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to OneWorld South Asia. Bringing together a network
of people and groups working for human rights and sustainable
development from across the globe.
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Education is the backbone of national development and is widely accepted as an instrument of social change. India has been an active partner in the worldwide movement for education for All that began in 1990 in Jomtien followed by Millennium development goals. The important issues which need immediate attention to achieve MDG targets in Education are as follow.
02-01-2009
Nearly 40,000 girls will be kept out of schools in the Swat valley if a ban by militants takes effect from Januray 15 on grounds that they do not abide by the teachings of Islam. Educationists fear the Taliban’s threats will undo all progress made in educating girls.
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Image: Keeping girls in schools is a difficult task/ Photo credit: Fahim Siddiqi/IRIN
31-12-2008
A network of youth volunteers that imparts education to slum children in three cities of India has won the Ashoka Youth Social Entrepreneur Award for this year. Make A Difference or MAD as it is known now plans to spread its work to 21 more cities.
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Image: Education opens up new avenues for these youngsters/ Photo credit: Huned Contractor/ OWSA
19-12-2008
Open source software is the ideal vehicle for quickly bringing the benefits of mass computerisation at a reduced cost feel Sandeep Sehgal and Venkatesh Hariharan from Red Hat India Pvt Ltd. The writers argue that the user-friendly technology holds immense benefits for education and egovernance projects.
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15-12-2008
With their little green laptops, students in Nepal now find their English and Math lessons more interactive. Facilitated by Open Learning Nepal with support from a Danish group, the innovative exercise is less about gadgets and more about quality education in developing countries.
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Image: Nepalese children with their laptops / Photo credit: OLPC News
28-11-2008
Despite the efforts to improve access to education, inequalities are still entrenched around the globe, notes UNESCO’s latest Education For All Global Monitoring Report 2009. Amidst declining aid flows and weak domestic policies, the report calls for linking education planning with poverty reduction strategies.
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Image: A school girl in Pakistan / Photo credit: Akhtar Soomro / UNESCO
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OneWorld South Asia''s Seventh
Annual Regional Meeting on February 8-9, 2008, at New Delhi, focused on Southern voices and
perspectives on the Climate Change debate.
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