Action Education Mag No 173: Marathon Lecture, solidarity through reading

In this issue

Editorial Reading to learn, reading to connect, reading to change the world", by Gilles Delecourt, International Managing Director of Action Education

News - Laos: tablets for better learning
News - Burkina Faso: giving children a chance from an early age
Wide Angle - Read-A-Thon: we explain everything
In the world - Encouraging lifelong learning
In brief - Discover our new website and our 2024 annual report
In Switzerland - Action Education at the RECI Education Forum
Partners - Become a partner of the Read-A-Thon
Great Witness - Interview with Jean Karamata, head of the primary section at the Ecole Moser in Geneva

Working with us : A legacy of schooling

Cambodia: Families forced into exile once again at the border

Earlier this month, clashes on the border with Thailand resumed, forcing thousands of families to flee their homes. In Cambodia, pagodas and public spaces in...

16th December 2025 4 mn de lecture

A man washes his horse in water that is getting closer and closer to the shore due to the climate crisis.

Senegal: In Saint-Louis, education is adapting to the climate crisis

Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Saint-Louis in Senegal has become one of the most striking symbols of the fragility of coastal areas in the face of the climate crisis. Erosion...

3 December 2025 6 mn de lecture

a girl in front of the taps in the toilets, cambodage

World Toilet Day: ensuring sanitation to protect education, health and dignity

Every 19 November, World Toilet Day reminds us of a reality that is too often ignored: nearly half of the world's population still does not have access to safe toilets....

19th November 2025 3 mn de lecture

Cambodia: a reading session for a young girl

Cambodia: feeding the present, building the future

Following violent clashes at the end of July 2025 on the border between Cambodia and Thailand, a fragile ceasefire was established. Since then, tensions remain high, but...

4 November 2025 4 mn de lecture

International Day for Girls' Rights: education, a vital bulwark against early marriage

Every 11 October, International Girls' Rights Day highlights the realities and challenges still facing millions of young girls around the world....

9 October 2025 4 mn de lecture

Ceasefire and food insecurity in Cambodia

Cambodia: fragile ceasefire and food insecurity in Prey Chan and Chok Chey

Prey Chan and Chok Chey, in Ou Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, located along the disputed border between Cambodia and Thailand, remain points of tension...

1 October 2025 3 mn de lecture

Defending children's rights through education: Action Education's commitment

For more than twenty years, Action Education has been working in Africa, Asia and Europe to ensure that every child has access to a quality education, can build a future for themselves and make the most of their...

30 September 2025 4 mn de lecture

Action Education mobilised for the International Day for the Protection of Education against Attack

On 9 September 2025, Action Education will take part in the event "Challenging Narratives, Reshaping Action: Protect Education from Attack", organised in Geneva as part of the 6th International Day for the Protection of Education from Attack.

9 September 2025 4 mn de lecture

Cambodia: after the ceasefire, rebuilding the future through education

On the night of 28-29 July 2025, a fragile ceasefire put an end to armed clashes on the border between Cambodia and Thailand. For the uprooted families, the return to...

5 September 2025 5 mn de lecture

Testimonial: "The young people of Allada express their pride in a fresco

Testimonial: Lorentus Houedote "My name is Lorentus Houedote. I am President of the Asán Ogan Educational and Cultural Association and Coordinator of the Allada Youth Council. In...

5 September 2025 2 mn de lecture

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Cambodia: Families forced into exile once again at the border

Senegal: In Saint-Louis, education is adapting to the climate crisis

World Toilet Day: ensuring sanitation to protect education, health and dignity

Cambodia: feeding the present, building the future

International Day for Girls' Rights: education, a vital bulwark against early marriage

Cambodia: fragile ceasefire and food insecurity in Prey Chan and Chok Chey

Defending children's rights through education: Action Education's commitment

Action Education mobilised for the International Day for the Protection of Education against Attack

Cambodia: after the ceasefire, rebuilding the future through education

Testimonial: "The young people of Allada express their pride in a fresco

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