Schools packs and Global Youth Ambassadors help to unlock climate action

They came, they made speeches, they unveiled promises. Presidents and prime ministers dominated the headlines earlier this week at COP26 in Glasgow. But young people know that real change on the climate crisis requires much, much more than a couple of days of grand gestures and pledges.

Many of Theirworld’s Global Youth Ambassadors are permanently focused on the urgent need for climate action. They know that learning about the emergency is crucial and that education can give people the power and tools to take meaningful measures.

They include Beatrace Ndisha Mwanjala from Kenya (pictured above). She features in Theirworld’s schools pack on climate action - part of our Teaching Resources for British students aged seven to 16. Although they have been designed to be used by school teachers, they are a great source of information and ideas for anyone concerned about the climate emergency.

Schools to finally reopen after nearly two years in Uganda

All schools in Uganda will reopen in January after the longest pandemic shutdown of any education system in the world. Public schools have been fully or partly closed since March 2020 and most have been unable to provide online learning to students.

Our weekly roundup of global education news also looks at a learning boost for vulnerable children in Syria and digital help for marginalised girls in South Asia.

💬 Quote of the week 💬

"My message to young people would be to do the best you can with what you have. It can be overwhelming - but sometimes just talking to someone and educating them on climate change is a good first step."

Susan, 24, from Kenya - from Education unlocks climate action, one of Theirworld's Teaching Resources for schools.

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Protecting against school attacks

For the first time, the United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution that condemns attacks against school, children and teachers - and urges all sides in conflicts to immediately safeguard the right to education. Find out more.

📖 What we're reading this week.

🎒 As a child street seller, Aisha Salisu watched children go to school each day in north-eastern Nigeria. She wondered what was going on in the classrooms. Then one day she decided to follow them. Read more.

📚 School dropouts, child marriage and sexual violence. Sadly, those are the impacts of climate change on girls and young women in Zambia and Zimbabwe. Read their stories.

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