International Translation Day, which falls on 30 September 2019, is an important day to remember how language plays a vital role in the quality of education a child receives. Being born into an ethnic minority group or linguistic minority group can seriously affect a child’s chance of being in school and what they learn while […]
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China – Mobile early childhood educational services bring much needed support into rural areas
While his mother spent long days picking tea leaves in the fields surrounding Han Ping Village, in Qionglai County in rural China, three-year-old Feifei fell under his 90-year-old grandfather’s care. This usually meant Feifei spent his days at home with very little discipline or structured activities as his grandfather’s age prevented him for being hands-on. […]
Cambodia – Ms. Ngim brings books to those who do not have any
The difference a tuk tuk (three-wheeled small truck), a set of books and one determined woman can make to the lives of children and the creation of a reading culture in her country. Meet Ms. Ngim, mother of two, and librarian with Aide et Action’s mobile library initiative in Cambodia. Despite a fledgling local […]