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10/26/2020
Play and movement – key to better school performance for refugee children
Oct. 26, 2020Children new to The Netherlands perform markedly better at school if their social-emotional well-being is given priority, a new evaluation report has found. The report, a collaboration between War Child, Save the Children and UNICEF Netherlands, looks at how TeamUp activities improve children’s well-being. The organisations consider it important that more attention is paid to socio-emotional learning within newcomer education.
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10/26/2020
War Child and partners expand research activities to boost education quality and access
Oct. 26, 2020In the current climate of increasingly protracted crises and forced displacement, there is growing demand for evidence-based, scalable education programmes. Can't Wait to Learn - the War Child-led education-technology programme - is one example. New research is set to support its efforts to ensure equitable access to quality education. Find out more.
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10/22/2020
Rebuilding Family Wellbeing through Education
Oct. 22, 2020War Child and our partners not only work to uphold the fundamental needs of children and youth - we also support the important adults in children's lives. Adults like Nader - a widower who found a way to reconnect with his two young sons through our Back to the Future programme. This is their story…
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10/20/2020
Children: The hidden victims of COVID-19
Oct. 20, 2020A major new initiative by War Child and World Vision Australia will explore the impact of the COVID-19 on the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of children affected by armed conflict.
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10/16/2020
Developing STRETCH and Understanding Stigmatisation
Oct. 16, 2020War Child undertook a qualitative study with adolescents and adults in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to learn about processes and drivers of stigmatisation. These efforts towards a common stigma reduction approach have been outlined in a new academic paper. Read more for an overview.
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10/12/2020
New Moves to Uphold Children’s Wellbeing in Burundi
Oct. 12, 2020Burundi is seeing a growing number of COVID-19 cases - posing a major risk to both children’s wellbeing and education. Efforts to combat the spread of the pandemic have been successful - but thousands of children remain displaced amid widespread poverty. Find out how we’ve reached some 45,000 people with direct support and information.
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10/06/2020
Urgent Action to Provide Food Parcels in Lebanon
Oct. 6, 2020Lebanon remains in the grip of an economic crisis. Typical monthly food costs have more than doubled over the past six months - and vital services have been heavily disrupted in the wake of the Beirut explosions. Find out how War Child is working with local organisations to bridge gaps and meet both the urgent and enduring needs of children and caregivers.
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