This article is part of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN Young people can drive our economies and societies to be more vibrant and productive. At the same time, their potential can only be realized if they benefit from quality education from early childhood to adolescence and beyond. Providing creative and effective learning… Read more →←
Author: UNICEF EAPRO
Participation is vital for students’ thriving at school. But in Timor-Leste, traditional teaching theories have seen rote learning, corporal punishment and lecturing the norm, leaving children disengaged and excluded. Learn more how UNICEF Timor-Leste is supporting teachers guide a new generation of leaders with positive, inclusive and… Read more →←
On 26 February, Papua New Guinea was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake – the first of several major quakes and more than 100 tremors to shake the country within weeks. The earthquakes caused devastating landslides and widespread destruction across the four provinces of Hela, Southern Highlands, Western Province and Enga. Families… Read more →←
On 26 February, Papua New Guinea was struck by a 7.5 magnitude earthquake – the first of several major quakes and more than 100 tremors to shake the country within weeks. The earthquakes caused devastating landslides and widespread destruction across the four provinces of Hela, Southern Highlands, Western Province and Enga.… Read more →←
In traditionally patriarchal Timor-Leste, raising children has long been the exclusive domain of women, limiting their ability to pursue education and work, and excluding fathers from child-rearing. But a new UNICEF-supported parenting education programme is the first of its kind to focus on the unique role fathers play in their… Read more →←
In remote Timor-Leste many schools remain unconnected to safe water sources. For some girls, this presents a problem: how do you manage your period hygienically without skipping class? Find out how UNICEF is supporting some of Timor-Leste’s most vulnerable girls with safe, secure facilities for managing menstrual hygiene now. … Read more →←
Since violence escalated across Myanmar’s northern townships of Rakhine State in August last year and access to health and nutrition services dropped drastically, community volunteers have become a critical safeguard against the risk of malnutrition among children. With years of experience working for international non-government… Read more →←
Nina, a 17-year-old girl in Manatuto municipality, dropped out of school in 2015 because she was pregnant. She stopped going to school until her baby was born. Life has changed a lot since then. She could not continue her study, staying home and taking care of her baby boy, while her husband Rico is continuing his study in a Senior High… Read more →←
Walking hours per day for clean, safe water was a reality for hundreds of children in remote Timor-Leste not too long ago. But now, community-led efforts have seen water piped into the centres of some of the country’s most isolated hamlets, and its children accessing good health and secure education. Find out how UNICEF is supporting a… Read more →←
Dear you, Back in the old days, around the world, your rights were completely defined by societies, traditions, cultures and religions you lived in — these conditions prevented you from realizing your true potentials and created gender imbalances. You were pushed into weakness and submission. It was a culturally accepted standard… Read more →←
