Articles

Hungry minds in Mali
A programme that provides a meal in school is boosting enrolment in Mali, especially of girls. Thanks to the UNESCO/World Food Programme (WFP) School Feeding Programme pupils in Gao, Kidal, Tombouctou and Mopti in northern Mali receive a meal a day in school. "These regions are particularly poverty-stricken and many parents struggle to give their families a daily meal," says Edouard Matoko, Director of UNESCO Bamako. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter (April-June 2004)

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Learning to read in a month in Madagascar
In just one month Jocelyn, 12, has learnt to read. He is attending one of Madagascar's 260 learning centres scattered in villages in the poor provinces of Fianarantsoa, Majunga, Tamatave and Toliara. The centre is Jocelyn's first contact with an educational institution. Like many children living in rural Madagascar, Jocelyn's parents, who are farmers, could not afford to send him to school. "I hope the courses won't stop. I want to continue to learn," Jocelyn says, while proudly reading to his parents from his book. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(January-March 2004)

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A school with a view in South Africa
Despite economic hardships, one South African school refuses to despair.
Once shunned as a modest handicraft college, Bokgoni Technical High School in Pretoria today has students flocking to attend. It now counts 1,300 students, up from 130 in 1997, and school performance has soared. Read about how did they do it. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(October-December 2003)

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Going to school, not to war in Burundi
When he was 11, Fiston used to trudge the dusty streets of Bujumbura barefoot, tightly clutching a tin can of live fish caught in nearby Lake 1,500 children who once lived on the street are now in school. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(July-September 2003)

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Forming citizens in Namibia
Pupils in fifteen Namibian schools study human rights and democracy. "I look forward to turning 18 because then I can vote," says 14-year-old Injomoka Toromba from a rural school in Namibia. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(April-June 2003)

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Lifeskills and small loans in Kenya
A UNESCO project is breaking the vicious circle for young women in Nariobi's slums. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(January-March 2003)

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Learning the joy of reading in Uganda
A UNESCO reading-for-all project focuses on teaching reading more effectively. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(October-December 2002)

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Empowering women in Mali
A UNESCO-backed project helps women in Malian villages take charge of their lives. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(October-December 2002)

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Former street toughs call it a day in Mali
Skills training brings street children and young delinquents in Bamako back into society. More
From UNESCO's Education Today newsletter(July-September 2002