New name, new signature, and now, a new communication campaign... Action Education (formerly Aide et Action) has a new look, while affirming more strongly its commitments, its mission and its action in favour of access to quality education for all.
Read or download our press release of the campaign :
With poverty on the rise in the north-east of Sri Lanka, young girls and boys find themselves marginalised, unemployed and confronted with violence. In five towns in the north, Action Education has set up vocational training centres as part of the iLEAD project, to help young people find employment.
On International Children's Rights Day (20 November), Action Education reminds us that being informed and participating are key to guaranteeing children's rights. In Burkina Faso, a number of the young girls we support are faced with numerous difficulties as soon as they start menstruating. The workshop we co-organised enabled them to look back at the inequalities and discrimination they suffer, and to show that speaking openly about taboos guarantees them access to their sexual and reproductive rights.
To mark International Children's Rights Day on 20 November, Emmanuelle Bastide gave the floor to Vanessa Martin, Head of Public Speaking and Advocacy at Action Education, on RFI's 8 milliards de voisins programme. On air, she stated that sub-Saharan Africa is one of the regions most affected in the world by attacks from non-state armed groups, targeting schools, children and educational staff. Faced with this security situation and these serious violations of children's rights, how can the resilience of the education system be strengthened? Discover the concrete example of the "Safe School" programme set up by UNICEF and Action Education in at-risk areas.
Action Education aims to improve educational provision for families who are furthest from school, particularly those living in precarious housing, by setting up collective initiatives.
Action Education brings together the educational players in the Val d'Oise department for study days to reflect together on educational issues.
Action Education is involved in the Val-de-Marne region, where the challenges of educating children in precarious housing situations are significant.
