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March 13, 2011 1 comment 2830 views

Last week saw the launch of a report by Pakistan’s March for Education campaign group. The publication follows the setting up of…

March 5, 2011 1 comment 2098 views

Schoolchildren need a solid foundation in financial literacy to equip them with life’s challenges, writes Undwye Jean-Baptiste, a 25-year-old from…

March 5, 2011 2 comments 2400 views

No one is born confident. You acquire self-confidence through years of practice and learning, writes Kyle Reneau, a 17-year-old Belizean from…

March 5, 2011 3 comments 2956 views

University is a great avenue for education, however there are many other opportunities for learning, writes Althea Charles, a 28-year-old…

February 15, 2011 2088 views

Zimbabwe has halved its HIV rates from 1997 to 2007 according to a study in British journal Plos. Reuters reported today on the…

February 14, 2011 2190 views

This is a video of Sugata Mitra, responsible for the original “Hole in the Wall” project in a slum in…

January 13, 2011 1 comment 2185 views

If a teenager observes a schoolmate and standout athlete consuming alcohol at a party the night before a big game,…

January 10, 2011 2238 views

The Social Studies Department of the Open University of Sri Lanka launched the Diploma in Youth Development at a function…

January 10, 2011 2415 views

The Guardian Development Blog has a compelling series of short documentaries that take place in Ghana. The films tell the stories…