What stands between girls and a quality education?Education is more than a right: it's also a lifeline. Investing in a girl's education is the best way to lift her and her future children out of poverty. All around the world, there are many economic, cultural and political issues that keep girls from attending school and stop them from reaching their full potential.
VIDEO: 10 things keeping girls away from school >> |
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How UNICEF bikes go the extra mile for children.From transporting cold boxes full of measles vaccines in Bangladesh, to reaching young people living with HIV in rural areas in Uganda and helping girls in Ghana travel the long distance to school — UNICEF-distributed bicycles help provide services to some of the hardest-to-reach places in the world.
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Life skills training opens doors for young people.Every day, children in Yemen are robbed of their futures. Without access to education, children are more susceptible to early marriage and recruitment to armed groups. To help better equip them to reach their full potential and face life’s transitions, UNICEF has developed a life skills program to help young people feel proud and prepared as they enter the world.
Learn how life skills training helps young people take on life’s challenges >> |
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Compounding emergencies continue to devastate the people of Ethiopia.Malnutrition rates across Africa continue to rise at an alarming rate due to droughts. Water wells have dried up and millions of livestock have died. Many families across the Horn of Africa region are leaving everything behind as they search for food and water, and children’s lives have been destabilized as a result.
A closer look at the crisis in Ethiopia >> |
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