Eritrea’s Gash Barka region is stepping up efforts to end child marriage. At a meeting in Barentu on July 19–20, local women’s union leaders reported strong actions underway to eliminate underage marriage while also boosting women’s socio‑economic status. They highlighted progress in supporting women through small-scale farming, trade groups, income-generating activities, and vocational training done in [...]
Morocco has made progress in fighting illiteracy, but the problem still exists. In 2024, about 24.8% of people in the country cannot read or write. This is better than 10 years ago, when the rate was 32.2%. Rural areas have seen improvement, but 38% of people there are still illiterate. In cities, the number is [...]
A new study published in International Studies in Sociology of Education reveals that Lebanon’s ongoing political and economic crisis has driven parents to seek unregulated “shadow” education, such as private tutoring, to compensate for the failing public school system. Underpaid and unsupported teachers often tutor privately to survive, impacting classroom teaching quality. The sectarian government’s [...]
Nigeria’s education system faces challenges, with many parents turning to private schools due to the poor quality of public education. Government schools are often free but suffer from poorly trained teachers and frequent strikes. Elite private schools offer better education but come at a high cost. The rise of prestigious British schools like Charterhouse and [...]
Nigeria’s education system faces challenges, with many parents turning to private schools due to the poor quality of public education. Government schools are often free but suffer from poorly trained teachers and frequent strikes. Elite private schools offer better education but come at a high cost. The rise of prestigious British schools like Charterhouse and [...]
Afghanistan's schools are very poorly maintained. At least half of all public schools countrywide do not have adequate classroom space, hence, the students often study outdoors under tents or trees, facing harsh weather conditions. And 58 percent lack drinking water and handwashing stations. Less than half the country’s public schools have boundary walls - an [...]
Over 80 Afghan women, who fled the Taliban to pursue higher education in Oman, now face imminent return to Afghanistan after their scholarships were abruptly terminated. These women were pursuing graduate and post-graduate courses under the Women's Scholarship Endowment (WSE), a USAID program that started in 2018. It provided scholarships for Afghan women to study [...]