Education

This collection of teacher resources addresses education. The units, lesson plans and video highlight the stories of several young girls who face challenges in gaining access to education and being able to attend school. The multimedia and stories in this collection illustrate the issues and challenges of ensuring access to a quality education.

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This activity sheet provides background information on the issue of gender equality and...

6-8

Learn about Fatna, a girl from Chad who struggles to gain access to education.

6-8

Learn about Fatna, a girl from Chad who struggles to gain access to education.

9-12

In 2000, 110 million children in the world were not in school—two thirds of them were girls. In...

6-8

In 2000, 110 million children in the world were not in school—two thirds of them were girls. In...

9-12

In this lesson, students will identify differences between their lives and Fatna's and identify...

6-8

UNICEF is helping to provide access to education to girls in Afghanistan. Attendance is on the...

6-8 9-12

A UNICEF partnership with the Assam Branch Indian Tea Association is working to create economic...

6-8 9-12

Read about UNICEF's School-in-a-Box kit, which provides educational resources for up to 80...

6-8 9-12

Watch a video about a child friendly school in Bosnia and Herzegovina. More than a decade after...

3-5 6-8 9-12

Students from the Brooklyn International High School in New York City speak about the...

9-12

Watch the story of Fatna, a girl from Darfur, forced to take refuge in neighboring Chad, who...

6-8 9-12

Young Hawa Osmond is 13 years old and hails from Somalia. She lives in the Dadaab refugee camp...

6-8 9-12

UNICEF correspondent Chris Niles reports how one girl's access to education is threatened by...

3-5 6-8 9-12

This video features the story of Marcell Jenkins, a young man growing up in Camden, New Jersey...

6-8 9-12

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Children affected by armed conflict have new opportunities to access education after the opening...

6-8 9-12

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Podcast moderator Kathryn Herzog speaks with Spanish professional basketball player Pau Gasol of...

6-8 9-12

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On Saturday July 9th, Southern Sudan became in independent nation-state. The new nation is...

6-8 9-12

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UNICEF correspondent Anja Baron reports on child-friendly schools supported by UNICEF in Yemen...

6-8 9-12

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Voices of Youth and UNICEF Radio Digital Diarist Chinyanta Chimba reports on child rights from...

6-8 9-12

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President of the Global Campaign for Education Mr. Kailash Satyarthi joins Amy Costello in a...

6-8 9-12

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