Blog: Education And Life Skills

Monday, February 12, 2018 - 03:33 by

Faith leaders have the power to make or break a girl’s education

By Kerin Ord,
Education Global Sector Lead

Recognising faith leaders as vital partners in ending poverty has come late to the humanitarian industry. In many countries, the influence religious leaders have over people can literally save lives. In Sierra Leone, for example, imams persuading families to forgo traditional burial rites for their loved ones reduced infection rates and helped end the Ebola crisis.

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Silicon Valley plays matchmaker to help millennials affected by Syria conflict

By Amanda Cupido

It’s the classic “chicken or the egg” dilemma. What comes first: a job, so you can get experience? Or experience, so you can get a job? The average millennial knows this quandary all too well.

According to No Lost Generation research, it’s also a concern for...

Changing my future by choosing education

By: Sunha Hwang, WVI Basic Education Atlas Corps Fellow

“I want to go to an academic high school, not a vocational school.”

I still remember the moment that I spoke to my parents about my desire to pursue a secondary education.

When the International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic crisis occurred in 1997, the majority of people in South Korea were struggling with financial difficulties.

My family was not an exception. I had to decide on my...

Mo'men -- How Far He's Come

*This success story was produced by Lubna Gharaibeh and Zena Khoury

Meet Mo’men, the calm and collected 12-year-old Jordanian boy benefiting from World Vision’s Remedial Education and Awareness Raising for Syrian and Jordanian Children program that is funded by the Japan Platform.

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The audacity of educating children for life

Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr is renowned globally for his extraordinary efforts to fight the injustices of inequality. During a recent visit to Rev King’s hometown in Atlanta, Georgia, I had the privilege of learning more about his life, faith and work. Most of the exhibits I viewed brought to life the context of his pivotal role in helping to establish the Civil Rights Movement in America during the 1960s.

Of the many famous sayings that he was known for, the...

The importance of learning to read in my mother language

Until I joined a reading programme[1] in Ghana, I used to think that teaching children in their mother tongue was not only a waste of their precious time but also out of fashion. I remember my secondary school days when many of my friends teased students who spoke in their mother languages. They told them that learning their mother language could only get them a job as a magician!

When I was a student, we were taught the letter sounds in...

Making education safe for all

I stood at the front of a training room in West Africa, trying to moderate a heated discussion between some veteran teachers on how best to manage children in a classroom. In a workshop on reading skills, teachers began to express their frustration in trying to maintain class control for long enough to get kids to focus on their reading activities. According to them, behaviour management was an issue. Large class size was an issue. Getting kids to pay...

International Day of the Girl Child: Getting girls in the classroom and keeping them there

On 19 December, 2011, the United Nations General Assembly declared 11 October as the International Day of the Girl Child to recognise girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. Since the introduction of the Millennium Development Goals in 2000, much has been accomplished to improve the status of girls and women. However, many challenges still remain.

UNESCO reported in June 2016 that there are...

The power of story telling for teaching and learning

I woke up today reminiscing about how the world has come to appreciate days like World Teachers’ Day and International Literacy Day - eulogizing the need for children to unravel the mystery behind alphabetic letters. One quote in particular set my...

Equity in education is our collective responsibility – and it’s possible

I love back-to-school time! Proud parents walk their children to their classrooms, take pictures and speak words of encouragement. Teachers welcome kids and thoughtfully plan out their lessons. Children have the opportunity to learn and make friends. I got to experience this for the first time last week when my daughter started kindergarten.

I am full of pride as a parent. As an educator, I can’t wait to find out what she learns this year. But as kids go back to...