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Have Your Say: What Will it Take to Get All Children in School and Learning?

Children in line. Nigeria. Photo: Curt Carnemark / World Bank

Post your view here or tweet #EducationFirst Since 2000, the world has been striving to reach Millennium Development Goal #2: Achieving Universal Primary Education by 2015. The goal is to help children everywhere, boys and girls alike, complete primary school. Although there has been great … [Read more...]

For Haiti, Education = Strong Citizens

Two children in Haiti

Education Key to Rebuilding Country, Haitian Education Minister says “For Haiti to rebuild a strong nation, it will need strong citizens. And to build strong citizens, it will need a solid education system, supported by the technical knowledge and funding of international partners, … [Read more...]

Books for Haiti

Mobile library in Haiti (c) UNICEF

Haiti is one of the member countries of the Global Partnership for Education. It is also one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere ranking 158th out of 187 countries in the 2011 Human Development Index. The 7.0 earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010 compounded Haiti’s development … [Read more...]