world
The economic and social fallout of Covid-19 has largely landed on women’s shoulders denying women and girls access to some of their basic human rights. As we mark International Women’s Day 2022, we stress that there remains an urgent need for action to centre recovery plans on addressing women’s and girls’ specific needs. A year […]
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 […]
Lao PDR: School feeding supports women’s employment and children’s nutrition
In Pakchan – a small, rural village in Vientiane province, in The Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) – school lunchtime is not only the highlight of the school day for its 200 students, including 108 girls aged 3-12, but is critical to their development. Sommathid Sisompheang, a 4th-grade teacher at Pakchan primary school, is […]
Lao PDR: A scholarship for a better future
As we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, we celebrate Kanna Sunivong, an inspiring young student in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) who received a scholarship to continue her primary school education and who now has big dreams for her future. In BeangLuang village, a small, rural village surrounded by expansive […]