TANZANIAN TEACHERS GET FREE TRAVEL IN DAR ES SALAAM
Teachers in parts of Tanzania’s capital Dar es Salaam are being given free transport to and from their schools.
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US AND CUBA SIGN PACT TO RESTORE SCHEDULED FLIGHTS
American and Cuban officials have signed an arrangement to restore scheduled air service between the two countries after half a century, setting off competition among US airlines for the best […]
BOSNIAN FIRST-GRADERS REACH OUT TO DEAF SCHOOLMATE
When Mirzana Coralic asked the primary school in her Sarajevo neighborhood whether they would enroll her deaf son, teacher Sanela Ljumanovic volunteered without thinking much about it.
YOUNG RAPPERS WORK TO EDUCATE SYRIA’S REFUGEE CHILDREN
An appeal to world leaders is calling on them to raise $750 million to educate a million Syrian refugee children living in Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan. A short movie has […]
NERO’S GOLDEN PALACE, SIENA’S CRUMBLING WALLS WIN MUCH-NEEDED RESTORATION CASH
Emperor Nero’s golden palace, the walls of medieval Siena and the foundations of Venice will all receive sorely needed restoration funds after Italy approved a plan on Monday to spend […]
WOMEN INMATES SOW HOPE IN PRISONS IN EL SALVADOR
Doris Zabala squats down in the field to pull up radishes. She is working on a prison farm in El Salvador, where more and more penitentiaries are incorporating agricultural work […]
YOUNG ATHLETES PROGRAM HELPS KENYAN KIDS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
Living in a Nairobi slum is not easy. Electricity is scarce, clean water expensive, sanitation poor, and quality education hard to come by. But for children living with disabilities, slum […]
WORLD BANK APPROVES BILLION DOLLAR LOAN FOR INDIAN TOILETS
The World Bank has approved a $1.5 billion loan to support an Indian government program to improve sanitation by 2019.
‘SCHOOL WITH NO PAPER’ OPENS DOOR TO HOTEL JOBS FOR THAILAND’S YOUTH
Its warm smiles, beautiful beaches and impeccable service have long been a magnet for travelers from all over the world. Now one home-grown hotel chain is using technology to turn […]
SOLAR KIOSKS HELP LIGHT UP RURAL KENYA
This market centre in the arid Lake Magadi region, Kajiado of Southern Kenya is with no grid electricity. The area is inhabited by the pastoralist Maasai community. With climate change […]
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