All Education Features
Fighting Discrimination in schools in India
Sep 3, 2008
Discrimination in schools is alive and kicking in India. Dalit children - children from India's lowest caste - are forced to sit separately during meal time in village schools of Madhya Pradesh. When they protest, they are threatened and beaten by their teachers. ActionAid is giving these children a voice, bring them together with regional and national leaders to demand their right to an education.
Helping Child Soldiers Find a Better Future: Afghanistan
Aug 11, 2008
Decades of war and poverty created enormous risks for children in Afghanistan who face displacement, destruction of their homes and communities, landmines, hunger and forced servitude. ActionAid helps these children reclaim their lives by estabilshing schools and community centers that allow them to learn and play in a safe place.
Inclusive Education
Mar 14, 2008
ActionAid’s 30 years of work around education has proven the importance of including the understanding of the various unique challenges poor and excluded communities face while addressing poor communities’ access to education.
Helping Excluded Children Go to School
Mar 14, 2008
Education is the most effective tool in the fight to end poverty. Yet, more than 80 million children in the world’s poorest countries are denied a primary education.
