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Tag Archives: I am Malala
Education Under Attack: 2014 Report
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack just released a study that identifies 70 countries where attacks occurred between 2009 and 2012, including 30 where there was a pattern of deliberate attacks: Education Under Attack 2014 is a global study that charts the … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Conflict Management, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, International Development, Peace, Peacebuilding
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Unlearning Violence: Evidence and Policies for Early Childhood Development and Peace
The World Peace Foundation is organizing an exciting conference on February 13 & 14, 2014, at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy – Tufts University. There is no cost to attend, registration is filling fast: interested individuals can obtain more … Continue reading
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Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Conflict, Early Childhood, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, peace education, Peacebuilding, Violence, Violence against women
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Investing in Girls’ Education Delivers Results: let’s innovate!
Today, we are celebrating the second International Day of the Girl Child. Indeed, on December 19, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Gender Based Violence, Girls, Girls' Education, Women
Tagged #dayofthegirl, #education2015, #girlrising, #post2015, #voicesagainstviolence, Africa, child marriage, Child Protection, Development, e-discussion, e-learning, Education, Education First, Education For All, Female education, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Ghana, Girls' education, Global Citizenship, Global Partnership for Education, Human Rights, I am Malala, Innovating for Girls’ Education, International Day of the Girl Child 2013, International Development, Malala Yousafzai, Millenium Development Goals, online platform, Run the World, Singles, UN Women, UNESCO, UNICEF, United Nations, United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund, Women and education, Women's Empowerment, Youth, Youth Advocacy Group
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Get ready for the International Day of the Girl: Bring Girl Rising to School
You liked the film Girl Rising. You believe in its potential as a movement. Now, Girl Rising is a curriculum. Girl Rising is a groundbreaking film that promotes a powerful truth: educating girls in the developing world can transform families, communities, entire … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Girls, Girls' Education
Tagged #girlrising, Child Protection, curriculum, Education, Education First, Education For All, Education transforms lives, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girl Rising, Girls' education, Global Citizenship, Human Rights, I am Malala, INTEL, International Day of the Girl, Kayce Freed Jennings, Malala Yousafzai, Nepal, Pearson Foundation, Peru, Teach For America, UNGEI, Women's Empowerment
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UN Education First Initiative one year on: Education cannot wait
Today, we are celebrating the first-year anniversary of the UN Global Education First initiative launched by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon in September 2012. Around the same time last year, over 20 government and global humanitarian, development and education leaders representing … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Albright, ban ki moon, Because I am a girl, Central African Republic, Child Protection, conflict-affected countries, Democratic Republic of Congo, displacement, early pregnancy, Education, Education First, Education For All, education in emergencies, forced marriage, Fragile States, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Global Partnership for Education, Gordon Brown, high-intensity conflicts, Human Rights, human rights violations, I am Malala, INEE, International Development, Irina Bokova, Malala Yousafzai, out of school children, Peacebuilding, Plan International, post-2015 development agenda, Protect, Save the Children, sexual violence, Syria, UN Global Education First, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNICEF, United Nations, Violence, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment
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Malala’s UN address: Education for all is the only solution
Malala Yousafzai marked her 16th birthday, on Friday, 12 July 2013 at the United Nations, by giving her first high-level public appearance and statement on the importance of education. Malala became a public figure when she was shot by the Taliban … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Peace Education, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Development, Education First, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai, peace education, Peacebuilding, United Nations, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment
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Working to end gender-based violence at school: new report
Worldwide, 66 million girls are missing out on an education. This new Plan International report, A girl’s right to learn without fear, focuses on one of the major barriers girls face: gender-based violence – sexual, physical and psychological –in and … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Gender Based Violence, Girls' Education, Human Rights, Human Rights Education, International Development, Peace Education, Women
Tagged Because I am a girl, Child Protection, Education, Education First, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, peace education, Plan International, Teachers, Violence against women, Women's Empowerment
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Girls’ education in Afghanistan: 10 days left to support Razia’s Ray of Hope Foundation
Razia Jan, founder of the Ray of Hope Foundation in Afghanistan, was recentely Named Top 10 CNN Hero for 2012. Among these ten, the person with the most votes will be named “CNN Hero of the Year,” and receive a $250,000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Afghanistan, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Gender Equality, Gender Gap, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Millenium Development Goals, Peacebuilding, UN Women, Violence against women, Women, Women's Empowerment
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One month later… Malala Day: a global day of action for Malala and girls’ education
A month to the day that Malala Yousafzai was attacked by the Taliban, simply for insisting that she go to school, we are celebrating Malala Day: a global day of action to support the estimated 32 million girls worldwide who … Continue reading
Posted in Child Protection, Education, Fragile States, Human Rights, International Development, Peacebuilding, Women
Tagged Child Protection, Education, Education For All, Fragile States, Girls' education, Human Rights, I am Malala, International Development, Malala Yousafzai, Millenium Development Goals, Peace, UNESCO, United Nations, Violence against women
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