Malawi: 50 years after independence education remains a big challenge
Malawi remains one of the least developed nations in the world. As many studies and research papers over the years have pointed out, education is key to developing any country. Since the government introduced free primary education 20 years ago, enrolment rates at schools have been steadily rising. Despite this, though, the education ministry admits the millennium development goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015 will not be met. Many schools are ill-equipped
‘Send our friends to school,’ Belle Vue Boys tell world leaders
A group of year 7 students from Bradford are reminding world leaders that all children should get the chance to go to school. They have explored real-life case studies, analysed why some children – particularly those who are disadvantaged – are missing out on school and what can be done to help them. It’s part of an initiative backed by the Send My Friend To School campaign, run by the UK coalition of the Global Campaign for Education, which aims to unite children to remind w
Global summit seeks $3.5bn education pledges
An international gathering of political leaders, aid organisations and United Nations representatives aims to raise $3.5bn (£2.1bn) to support education in developing countries. Following recent figures published by Unesco showing 58 million children without schools, with little improvement since 2007, the Global Partnership for Education is holding a summit in Brussels, where governments will pledge funding. In the previous funding round, the UK was the single biggest donor
World has zero chance of hitting education targets, warns UN
An estimated 58 million children worldwide are not going to school, meaning that there is “no chance whatsoever” that the millennium development goal of achieving universal primary education by 2015 will be met, the UN has admitted. According to Unesco, the situation is particularly dire in sub-Saharan Africa, where a population boom has left more than 30 million children out of school. More than a third of children in the region who entered the education system in 2012 will
