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Grassroots stories

The grassroots stories on Education for All around the world were written by journalists, non-governmental organizations and others prior to the 2000 World Education Forum. Building on a country-by-country review, the stories give a "snapshot" of basic education in the world today.

  • Girls get short shrift in world education system
    By Marwaan Macan-Markar, Inter Press Service
  • Asia

  • Reaching Out to 'Hard-to-Reach' Children in Bangladesh
    By Tabibul, Islam Inter Press Service

  • Scrounging Funds to Finance Public Schools in the Philippines
    By Marites Sison, Inter Press Service

  • Economic Crisis Keeps Children Out of School in Indonesia
    By Kanis Dursin, Inter Press Service

  • Alternative Schools Offer Hope for 'Drop-outs' in Japan
    By Suvendrini Kakuchi, Inter Press Service

  • IT Literacy High on Govt Priority List in Malaysia
    By Anil Netto, Inter Press Service

  • ALIF Spells Open Sesame For Pre-schoolers in Pakistan
    By Nadeem Iqbal, Inter Press Service

  • Community effort lacking in WB-funded programme in India
    By Ranjit Dev Raj, Inter Press Service

  • Chinese reforms afoot, but parents worry about effect
    By Antoaneta Bezlova, Inter Press Service

  • Changed mindsets get Muslim girls into schools
    By Ranjit Dev Raj, Inter Press Service

  • Hungry for school in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
    By Ahn Mi-Young, Inter Press Service

  • Education troubles in Afghanistan
    By Latika Padgaonkar, UNESCO New Delhi

  • Alarming situation of education in Pakistan
    By Aamir Latif, Pakistan Press International

  • Small Schools Close, Increasing Drop Outs in Sri Lanka
    By Feizal Samath, Inter Press Service
  • Africa

  • Youth Raise Right To Education Demand in Togo
    By Noel Tadegnon, Inter Press Service

  • Kenya Grapples with Brain-drain Troubles
    By Katy Salmon, Inter Press Service

  • More Minuses Than Pluses Before Dakar in Congo
    By Lyne Mikangou, Inter Press Service

  • Traditional Leaders Tackle Female Education in Niger
    By Souleymane Anza, Inter Press Service

  • Majority of Students Molested By Teachers in Botswana
    By Caitlin Davies, Inter Press Service

  • More Use Of African Languages In Schools Called For in Africa
    By Assumpta Massoi, Inter Press Service

  • A family for homeless children in Benin
    By Sebastien Agboton

  • Learning in the streets of Dakar
    By Bassirou Sow, Sud Quotidien, Senegal

  • Uganda hits universal primary education target
    By Dan Elwana, The East African Newspaper, Kampala, Uganda

  • Effective post-war reconstruction through decentralisation in Rwanda
    By Leila Loupis, UNESCO Harare

  • Participatory approach revives adult education in Tanzania
    By Mboneko Munyaga, Special Correspondent, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

  • Kenya makes great strides in early childhood education
    By David Aduda, Nation Newspapers, Nairobi, Kenya

  • Famine takes toll on learning in Kenya
    By David Aduda, journalists of the Nation Newspaper in Kenya

  • Girl education project a resounding success in Malawi
    By Hazwell Kanjaye, Inter Press Service

  • Education seen as the saviour in Swaziland
    By James Hall, Inter Press Service

  • Firm Reform Plans for Moribund System in Morocco
    By Nizar Al-Aly, Inter Press Service

  • Skills Revolution in the Making in South Africa
    By Farah Khan, Inter Press Service
  • The Americas

  • Black Children Often Mislabelled as Hyperactive in the United States
    By Katherine Stapp, Inter Press Service

  • Time To Put Money Where Your Mouth Is, NGOs Tell Govts in Mexico
    By Marwaan Macan-Markar, Inter Press Service

  • Diplomas' for Schools with Full Enrollment in Colombia
    By Maria Jos Llanos, Inter Press Service

  • Helping Boys Become Educated Men in Barbados
    By Cara Mason, Inter Press Service

  • Boosting Enrollment at the Expense of Quality in Peru
    By Abraham Lama, Inter Press Service

  • All Schools On-Line by 2003 in Argentina
    By Marcela Valente, Inter Press Service

  • Revive National Language in Dominica and St. Lucia
    By Peter Richards, Inter Press Service

  • Schools Embrace Big Business To Raise Money in Canada
    By Paul Weinberg, Inter Press Service

  • Reform Policies Aim to Unify Region in the Caribbean
    By Peter Richards, Inter Press Service

  • New Test of Ability For High School Entry in the Caribbean
    By Corinne Barnes, Inter Press Service

  • 'Education for All' Goal Eludes Regional Governments in the Caribbean
    By Wesley Gibbings, Inter Press Service

  • Steady But Slow Progress on EFA Goal in Costa Rica
    By Nefer Munoz, Inter Press Service

  • Male Enrollment Figures Challenge Gender Equity in Cuba
    By Patricia Grogg, Inter Press Service

  • Vocational Schools Offer Micro-business Skills in Ecuador
    By Kintto Lucas, Inter Press Service

  • UN Moves To Return Children to Classrooms in Conflict Zones in Mexico
    By Marwaan Macan-Markar, Inter Press Service

  • Newcomer Schools' Reach Out to Older Students in the United States
    By Katherine Stapp, Inter Press Service

  • Continuing Education Programmes Flourish in Trinidad and Tobago
    By Peter Richards, Inter Press Service

  • Learning through TV and Internet in Mexico
    By Diego Cevallos, Inter Press Service

  • Inequity sands in the way of 'Education For All' in Latin America
    By Gustavo Gonzalez, Inter Press Service

  • Escuela nueva in Colombia goes urban
    By Ángela Constanza Jerez T. Journalist, El Teimpo, Colombia

  • Girls Move to Head of the Class in Brazil
    By Mario Osava, Inter Press Service

  • Model School Project Riddled with Problems in Venezuela
    By Luis Cordova, Inter Press Service

  • Interactive Radio Instruction in Haiti: An Enriching Experience
    By Jhonny Célicourt, Haitian Foundation for Private Education
  • Europe

  • Education Suffers All Round Decline in Post-Soviet Years in Russia
    By Sergei Blagov, Inter Press Service

  • Sex Education Welcomed By Students, Families in Turkey
    By Nadire Mater, Inter Press Service

  • Wide Education Gap In Multi-Cultural Britain
    By Neena Bhandari, Inter Press Service

  • Education Still Pipedream for Gypsies in Greece
    By Wes Jonasson, Inter Press Service

  • Education system in tatters under sanctions in Youguslavia
    By Vesna Peric Zimonjic, Inter Press Service

  • Economic crisis bites into education gains in eastern Europe
    By Yojana Sharma, Inter Press Service