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Blog posts about Education

The joy of returning to school

In southwest Kenya, catch-up classes are helping girls who’ve dropped out of school learn and laugh again. Find out more.

My baby comes to class with me

Zainab Boima and her eight-month-old son are pupils at the Teenage Mother’s School. FINE Salone and VSO run an informal school so teen mums to continue their basic education.
Parents attend a meeting where teachers and VSO volunteers have prepared a special programme about children’s right to education at Acherer Primary School in Moroto.

Educating Karamoja

In northern Uganda, VSO volunteers are bringing communities together to drastically improve education.
A student draws on a blackboard in Nepal.

Here’s a big thank you to our unsung classroom heroes

We say thank you to all the wonderful teachers we work with, across VSO.
Phyness Kankhwali, a teacher on VSO’s Unlocking Talent programme, teaches in the classroom at the Mdzobwe Primary School in rural Lilongwe

We’re training the teachers of tomorrow, today

There are now more children in education than ever before, but millions are leaving school without basic reading or maths skills. The solution? We think it begins with better teacher training.
A VSO trained Big Sister with her Little Sister in Nepal

Leading the way for girls' education in Nepal

Stories from the role models who are making a brighter future for girls' education in Nepal.
A VSO trained Big Sister with her Little Sister in Nepal

The heroines leading the way for girls' education in Nepal

Stories from the role models who are making a brighter future for girls' education in Nepal.
Ethiopian children sat in a class, smiling and clapping their hands

5 ways we're helping children with disabilities in Ethiopia

With your help, VSO is assisting the Ethiopian government with improving education in the underdeveloped region of Benishangul-Gumuz. Focusing on marginalised and indigenous communities, children with disabilities now have the opportunity to receive an education. From buying hearing aids to building ramps, see how your donations are making a difference.  
VSO community volunteer Laxmi in Nepal

Laxmi vs education inequality

Laxmi is a community volunteer 'Big Sister' helping girls in Surkhet, Nepal go back to school and finish their education.
Teacher in Rwandan classroom for SSRR project May 2018

Getting children ready to start school in Rwanda

VSO is changing the future of education in Rwanda through helping prepare children for school, training teachers and classroom refurbishment.

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