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Published in 2024
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This issue features an editorial by Gilles Delecourt, International Managing Director of Action Education, and focuses on one of our countries of intervention in South East Asia: Cambodia.
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Defending education means giving teachers the resources they need to fulfil their commitment. It means giving them the ability to equip every child with the tools to shape their own future.
Contents p.3 Editorial – 1981–2026: 45 years of education, by Gilles Delecourt, International Director-General of Action Education p.6 Timeline – Looking back over 45...
In response to the rise in attacks on schools, Action Education is taking action in Cambodia, Benin and Togo to protect the right to learn.
In Benin and Togo, 46,000 children are being supported to stay in school long-term. Find out more about the «Tous à l’école» project, supported by Action Education Suisse.
To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, celebrated on 9 August, Action Education Switzerland reaffirms its commitment to equitable and inclusive access to quality education...
Run on the ground by Action Education in India, the ENLIGHT programme has transformed the daily lives of more than 2,400 young girls from the most vulnerable backgrounds in 13 major cities....
On 3 June, the world celebrates World Bicycle Day. While in Switzerland we often associate cycling with health, leisure or eco-mobility, on a global scale, the bicycle is much more than an ecological alternative: it is a powerful vector for social justice, a tool for political emancipation and, for millions of children, the missing link to education.
On 28 May, World Menstrual Hygiene Day reminds us of a reality that is all too often ignored: menstrual precariousness is a major obstacle to the right to education. For Action Education Switzerland, this mobilisation is an opportunity to emphasise that managing menstruation is not just a health issue, but a sine qua non for keeping girls in school.
In the year 2025, the international solidarity system went through a period of great tension, marked by the disappearance of USAID and increased pressure on the budgets of...
Contents Editorial: «Vietnam: Land of minorities, land of solidarity», by Gilles Delecourt, International Managing Director of Action Education and Tu Nguyen,...
