UNESCO Stories

Facing discrimination and made to hide her identity early on in her career, Ms Natsima Tangklang now sees herself as a role model for others facing similar challenges and an advocate for inclusive learning spaces for all. When special education teacher Ms...

Approximately 21,000 Grades 8 to 11 students, half of whom are considered to be marginalized girls in Myanmar, show their great interest in learning via tablets in classrooms. ©UNESCO/A. Tam WATCH: Significant Changes to Teaching via ICT UNESCO ICT for...

"Girls can’t do Muaythai? Rubbish!” says 13-year-old Crystal Cook, scoffing at the suggestion that some might consider it a “boy’s sport”. “Girls have every right to do Muaythai. It is a highly skilled sport that females are excelling at worldwide. Gone...

"Before I learned ICT skills, I felt like I was living my life stuck in a box,” says Sarit “Na Noy” Tipnangrongn, referring to the confines of her circumstances growing up poor in Buriram, one of Thailand’s most impoverished and drought-plagued provinces....

Indonesian geologist Visky Afrida Pungkisari grew up on Java Island, a short drive from Gunungkidul district, now part of the Gunungsewu UNESCO Global Geopark. Now 32 and working as a geologist with Indonesia’s Center of Groundwater and Environmental...