Children
- Child marriage, Child rights, Children, Children's rights, Coronavirus, Dalits, Forced marriage, Gender, Global development, India, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
‘We can do anything’: the Indian girls’ movement fighting child marriage
At 17, Priyanka Bairwa refused her arranged marriage. Instead, she started Rajasthan Rising to help thousands …
- Aid, Charities, Children, Global development, Race, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Voluntary sector, World news
‘Sponsor a child’ schemes attacked for perpetuating racist attitudes
Using individual children to ‘sell’ schemes to rich donors is similar to ‘poverty porn’ images of past, say ex…
- Africa, Child labour, Child rights, Children, Children's rights, Ghana, Global development, Nepal, Poverty, South and Central Asia, Uganda, World news
‘I had to step up’: Child labour in poorest countries rose during Covid, says report
Study finds children in Ghana, Nepal and Uganda in dangerous, exploitative work, with long hours and little pa…
- Aid, Charities, Children, Global development, Poverty, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Voluntary sector, World news
Plan International accused of abandoning children in Sri Lanka exit
Children’s charity faces claims it failed vulnerable children and misled donors after shutting down activities…
- Afghanistan, Africa, Americas, Children, Children's rights, Colombia, Coronavirus, Education, Forced marriage, Global development, Lebanon, Middle East and North Africa, Society, South and Central Asia, Uganda, United Nations, World news
‘I miss school’: 800m children still not fully back in classes
Rights groups warn that children across the world are being pushed into abusive situations, from early marriag…
- Children, Children's rights, Education, Global development, Pakistan, Schools, South and Central Asia, World news
Pakistan passes ‘historic’ bill banning corporal punishment of children
Ban on violence against children will only apply in Islamabad, but campaigners hope rest of the country will f…
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China birthrate slumps as experts blame changing attitudes
One-child policy fallout and rejection of marriage said to be among reasons for drop of about 15% in 2020Fallo…
- Child marriage, Children, Forced marriage, Global development, Pakistan, Religion, South and Central Asia, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Family of girl, 12, forced to marry abductor condemn Pakistan authorities
Criticism follows release of 29-year-old who kept girl chained in cattle pen, in latest case highlighting abus…
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From waste to play space: the project turning India’s scrap into playgrounds
Realising safe play places were in short supply while waste materials were abundant, a group of friends set ab…
- Bangladesh, Children, Myanmar, Rohingya, Society, South and Central Asia, Television, Television & radio, World news
Sesame Street creates Rohingya Muppets to help refugee children
Twins Noor and Aziz Yasmin will feature in educational videos shown in refugee camps in BangladeshThe children…
- Adoption, Children, Global development, India, Poverty, Social exclusion, South and Central Asia, Transgender, World news
‘I want to give what I never had’: the trans mum taking in abandoned children in India
Manisha was shunned as a child by her family and ended up on the streets – now she dreams of opening an orphan…
- Children, Education, Environment, Global development, India, Plastics, Poverty, South and Central Asia, World news
The Indian school where students pay for lessons with plastic waste
Villagers once burned the toxic waste as fuel, but a pioneering couple’s radical education model uses it much …
- Children, Coronavirus, Education, Global development, India, Poverty, Schools, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Lessons via loudspeaker: the students studying across India’s digital divide
How do you learn from home without a laptop? Teachers are getting creative, but the pandemic remains a vast ch…
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‘Any focus on them is good’: can a new scheme help Delhi’s missing children?
With 17 children missing every day, the city’s police commissioner hopes a promise of fast-track promotion wil…
- Children, Coronavirus outbreak, Education, Global development, India, Kashmir, Schools, South and Central Asia, World news
School’s out: Classes in Kashmir held in meadows amid closures
Educators in the disputed region are fighting to keep pupils on track amid repeated lockdowns, curfews and int…