The New MEST Education Project ‘Girls Access to Education’ (GATE) Programme, Supported by DFID and UNICEF, will benefit nearly 200,000 Girls Nationwide: Close to 200,000 girls across Sierra Leone will be supported by a new project, funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID), led by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), and implemented … [Read more...] about The New MEST Education Project ‘Girls Access to Education’ (GATE) Programme, Supported by DFID and UNICEF, will benefit nearly 200,000 Girls Nationwide
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Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study
Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study: Children are more than twice as likely as adults to live in extreme poverty, according to a new analysis from the World Bank Group and UNICEF. Ending Extreme Poverty: A Focus on Children finds that in 2013 19.5 per cent of children in developing countries were living in households … [Read more...] about Nearly 385 million children living in extreme poverty, says joint World Bank Group – UNICEF study
Young girls get science, tech skills
Johannesburg - A dynamic programme was re-launched today to help turn the tide against the growing shortage of young girls pursuing careers in the science and technology fields. Through the project, girls aged between 15 and 18 from disadvantaged communities will be placed in corporate mentorship and job shadowing programmes to give them first hand real world experience. The … [Read more...] about Young girls get science, tech skills
