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Universal Education

A Ritual of Hope

Kristin Lindsey | Posted 11.14.2012 | Impact
Read More: Universal Education, Nonprofits, Philanthropy, Education, Poverty, Grassroots, Female Education, Impact News
Kristin Lindsey

Imagine the stress of children waking up in Haiti, the DRC or other places ravaged by nature or by man. How easy is the transition from child soldier to student?

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Educating the Educators

Vivian Glyck | Posted 10.03.2011 | Impact
Read More: Uganda, Professors, Just Like My Child, Africa, Financial TImes, Education, Project Universal Education, Universal Education, Creative, Just Like My Child Foundation, Teachers, Educators, Poverty, Impact News
Vivian Glyck

Several of my recent blogs talked about the importance of education in developing countries, specifically in Uganda. I talked about the great impact t...

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Madhav Chavan on Universal Education in India: An Inside Look at Pratham

Rahim Kanani | Posted 08.10.2011 | Impact
Read More: Social Enterprise, Skoll World Forum, Philanthropy, India, Education, Social Entrepreneurs, Children, Ngos, Universal Education, Primary Education, Skoll Foundation, Impact News
Rahim Kanani

Chavan is co-founder, president and CEO of Pratham, the largest nongovernmental organization working to provide quality education to the underprivileged children of India.

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Non-Traditional Ways of Educating Girls Are Succeeding

Tamar Abrams | Posted 05.26.2011 | Impact
Read More: Egypt, Better Life Options, Exxon Mobil Foundation, Poverty, Nepal, Africa, Girls' Education, Universal Education, Carol Peasley, International Women's Day, South Africa, Gender Inequality, Mali, Cedpa, India, Nigeria, Senegal, Impact News
Tamar Abrams

As the centennial of International Women's Day nears, it is worth noting that 101 million children around the world do not attend primary school, and girls are disproportionately represented in this appalling figure.

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'Orphan Doctor' Calls on World Community to End Orphan Crisis by Tackling Poverty

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Nepal, Children, AIDS Orphans, Democracy Journal, The Baby Business, Leogane, Social Orphan, Psychosocial Services, Family Care, Glamour Magazine, China, The Stewardship Report, Dr. Jane Aronson, Oiww, Hague Convention, The Luce Index, Child-Welfare System, Child Advocate, Child Exploitation, Orphaned Children, International Community, Global Orphan Crisis, Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, Developing World, E.J. Graff, Pediatrician, Adoption, Child Trafficking, Madonna, Unicef, Economic Orphans, Malawi, Biological Orphan, Top Ten New Yorkers, Global Leaders, Haiti, Worldwide Orphans Foundation, Universal Education, Thought Leader, The Orphan Doctor, Andeisha Farid, Global Poverty, Orphan, Social Services, Brandeis University, Extreme Poverty, Wwo, Afghanistan, CharityHelp International, Orphans International Worldwide, Kenya, Jlsr, World News
Jim Luce

Dr. Jane Aronson, founder and CEO of Worldwide Orphans Foundation (WWO), has issued a bold response today to a recent article on child trafficking. J...

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