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Society Afghanistan

3. November 2021

“Secret” Classes Going Strong for Afghani Women

Across Afghanistan, young women determined to continue studying are taking online lessons to pursue their education, thanks to organizations that offer encrypted virtual classrooms.

Health

Health Finland

12. October 2021

Healthy Kids: “Green” Daycares Good for Immune Systems

It was proven in Finland that preschool kids who play in green and forestry spaces have their immune systems boosted, even after merely a month.

Society

Society USA

3. September 2021

Teens Will Now Learn to Fight Fake News – In School!

The state of Illinois, United States, will now be the first to add a media literacy unit to its schools' computer literacy classes, to help teenagers better recognize and fight misinformation on the Internet.

Society

Society Congo

20. August 2021

Free Education Helps These Kids Stay Out of Mines

Since free primary school has been introduced in 2019 all across Congo, the enrollment of students has steadily grown, giving kids the education they need and keeping them away from hard work in open-pit mines.

Society

Society USA

11. August 2021

Debt-Free Degree, Anyone? This Retail Giant Says Yes!

Target is paving the way for affordable education across the United States: the retail corporation has pledged to invest $200 million over the next four years, to help eliminate student debt and make education more accessible for employees.

Heroes

Heroes USA

2. August 2021

Students Build Award-Winning Wheelchair Designed to Stroll Babies

High school students from Maryland, United States, created a wheelchair stroller attachment to help the spouse of a teacher walk their baby, in a creation that could also help millions of others living with physical disabilities.

Society

Society France

14. December 2020

Learn French on Video Chat – Your Teacher is an Elderly in France

Through an initiative, French learners can practice their newly acquired language skills by video chatting with elderly citizens living in France who, in return, break away from isolation.

Society

Society Nigeria

17. July 2020

Corona: 300,000 Children Will Get Free Phones to Keep Learning

When schools in Lagos, Nigeria closed in March as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, lessons over radio, television and the internet became the norm, which many of the poorer students had little access to – until now.

Society

Society Finland

16. July 2020

Kids Learn How to Spot Fake News – in Primary School!

Countries around the world are facing an inevitable spread of false information. But Finland, Europe’s most resistant nation to fake news, is tackling this issue by ensuring even primary school kids learn to recognize signs of misinformation.

Health

Health Germany

6. July 2020

Students Use Recycled Plastic to Design Prosthetic Legs

A German team has been working on ways to provide Kenya and Uganda with affordable prosthetic legs which are much needed in the two countries – using recycled plastic to help solve two problems at once.