A girls’ education non-profit that delivers research-proven educational programming that reaches 12 countries and 10 million adolescents. Girl Rising uses the power of storytelling to change the way the world values girls and their education.
The focus is on increasing access to early education for Roma children. They are represented throughout Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe, and Turkey. REF provides grants and scholarships to individuals and entities involved in similar work of increasing education access and quality for Roma children throughout the region.
A volunteer-run nonprofit with over 50 chapters around the world, dedicated to creating socio-economic change in India through education of underprivileged children. Asha has dozens of programs throughout India addressing a number of issues that present barriers to education. They also have a sponsorship program, helping individual children access education, educational materials, and more.
Each week, you’ll be ready to join in a lively debate about the most recent educational news. The influence of the pandemic on high school students and educational asymmetries, for example, could be discussed. An American experience, but the themes and problems, it addresses are universally applicable.
Now here’s a cool podcast aired 5 days a week that help people learn and teachers to improve in their skills and just for 10 minutes!
Education activist (and recent Oxford graduate) Malala Yousafzai reflects on the defining moments of her life, how she balances passion with personhood and where the world finds itself during the COVID-19 crisis. Listen to her Apple Podcast here.
Follow along the four students on their morning commutes to school in Kenya, Morocco, Argentina, and India. You will find out more about the extreme reverence with which each child approaches their education!
Pearl Arredondo grew up in East Los Angeles, the daughter of a high-ranking gang member who was in and out of jail. Many teachers wrote her off as having a problem with authority. Now a teacher herself, she’s creating a different kind of school and telling students her story so that they know it’s okay if sometimes homework isn’t the first thing on their minds.
Sub Saharan Africa gender inequality in education remains the highest in the world. 28 million girls have no access to education. This video by UNESCO Dakar shows barriers to education that girls encounter in sub Saharan Africa followed by recommendations to promote girls’ right to learn.
Are you curious about how education interacts with social inequality in the Global South contexts? This book offers an in-depth analysis with new empirical data
We cannot achieve access to quality education without first obtaining technology equity in schools. Learn more about the digital divide and quality of education
Here’s a paper which encapsulates a summary of evidence on the early impacts of lockdown.
