Category Archives: Health
Life skills taught in school vital to reduce risk of HIV and AIDS
Only 7% of school children in E & S Africa have desired level of knowledge on HIV and AIDS On World AIDS Day, new research conducted for the Global Monitoring Report ‘Youth and Skills: Putting education to work’ shows the importance … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developing countries, Health, HIV/AIDS, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Secondary school, Skills
Tagged education, HIV and AIDS, life skills, skills, skills training
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Put Education First – share our flyer
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon launched his Education First initiative today. To support the rationale for choosing access and learning as two of the three key aspects of the new Initiative, we have collected some key statistics below. These include a … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Health, HIV/AIDS, Literacy, Nutrition, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Secondary school, Skills
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How pre-school can transform children’s chances
Young children are ready to learn, but their early experiences are crucial in facilitating their learning. As we explain in our new policy paper on early childhood care and education, there is striking evidence that extending pre-school access to the … Continue reading
Children who need pre-school most are missing out
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Young children who are marginalized by poverty or other factors stand to benefit most from early childhood care and education – but across the world, they are the … Continue reading
How education leads to better health
In 2008, 1.8 million children’s lives could have been saved if all mothers had secondary education, according to the 2011 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. That’s just one of the many health benefits of maternal education that we have … Continue reading
Posted in Early childhood care and education, Health, HIV/AIDS
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Education rises – slowly – from Haiti’s rubble
As Haiti struggles to recover from the devastating earthquake two years ago, rebuilding education is a major priority – and a small bright light, of sorts. According to Nigel Fisher, the UN secretary-general’s Deputy Special Representative for Haiti, there are … Continue reading
World AIDS Day: When education helps to save lives
On World AIDS Day, it’s vital to remember that education has a key role to play in reaching the goal of “zero new infections, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.” Every day, about 1,000 children are infected with HIV. Almost … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Health, HIV/AIDS, Primary school, Secondary school
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How to reduce poverty’s impact on education
Français | Español On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, it’s worth remembering that progress in fighting poverty is inextricably linked with progress in achieving education for all. Although poverty continues to decline in many countries, … Continue reading
Youngest minds need the best care
By Anaïs Loizillon, researcher, Education for All Global Monitoring Report When world leaders met in New York last week to reaffirm their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, the United Nations launched its new Global Strategy for … Continue reading
Let’s keep our promise to the world’s children
Every child knows that you shouldn’t break a promise. Yet governments are on the brink of breaking a Millennium Development Goal promise made to the world’s children – the promise of a decent quality basic education for all by 2015. … Continue reading
