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Education: Why to end poverty

It is universally accepted fact that the most fundamental way out of poverty for women and girls is education. It’s often quoted in our society if you educate a man, you educate an individual, but when you educate a woman, you educa [...]

Posted On : Jul, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

India's education malaise has all the hallmarks of a develop...

If you want a glimpse of the challenges facing India's education system, there is no better vantage point than Rajpur primary school. Located in the tribal belt of the Shahabad hills of Rajasthan, the school serves some of India's [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2012 | Comments : 0

Combating Child labour through education

Introduction The complicated issue of child labour is a developmental issue that needs to be thoroughly researched. World Vision India believes that children are being exploited and forced into labour, if they are not attending any schoo [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty, Race, and Education in a Capitalist Nation

Author's note: The following article is based on data from 2006 and before. One can only imagine how much more dire the situation has become in the wake of the recent recession. Central High School: The Failure of a City Central [...]

Posted On : Jul, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Poverty, Race, and Education in a Capitalist Nation

Central Career and Technical High School is located in and draws its students from Providence, Rhode Island. The Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce boasts of Providence's recent inclusions in three major lists of top places in the [...]

Posted On : Jul, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Motlanthe: Education way out of poverty

Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said the most effective way of eradicating poverty was by encouraging young people to go to school and learn skills, SABC radio news reported on Saturday. Motlanthe was visiting Phillipstown near De Aar [...]

Posted On : Jun, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Female education aids poverty reduction in eastern Nigeria

The South-eastern part of Nigeria has recorded significant reduction in poverty levels, thanks to wide spread education of females across various communities. This observation made by the Nigeria Country Director of Ipas, Dr. Ejike Oji, i [...]

Posted On : May, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Iowa’s children increasingly living in poverty, in need of e...

When placed side-by-side, two new reports on the status of Iowa’s young children make clear the continued need for programs that address early education needs, especially for those living in poverty. According to new annual f [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2010 | Comments : 0

Kevin Rudd says Australia's international aid for education...

The new Foreign Minister said today that providing primary schooling denied to 67 million children around the world would “transform” global poverty levels. Mr Rudd also linked improved literacy rates with enhanced internatio [...]

Posted On : Sep, 21 2010 | Comments : 0

Help Fight Poverty in Africa –through Education

For if resources are which determine the richest of a people then African countries like Nigeria, Angola, Sudan, Tanzania, and DRC Congo would be some of the richest in the world and countries like Israel, Singapore or Hong Kong would be [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2010 | Comments : 0

WB commits $900m for education, poverty

World Bank Acting Country Director Said Al-Habsy and Secretary Economic Affairs Division Furrukh Qayyum and education secretaries of Punjab and Sindh signed the agreement here on Tuesday. Under the agreement, the World Bank would give $3 [...]