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Story Brazilian girls tell how they broke barriers to study with the support of the #EDUCASTEM2030 initiative7 March 2024
News Protecting biodiversity, reconciling all forms of life: the example of the Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project17 November 2023
Story A documentary to tell resilience stories of Brazilian students who participated in #EDUCASTEM2030 project and embraced their dreams11 August 2023
News UNESCO report highlights Brazilian initiatives on the efforts to achieve gender equality in and through education16 March 2023
News UNESCO in Brazil promotes the right to sex education and gender relations to celebrate International Women's Day8 March 2023
News L'Oréal, UNESCO and ABC award the seven winners of the “For Women in Science" at an event in Rio17 October 2019