Girls across the 🌍 tell me that stigma, inadequate infrastructure and lack of access to menstrual products disrupt their education.

I partnered with Michael Sheldrick @glblctzn to bring together changemakers passionate about breaking down these barriers. #RightsFreedomChoice

NEW BLOG! Anurodh Saha from People in Need reflects on the impact of the Aarambha project in Nepal

Read how they supported 9,497 girls, worked with communities and collaborated with the Government to strengthen the Girls’ and Inclusive Education Network
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Children cannot learn if they do not feel safe.

Addressing violence in and around schools must be a priority for the education sector.

Find out what needs to be done to make schools places where all children are #SafeToLearn 👇

globalpartnership.org/blog/keeping-c…

A safe school is the basis for a quality education.

GPE's Jo Bourne, Susannah Hares of Center for Global Development, Judith Herbertson, Robert Jenkins of UNICEF Education, LeAnna Marr of USAID Education and Dipak Naker explain how to #EndCorporalPunishment

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Les châtiments corporels à l'école entraînent une hausse du décrochage scolaire et ont des impacts négatifs sur l'apprentissage. Pour en savoir ➕, lisez ce blog de Judith Herbertson & Center for Global Development.

#EndCorporalPunishment pour que chaque enfant puisse apprendre en sécurité. #SafeToLearn

Always a privilege to meet inspiring young women who overcome barriers to get an education and realise their #RightsFreedomPotential .

This group of Moroccan young women who have benefitted from Education For All support was no exception.

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📣 Thrilled to share a new partnership between the What Works Hub for Global Education (What Works Hub for Global Education) Blavatnik School of Government & Gates Foundation: 'Advancing Evidence on Scaling Foundational Learning' cc FCDO Research
➡️ Apply for a £100-£300k grant by May 31
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Committed to making schools safe, a group of orgs explains why addressing violence should be a top priority for the edu. sector. Here's what needs to happen⬇
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W/Global Partnership for Education, Susannah Hares, Judith Herbertson, Robert Jenkins, LeAnna Marr, Coalition for Good Schools.

YL Senior Policy Advisor Kath Ford will be discussing the #climatecrisis and how it impacts education at REALCentre Cambridge's symposium 'Climate (In)Justice' on 20 May. Join them in-person or online: climateinjustice.eventbrite.co.uk

793 million school-age children live in countries where corporal punishment in school is not fully prohibited.
Children have a right to learn without fear of violence.
We must #EndCorporalPunishment so that every child is #SafeToLearn #RightsFreedomPotential

Violence in and around schools profoundly impacts children's ability to learn and robs them of future opportunities.

It's time to #EndCorporalPunishment and make sure every child is #SafeToLearn

Also worth remembering the economic impact of corporal punishment - it reduces learning, increases school drop-out, reduces later employment chances & normalises violence as part of society. Every country should make it illegal asap.

Today, at the United Nations over 80 countries joined UK-led calls to prioritise Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - ensuring women and girls around the world can access services, complete their education, protect their health, and fulfil their full potential

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30 April: International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment 🚨

In the UK, corporal punishment was outlawed in state schools since 1987.

👧👦Children have a right to learn without fear of violence in school. They deserve a childhood free of violence.

💬 'When you hit a child, their brain freezes. You cannot learn when you are scared.'

🖋️ Read our report on addressing violence in and through education.

🤝 Center for Global Development I Global Partnership for Education I Coalition for Good Schools I FCDO Girls’ Education

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🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/addres…

On International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment , chilling to read the below account of a school flogging in 🇱🇷, & reflect that this remains legal here - all children must be #SafetoLearn FCDO Girls’ Education
Liberia Needs to End Corporal Punishment in Schools frontpageafricaonline.com/opinion/commen…

Corporal punishment in schools leads to increased school drop-out and has negative impacts on learning. 
 
Judith Herbertson & Center for Global Development have released a blog today explaining why we must #EndCorporalPunishment now so that every child is #SafeToLearn 👇

cgdev.org/blog/urgent-co…

Are you registered for this month's #CSCDevelopmentInAction webinar?

Don't forget to join us tomorrow as we welcome #Commonwealth Alumnus james otai to discuss his work supporting entrepreneurship in Uganda 🇺🇬

📍 Monday 29 April, 14:00 BST

We love to see our Chevening CRISP Fellows starting their programme at St Cross College at Oxford University 🎓

CRISP Fellows from India and Sri Lanka take part in a varied academic and cultural programme during their time in the UK 🇬🇧

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