Ukraine’s frontline children yearn for return to classroom
Sloviansk, Ukraine Reuters Sitting alone in her bedroom, Ukrainian third-grader Arina Herasymova cuts an image of loneliness as she stares at her teacher and classmates on a screen. “I would like to go to school, to lessons. To play with friends during recess, not sit at home,” she said. Iryna and her daughter, third-grader Arina, […]
Schools shut, exams cancelled: War shatters Sudan’s education sector
Cairo, EgyptReuters When war in Sudan’s capital forced Sarah al-Sharif and her family to flee, the 19-year-old information technology student left her books and computer behind. Now in Sennar, 30 kilometres south-east of Khartoum, she lacks a stable internet connection or passport to travel abroad and like many others sees no way of continuing her […]
On the one hill with mobile signal, Ukrainian kids build makeshift classroom
Hontarivka, Ukraine Reuters At the only place in their village where they could find a strong mobile internet signal – a windswept hill on the barren steppe – Ukrainian fifth-grader Mykola Dziuba and his friends have built makeshift tent to serve as a remote classroom. “We sit here for around two or three hours, sometimes […]
Essay: Russia’s war in Ukraine threatens students daily and forces teachers to improvise
In an article first published on The Conversation, KRISTINA HOOK, assistant professor of conflict management at Kennesaw State University, looks at the efforts of countless teachers and parents to keep more than eight million children in Ukraine educated…
Stay or return home? Tough choice for Ukrainian refugees as school year starts
Warsaw, Poland Reuters Ukrainian children streamed into new schools across central Europe for the first time on Thursday, staying abroad after others returned home to familiar classrooms and the dangers of war. With many having not attended previously as their parents, after fleeing to central Europe, kept them out of local schools in hopes of […]
Postcards: Nepali woman’s quest to learn takes her back to school with son
GOPAL SHARMA, of Reuters, reports on one woman’s determination to finish her interrupted education…
Latin America’s kids slid into education black hole during pandemic
La Paz, Bolivia/Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters In Bolivia’s highland city La Paz, Maribel Sanchez’s children spent much of the last two years huddling over a small smartphone screen to attend online classes amid a lengthy lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. The two boys, aged 11 and eight, frequently missed lessons when their timetables collided as […]
Almost half of children in Afghanistan missing out on schooling
Nearly half of all children in Afghanistan aged seven to 17 are missing out on school due to the ongoing conflict in the country, according to a new report. The report, compiled by UNICEF along with the Afghanistan Government, Samuel Hall thinktank and USAID and released on Sunday, found that 3.7 million children – a […]