De/reconstructing education as a space for transformative belonging and agency
To develop the holistic skills young people need to thrive in life, work, and citizenship in the 21st century, education must provide students a sense of stability, belonging, and connection with their...
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By Bhawana Shrestha Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, existing structural and socio-economic inequities in Nepal excluded most adolescent girls from schooling. More than 80 percent of girls who have...
View ArticleHow can a holistic education policy help bridge the opportunity gap for girls...
By Hina SaleemPakistan’s rural population is disproportionately affected by the low quality of the public education system, with girls and young women the most underserved. Of the 20 million children...
View ArticleHow more girls and young women can participate in digital technology courses...
By Anthony LuvandaThe digital economy opens opportunities for new and lucrative careers in Kenya and across the globe, while at the same time eliminating a sizable number of administrative, clerical,...
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‘Language ladders’ show promise for introducing multilingual instruction in...
By Minha Khan, Ajay Pinjani, Hina SaleemAyla recalls her early days in Sindh, Pakistan at school, when it was nothing but a strange building. Her home was so different and so was her neighborhood. I...
View ArticleWhy emotions matter: Promoting female teachers and gender-transformative...
By Bhawana Shrestha Access to education is directly connected to the general well-being, social-emotional learning (SEL), and mental health of adolescents. Many adolescent girls in Nepal, however,...
View ArticleBridging the gap: Holistic education policy to foster opportunities for girls...
By Hina Saleem Seven out of ten girls in rural Sindh are excluded from schooling. This happens for a myriad of reasons and occurs both in the presence and absence of operational school buildings. When...
View ArticleA policy framework for bridging the gender divide in digital technology...
By Anthony Luvanda Kenya’s digital technology advancements—chief among them the mobile money transfer application referred to as Mpesa—has led to the country’s status as an emerging digital economy....
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Early-grade learning assessments spur Sierra Leone to strengthen foundational...
By Suman SachdevaChildren who learn to read, write, and gain strong basic literacy and numeracy skills in the early grade years are more likely to be successful throughout their academic lives....
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Innovation and technology for gender equality: Echidna Global Scholars taking...
By Nasrin Siddiqa, Arundhuti Gupta, Anthony Luvanda Every year, the UN marks International Women’s Day by identifying a critical challenge impacting women and girls and advocating new policy tackling...
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