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Society Rwanda

25. March 2023

No Ban Can Stop Us from Learning: Girls Move Abroad to Continue Their Education

Following the ban imposed by the Taliban a year ago preventing women and girls from furthering their education past 6th grade, an Afghan all-girls school has relocated its premises in Rwanda and is now welcoming their pupils to learn in a safe environment.

Society

Society United Kingdom

14. March 2023

Child Marriage Sees Its End Here

The legal age to get married has been raised to 18 in England and Wales, the United Kingdom, effectively banning child marriage and imposing severe punishment for enablers of such a cruel and detrimental activity to young girls.

Health

Health United Kingdom

8. March 2023

Revolutionary Drug Saves Little Girl from Fatal Disease

A young girl suffering from a rare and fatal disease became the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive a revolutionary gene therapy, and today, she has the chance to live a normal life, giving hope to families having to deal with the deadly genetic…

Health

Health Indonesia

6. March 2023

Children’s Nutritional Needs Become a Multi-Billion-Dollar Priority

The Indonesian government is investing approximately $3.9 billion per year in nutritional interventions for babies and children to eradicate the many cases of impaired growth and development, known as stunting.

Society

Society The World

5. March 2023

What a Time for Everyone to Be in Love!

Over the last two centuries, hard-won progress made in the love department has given hope that human rights and equality will reach new heights, by increasingly accepting and celebrating all forms of love.

Society

Society Vietnam

3. March 2023

Fewer Emissions, More Clean Water (… for Two Million Kids!)

The World Bank has dedicated a $50 million fund to create 300,000 water purifiers to be distributed to roughly 8,000 schools in Vietnam over the next five years.

Heroes

Heroes USA

25. February 2023

Basketball Legend Celebrates His Birthday in Style… by Donating Millions

American basketball legend Michael Jordan is celebrating his 60th birthday by giving $10 million to Make-A-Wish America, the largest made by an individual in the foundation’s 43-year history.

Society

Society Cuba

15. February 2023

Kids Are Now in Safer Hands Here

Kids and teens are now safer across Cuba thanks to a historic new legislation that effectively bans corporal punishment, thus protecting children from violence within families, and prohibits child marriages.

Health

Health Canada

8. February 2023

Do You Know What Helps Heal Head Injuries? Going Back to School!

Upon reviewing the cases of Canadian children and teenagers who suffered from a head injury, researchers have concluded that kids' recovery speeds up and their risk of symptoms diminishes by going back to school sooner rather than later.

Society

Society United States

7. February 2023

Country Sees Less Teen Pregnancies and Child Poverty

In the United States, the number of teens giving birth has fallen by 77 percent since 1991. Among young teens, the decline is even greater, hovering at about an 85 percent decrease.