Webinar: Joining Forces to Promote Numeracy
Posted on 18 Jun 2013 by Deepa Srikantaiah

Join a special free webinar on Wednesday, June 19 at 10:00am EDT The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) invite you to join a special numeracy webinar on Wednesday June 19 at 10:00 am EDT. This webinar is a follow-up to the International Numeracy Conference held in Berlin [...]
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Tanzania: Where a Girl, a Prime Minister and the Fight Against Illiteracy Meet
Posted on 17 Jun 2013 by Colin McElwee

On the International Day of the African Child, Mery stands out. But, her story is only the beginning Mery knows there’s something special in her e-reader, something life-changing, even if that’s only a vaguely defined feeling. The 11-year-old student at the Upendo School in Tanzania’s Arusha region has been whizzing through Swahili and English e-books [...]
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Unlocking a World of Riddles
Posted on 14 Jun 2013 by GPE Secretariat

Picture of the week “For ten-year-old Bontu, reading has unlocked a world of riddles. When she is not fetching water and firewood for her family or helping her mother prepare breakfast for her five siblings, she loves reading and telling riddles. One of her favorites is about an orange: “Two saw the orange, 10 touched [...]
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Nutrition for Growth – a Boost for Education and Health
Posted on 13 Jun 2013 by Sarah Beeching

Nutrition for Growth Summit in London agreed on global compact and new funding Last Saturday on June 8, I had the exciting task of running the Nutrition for Growth Summit in London. The culmination of months of work, and a collaborative partnership between DFID, the Government of Brazil and the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, the [...]
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