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Thousands of Children in Kenya Failed to Return to School This Week An estimated 15 million children were expected to return to school following a nine-month closure. Why Global Citizens Should Care COVID-19 has affected the way children around the world experience education and, for many, attending school has not even been an option. Although Kenya’s schools finally reopened, a number of children in the country have not been able to return; this has been caused by socioeconomic factors, su...

From Text to Tablet: How to Learn in Lockdown From Burkina Faso to Britain, governments and charities are working to boost remote learning. By Umberto Bacchi TBILISI, Jan 6 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - As a third lockdown traps millions of British schoolchildren at home, free tablets and televised lessons are being touted as alternative ways to learn in a lockdown. Globally, two in three school-age children lack internet at home, according to the United Nations, and ensuring equal access to e...

Embracing Ubuntu, South Africans Helped This Medical Student Crowdfund Her Tuition Fees in Just 24 Hours Now, she’s using the excess donations to start a foundation to help others in need. Why Global Citizens Should Care Tertiary education comes at a significant cost and can result in students dropping out of school or not being able to graduate. South Africa has even experienced nationwide demonstrations against the high cost of education in the form of the 2015 #FeesMustFall protest, and ot...