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Since 2008, Bantwana has been implementing the Bantwana Schools Integrated Program (BSIP) in partnership with local NGOs, government technical line ministries, schools, and communities. BSIP delivers high quality, integrated, comprehensive support services to thousands of children orphaned and made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS in the Lubombo Region of Swaziland. BSIP will reach approximately 18,000…
World Education's Bantwana Initiative is working with the Ministry of Education and Training (MoET), UNICEF, and UNESCO to support the launch of a national curriculum for HIV prevention, marking it the first government-supported national effort to provide HIV prevention information to secondary school students in Swaziland. The HIV prevention curriculum is part of a broader…
Children’s health issues are the single most common cause of absenteeism in Swazi schools and ultimately contribute to the high rates of school drop out in the country. Poor health among children disproportionately affects orphans and vulnerable children whose high unmet need for healthcare services severely compromises their academic performance and ability to stay in…
Early childhood development (ECD) programs have been identified as one of the most critical components for breaking the cycle of poverty and inequality, particularly among the most vulnerable populations such as those affected by HIV. Although ECD is a growing priority of the Government of Swaziland (GoS), just 21.6% of children had access to some…
World Education uses technology-enabled learning solutions to improve reach and access to high-quality training and technical assistance. We offer customized professional development to states, regions, and program groups that draws on our online courses, distance ed strategy sessions, webinars, in-person workshops, and membership options to craft the professional development package that’s the right fit. Additionally, we develop new online courses, webinars,…
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…
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