The writer is Co-Founder, ENGAGE, Inclusive Change Through Volunteering
In Beijing, China, 11th grader Xiaoyu studies at home while her mother also works remotely. Credit: UNICEF/UNI304636/Ma
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 5 2021 (IPS) - Children all over the world are having tough times while coping with the consequences of the pandemic but the circumstances affecting them in the Philippines are even more daunting.
The learning crisis that has been affecting millions of vulnerable children deprived of their education throughout the lockdown as schools remain shut, is probably its most visible example whose resolution will require strategic vision, long term commitment and a holistic dimension all together.
The writer is Co-Founder, ENGAGE, Inclusive Change Through Volunteering
In Beijing, China, 11th grader Xiaoyu studies at home while her mother also works remotely. Credit: UNICEF/UNI304636/Ma
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 5 2021 (IPS) - Children all over the world are having tough times while coping with the consequences of the pandemic but the circumstances affecting them in the Philippines are even more daunting.
The learning crisis that has been affecting millions of vulnerable children deprived of their education throughout the lockdown as schools remain shut, is probably its most visible example whose resolution will require strategic vision, long term commitment and a holistic dimension all together.
is Co-Founder, ENGAGE, Inclusive Change Through Volunteering, a not-for-profit in Nepal.
Thousands of men, women and children fall victim each year to human trafficking, a serious crime and a grave violation of human rights. The 18-year-old girl (pictured) was taken to Almaty, Kazakhstan, and promised work as a housekeeper but forced to become a sex worker. Credit: UNICEF/UN045727/Pirozzi
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Apr 20 2021 (IPS) - The numbers are so staggering that is hardly imaginable striking a positive tone about the situation of child trafficking in Nepal and yet some positive developments are occurring here in a country that soon could be set to graduate from the group of least developing countries.