1001 Tales
Four boys in the Ezbit el Nakhl district of Cairo, Egypt,
who have benefited from the Coptic Orphans program, 1001 Tales.
The 1001 Tales program brings book fairs to schools and churches
in high poverty areas of Egypt where children in primary school
can choose their own book to keep and read at no cost to them.
The program encourages literacy and the love of reading at the
primary level. More information about this program can be found
at http://www.copticorphans.org/programs/1001-tales.htm.
Rosemary Misdary, nycrosie@yahoo.com
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A CHANCE at Education
Mugisha Charles corrects 11-year-old Sentongo Isima's reading comprehension
assignment in a classroom of the Save the Children USA Kibuye
Village CHANCE school near Nakasongola, Uganda. Rick D'Elia, rickdelia2003@yahoo.com |
A Chance to Learn
After the Tsunami, these children
in a Banda Aceh, Indonesia camp for the internally displaced are
encouraged to continue to learn and develop. Ray Buchanan, r.buchanan@stophungernow.org
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Back to School
On Jan. 26, students in Samatiga, Aceh (Indonesia) come back to
class for the first time since the tsunami. At Alue Raya primary
school, the children are happy to be back in school with classmates.
Mercy Corps conducted a Cash-for-Work school clean-up program
in several communities hit by the tsunami, including the Alue
Raya primary school. This program allowed the school to reopen
as scheduled by the government. Cassandra Markham Nelson, Cassandra_mc2002@yahoo.com |
Bakud Elementary 6th Graders
A sixth grade class at Port Area Elementary School
in Jolo, Philippines. The school is one of many participating in
the "model of excellence" program of the Asia America Initiative. Al
Santoli, santoli@asiaamerica.org
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Boys with Pencil
Photo was taken at City Center in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. John Connolly, johnc@paxton.com |
Candle Lit Study
In Batticaloa, Sri Lanka students Pavatharshini
Sivaneshwaran and Saraniya Kirshna Thas continue their English studies
by candle light. During the day, the 20-year-old tsunami refugees
work clearing up damage left by the tsunami. They have also arranged
drama classes to help the younger children come to terms with the
tragedy. Nicky Lewin, nickylewin@aol.com |
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Child writing
Child writing on a blackboard, Education Development Center, Ghana,
West Africa. In Ghana, approximately 75 percent of persons over
the age of 15 can read and write. Providing people with basic
tools – through education, health care and job skills – helps
them become self-sufficient and build a secure future. Karl Grobl,
www.Karlgrobl.com |
Children at School
Young Afghan girls study the Farsi alphabet
at a school in Kabul. Under the repressive rule of the Taliban, women
and girls were reduced to second-class citizens, and banned from
schools as well as political life. Effective Assistance that recognizes
the value of women and girls builds a strong society across the board – in
health, education, human rights and business. Kabul, Afghanistan
2002. Najibullah Musafer, www.ainaphoto.org |
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Children in blue
Children in a small hill-top village school in Pumdi Bhumdi, Nepal.
The students are working to affect their community positively
by improving hygiene practices in their village. The blue of
their uniforms was vivid, and almost matched the blue of the
window shutters. Diksha Mudbhary, mudbhary@gmail.com |
Education
A young boy in Quito, Ecuador, pays close
attention during his lessons. Jennifer Spaw, jspaw@children.org |
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Education at Last
A Darfurian refugee girl in eastern Chad at the end of a school
day. Many Darfurian refugee girls in Chad are attending school
for the first time in their lives -- inside the refugee camps.
Megan McKenna, meganm@womenscommission.org |
Education for the (Physically and Mentally) Disabled
Children who are receiving basic education
through an NGO that works with mentally and physically disabled youth
in Kyrgyzstan. Dhairyakant Chauhan, titidarsh@yahoo.com |
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Fiji books
A small boat is filled with school supplies to be transported to
the island of Kadavu in Fiji. The school supplies are for the
Kadavu Provincial Secondary School. Robert Wheeler, rolbieckibj@ldschurch.org |
French Lesson
In May 2004, a young boy recites his French lesson in front
of his class. The school is located in the province of N’Gali
Gali, Rwanda. Depending on the provinces, primary school students
either learn French or English. Julie Pudlowski, http://www.juliepudlowski.com |
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Girl Student
A very good writer, eight-year-old Nithya attends the R.C. Primary
School in Kombadimadurai, Tamil Nadu, India. This small, poor,
very rural village is a part of the parish of Catholic Oblates,
and is far from the coast and the tsunami damage. Rebecca Janes,
www.janesphoto.com |
Healthy Families
Adolescents from the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan
read colorful booklets about reproductive health with great interest.
The young women and men participate in a Youth Education Program
organized by Project HOPE’s Healthy Family Program. Dilorom
Kenjaeva (sent by smccarty-painter@projecthope.org) |
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I Want to Learn
After the Tsunami, a local NGO in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, works
to establish a makeshift school in an IDP camp for children. Jeffrey
Austin, http://www.jaustinphoto.com/ |
Kabul: life after the Taliban
A young boy reads mathematical equations from
the board in front of his class at a children's orphanage in Kabul
run by the Afghan association ASCHIANA. Most other orphans in the
city have to work to survive. Fardin Waezi, www.ainaphoto.org |
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Kenya School Kits
A box of school kits is delivered to a school in Kilili, Kenya.
After their delivery one man said, "Now our children can
learn to write essays. They no longer will have to write in the
dirt." Karen Greding, rolbieckibj@ldschurch.org |
Kiboro Girls Club
At a primary school in the slums of Nairobi
the Kiboro Girls Club helps girls stay in school. Carole Douglis,
carole@douglis.com |
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Kids in School
Children at a primary school in Hai Tarik Shiite Community, Baghdad.
Linda Panetta (submitted by Beth Dulin), bdulin@catholicrelief.org |
Learning Math
A girl learns to do math at a school supported
by Save the Children in Burkina Faso. Michael Bisceglie (submitted
by Susan Warner), swarner@savechildren.org |
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Maoist Education
In Feb. 2005, students are in class at a school deep inside Maoist
territory in Rolpa district, Western Terai region, Western Nepal.
The children are educated by pro-Maoist teachers who are paid
by the Royal government. Jonathan Alpeyrie, peloponnessian@hotmail.com |
Masai Women Come Together (to learn to read and write)
In Kenya the gap between literacy levels for women and
men remains high. Around 70 percent of the world’s non-literate
adults are women. This women’s literacy program in Kenya strives
to address this problem and work with women learners as they learn
to read, write, and change their worlds. Lynn Curtis, intl@proliteracy.org |
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Math Students
Students work on mathematics in the church sanctuary at the Sharing
and Caring Center in Kamwokya, Kampala, Uganda March 22, 2004.
The church serves as a classroom for students who have lost parents
to HIV/AIDS and cannot afford public school. The program also
accepts the very poor who have parents but who still cannot afford
the public system. Rick D'Elia (submitted by Beth Dulin), bdulin@catholicrelief.org |
Mery Mejia
Mery Mejia and her family once lived in the
mountains of Colombia, but after her husband refused to join the
paramilitaries, they were forced to flee with their three children.
When they arrived in Barranquilla, Colombia, they had no money. Mery
found a job paying $14 a week, but found out about ACCION's business
training program. After participating in the class, Mery was able
to run a successful bread shop and improve the lives of her children
and husband. Rohanna Mertens (submitted by Orlena Scoville) |
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Modeling
Children pose in Batumi, Georgia, July 2004. Jibek Iskakova, jiskakova@osi.hu |
Music Class
Students take part in a music class in Mhinga’s primary
school. Their teacher volunteers at the school in rural Malawi where
there is a shortage of female teachers. Most women take jobs in the
city to be nearer to husbands who work in urban areas. David Snyder,
dsnyder@catholicrelief.org |
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New Student
Child of a prostitute in a center run by the nongovernmental organization
Prerana in Mumbai, India. Ruth Messinger, rmessinger@ajws.org |
Opening of Community Education Center
It was a standing-room only crowd at the dedication
ceremony of a community education facility built by IRC and IDPs
from the Beja tribe in Kassala, Sudan. Doug Mercado, http://homepage.mac.com/dougmercado/ |
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Orphanage in Afghanistan
After 25 years of war in Afghanistan orphanages in the country
house many Hazara children. In 2002, 7-year-old Ghodrat was living
in an orphanage in Kabul. The Taliban reportedly killed scores
of Hazaras in central Afghanistan. Massoud Hossaini, www.ainaphoto.org |
Participation
Grade One children at a public school in Karachi,
Pakistan, where teachers are now using a participatory approach --
children are the center of their teaching. Sakil Malik, SMALIK@READING.ORG |
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Primary School
Primary school in Vista Hermosa, Guatemala. Kim Burgo, kburgo@catholicrelief.org |
Refugee Class
A young Muslim girl attends class beneath
a tree at the Touloum refugee camp in eastern Chad. The camp houses
tens of thousands of refugees from Darfur. David Snyder, DSnyder@crsrsa.co.za |
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School Children in Southern Nepal
A group of children make their way home from school in Sauraha,
Southern Nepal. Alexandra Rapoport, http://community.webshots.com/user/arapopor |
School for Street Kids
With the permission of their parents, children
are enrolled in a program specifically designed to benefit children
of the street. The Global Fund has helped fund the program run by
Save the Children in Bucharest, Romania to help educate street kids.
John Rae, www.raephoto.com |
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School Girls in Gobi
Schoolgirls in small town in Gobi, Mongolia. Laura Guimond, lguimond@mercycorps.org |
School is over!!!
A schoolchild plays after school in a shantytown
of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Christophe Quirion, christophequirion@hotmail.com |
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Schoolyard
This school in Nicaragua is partially funded by projects and volunteers
from the Wisconsin partnership of Partners of the Americas. Justin
Hackworth, http://www.justinhackworth.com |
Sisters
Ajgerim (first form) and Aina (forth form), students in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan. AlmaDesign, design@apms.kg |
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Smiles from an Indian tent
A young boy orphaned by the 2001 Indian earthquake, is all smiles when he receives
school supplies. He is studying in a make-shift school tent. SOS-Kinderhorf
helped children who were effected by the disaster. Diana Barnett, dibarnett@mindspring.com |
Smiling Schoolgirls
This photo was taken in El Geneina, West Darfur. Laura Wiessen,
sarah.hannafin@concern.net |
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Students
Girl students at a school organized for slum children by
The Hunger Project volunteers in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Syed Ziaul Habib
Roobon (submitted by Carol Coonrod), csc@thp.org |
Sudan schoolgirls
Schoolgirls outside of their school in Nyala, S. Darfur, Sudan.
Peter Bussian, www.peterbussian.org |
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Technology in Secondary Schools
Through an Catholic Relief Services project, cyberspace has arrived in many secondary
schools in Eastern Europe and students are quickly linking up with their counterparts
throughout the region and in North America. CRS, supported by a grant from
the US Department of State, has donated computers to 90 high schools in eight
East European countries as well as 16 schools in the USA. Very few East European
youth get the chance to travel overseas, especially to the United States, because
of high costs. This project gives them a chance to forge creative friendships
and alliances without having to buy tickets. Sean Sprague (submitted by Beth
Dulin), bdulin@catholicrelief.org |
Thai Classroom
There were over 1,000 children, ranging in age from 7 to 17, learning
English at this orphanage in Thailand. With so many students,
it was like a mini-campus. Lisa Stefancik. |
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The Gift of Literacy
A Liberian student at an International Rescue Committee
school in the Salala IDP camp. Liberia 2003. Gerald Martone, gerald@theIRC.org |
Tire Wars-Episode 1
In Fener/Balat old town Istanbul, kids play on the street with
a tire. Mert Gokalp, monochus@yahoo.com |
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To Become a Doctor
Cindy Salgado Brisuela from the Heifer International Colama Family Nutrition
Project in Managua, Nicaragua, poses outside her school. Heifer is providing
cows for many of the families and these gifts are shared, as offspring are
passed on to another family. Without this project, families such as Cindy's
could not afford to send their children to school. At age 6, Cindy says her
dream is to become a doctor and help the people in her village. Darcy Kiefel,
http://www.kiefelphotography.com/ |
Young Hazara
A girl reads the day's lesson in a classroom in Punjab district
while her classmates look at their books. Ali Omid, www.ainaphoto.org |
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