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In 2010, for every one social worker in Zimbabwe, there were 49,587 children in need. These children were vulnerable due to poverty, economic instability, and many were orphaned due to HIV epidemic, where in Zimbabwe, nearly one in four children has lost one or both parents—85% as a result of AIDS. As a result, World…
The Bantwana Initiative of World Education, Inc. was launched in 2006 to address the growing crisis of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) and their households in sub-Saharan African countries with high HIV prevalence. In coordination with national and local government programs, Bantwana provides technical and management capacity building to community-based organizations (CBOs) helping vulnerable…
Between 1964 and 1973, more than 240 million cluster bomb sub-munitions were dropped in Laos; 80 million of these bombs failed to explode and continue to pose a hazard to civilians. Since 1964, approximately 20,000 people have been killed or wounded by unexploded ordnance (UXO), many of them in remote and rural areas. Medical treatment,…
From 2018-2022, the Sakriya project worked to build the capacity of Nepalese civil society to more effectively detect and combat forced child labor and other labor abuses in Nepal's brick, embroidery, and carpet weaving sectors. Sakriya (which means "active" in Nepali) leveraged partnerships across Nepal's child protection networks to facilitate access to services for survivors…
The Comprehensive Mine Risk Education (MRE) Project aimed to reduce injury and death from unexploded ordnance (UXO) by informing school-age children about how to protect themselves and their peers. Formerly known as the UXO Education and Awareness Project, World Education began developing a primary school curriculum about UXO safety in 1996. While the number of UXO…
The Myanmar-UK Partnership for Education (MUPE) is a five-year program that aims to support more relevant learning for all Myanmar’s children, equipping them for life after school. The program supports the Government of Myanmar, Ministry of Education and local/ethnic authorities and other non-state actors to make the education system in Myanmar more accessible, better in quality,…
Zimbabwe has experienced severe economic and political challenges, with key economic and well-being indicators declining drastically over the last two decades. In 2014, 72.3% of the population was living below the national poverty line and 44.1% were experiencing multidimensional poverty comprised of income poverty, low educational attainment, and poor health and standards of living. Among…
World Education is a partner of Handicap International – Humanity & Inclusion (HI) on the Nepal Reading for All Program, supported by USAID. Reading for All is a three-year, $5.88 million activity that works to improve early grade reading outcomes among children with disabilities in grades 1 – 3. Implemented in 3,442 community schools in…
In Lao PDR, disability is stigmatized and often perceived as a misfortune that befalls a minority of people. In practice, everyone in Lao society may be susceptible to chronic conditions, injuries and illnesses, and the normal processes of ageing that can lead to reductions in functioning and the experience of disability, especially when faced with…
While Swaziland has a high primary school enrollment rate for girls, lower secondary school enrollment for girls falls to 67% and further drops to a mere 47% enrollment for upper secondary school. Parallel statistics indicate that this decline in enrollment is due to the fact of 22.1% of adolescent girls give birth before the age…
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