Education Is a Child's Right
Every child has the right to an education. Education transforms lives and breaks the cycle of poverty that so many children are caught in. And an educated child will make sure her own children receive an education.
Innovative Programs to Reach All Children
UNICEF has come up with some unique ways to make education accessible to everyone. In Ethiopia, we build migrating schools that follow the pastoral rhythms of a nomadic community. In Afghanistan, where under Taliban rule women and girls were forbidden to attend school, we are setting up literacy centers so that everyone can get the education they deserve.
In the aftermath of war, often nothing can make a child feel more secure than having a school to go to. After the Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were dead and 95,000 children were orphaned. Many children had witnessed horrible violence or were forced to commit atrocities. For these children, going back to school meant a return to normalcy. So UNICEF developed its School-in-a-Box kit, a portable classroom with all the supplies needed to hold a class anywhere. Since then our School-in-a-Box kits have been distributed during the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, after Hurricane Katrina, and in Darfur.
Whether we’re building schools, making classrooms mobile, training teachers, or even rebuilding an entire educational system--we will do whatever it takes to educate a child.
Related Links
November 10, 2008
Fighting resumes in DR Congo as displaced civilians languish
A fragile ceasefire is falling apart in North Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, further deepening an already catastrophic humanitarian situation. Over the last two days, fighting between rebels and government troops and their allies has forced thousands more to flee. This morning, thousands flooded out of Kibati camp, just outside Goma, when shooting broke out nearby. About 15,000 people had taken shelter there after last week’s fighting.
October 20, 2008
"Building back better" for students in earthquake-affected Pakistan
On the first day of school, dozens of children in blue uniforms rushed excitedly towards their brand-new building. Finally, the girls of Shatay village were able to attend their lessons in real school made of bricks and mortar.
October 17, 2008
Improved sanitation keeps more girls in school in Malawi
Eveless purposefully walks to class, knowing that she only has two terms before she goes to secondary school. At 18, she is much older than most of her classmates in the eighth grade. This does not in any way daunt her, as she is focused on staying in school.
