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Peace Café, a student-led platform by the Centre for Peace and Justice at BRAC University and UN Women Bangladesh has been empowering its members, especially young women students to promote peace, social cohesion, diversity, plurality, inclusivity, tolerance, and non-discrimination. : Photo provided by Peace Cafe

Can Afghan and Syrian women ever be involved in the peace process or will it remain a pipe dream?

International Women's Day

How patriarchal mindset prevents women in peace efforts

Can Afghan and Syrian women ever be involved in the peace process or will it remain a pipe dream?

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COVID-19 further exposed existing cracks in the teaching profession which need to be fixed urgently.

Gap years: Learning loss and COVID

How we can stop losing teachers

COVID-19 further exposed existing cracks in the teaching profession which need to be fixed urgently.

Students at disadvantaged schools improved in certain areas of study. : denisbin/Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

Students around the world suffered from learning loss due to COVID-19 but disadvantaged children in Australian schools bucked the trend.

Gap years: Learning loss and COVID

Australia’s disadvantaged students excel in post-COVID test

Students around the world suffered from learning loss due to COVID-19 but disadvantaged children in Australian schools bucked the trend.

COVID-19 has disrupted the education of children all over the world. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

The class of 2020-2022 will forever be defined by COVID-19. The impact of the pandemic students and teachers continue to this day.

Gap years: Learning loss and COVID

Providing both pictorial and written symbolism can be helpful for new and young readers to make reading more meaningful. : Nathalie Perroud (International Catholic Migration Commission) from Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0

Too much emphasis on children knowing how to read the words does not make reading meaningful.

Literacy beyond the classroom

Preventing children from becoming parrots as they learn to read

Adult literacy programs in India have not reached all adults in need. : UN Women CC 2.0

Despite government-mandated education, too many Indians remain unable to read and write. It’s time to revisit the policies.

Literacy beyond the classroom

India’s literacy programs have fallen short

The diversity of languages in a multicultural society like Sarawak, Malaysia is something to be admired but more efforts are needed to preserve and sustain indigenous languages for future generations. : Fabio Achilli, Flickr CC BY 2.0

Malaysia’s Indigenous language Bidayuh is declining in use and it will take a concerted effort to ensure competing languages don’t cause its demise.

Language Barriers

It takes commitment to preserve a language

The Indian Constitution places an emphasis on mother tongue education. : Pxhere CC0 Public Domain

Converting classrooms into an all English-speaking environment takes away children’s opportunities to develop crucial skills in their home languages.

Language barriers

All-English education in India neither desirable nor doable

The use of Malaysian English has helped millions across the country overcome language barriers and bring Malaysians together. : Ravin Rau Unsplash License

Malaysian English or Manglish plays a central role in the lives of locals. Its benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

Language Barriers

Malaysian English is not mangled, it’s unifying