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Meet Abireh: An advocate for girls’ education in Nigeria

A supportive sisterhood creates education and leadership opportunities for girls in Mozambique

How Fatouma is continuing her education following COVID-19 school closures in Mali

Artomossi, fighting against silting

The erosion of biodiversity and ecosystems has ecological but also social and economic consequences UNESCO within the framework of its Biosphere and Heritage of Lake Chad BIOPALT project is supporting the population of Artomossi in the ecological restoration of its wadi which is suffering from silting

How a supportive community empowered Ahmad through his education in the United Arab Emirates

How José Miguel had another chance to continue his education in Guatemala

Zimbabwe works with UNESCO to protect rights of girls and women with disabilities

The Rapid Impact Assessment of COVID19 on Persons with Disabilities conducted by UNESCO in Zimbabwe in February 2021 revealed the compounded difficulties of women and girls increasingly at risk of genderbased violence and without access to services

How Komal from Nepal was empowered to prioritize her education

UNESCO produces COVID-19 videos with Brazil’s Indigenous groups

In an effort to promote the health and wellbeing of vulnerable Indigenous populations the UN in Brazil and the UNESCO Brasilia Office recently released a series of short videos about the COVID19 pandemic

International Women’s Day: How Jeska and Fajelina turned their lives around in Tanzania through education

Empowering girls and communities through quality education

Entrepreneurship training as an alternative learning pathway for young mothers in Tanzania

February 22, 2022

UNESCO supports Indian film on domestic violence during the COVID-19 crisis

In the midst of the pandemic awardwinning Indian film director and social advocate Nandita Das made a short film with a powerful message about gender roles and violence against women Listen to Her exposes what many women experienced during the COVID19 lockdown

January 18, 2022