Tag Archives: UNICEF

Reaching the most disadvantaged children through complementary basic education with WhyDev’s Brendan Rigby | AidWorks

Posted in: AidWorks | August 27, 2012 at 8:00 am , by Albion Harrison-Naish

Children reading the SfL Dagbani textbook

In this extended and exclusive interview with WhyDev's Brendan Rigby, he and Albion discuss working for UNICEF Ghana, participation in education and the growth of the development blogosphere. In particular, Brendan reflects on his experience with UNICEF Ghana supporting a complementary basic education program targeting out of school children, explaining...

Children in an urban world: Reflecting on the topic of The State of the World’s Children 2012

Posted in: Education, Networking & Events | February 28, 2012 at 8:00 am , by Guest Author/s

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UNICEF has dedicated the 2012 edition of its flagship report, The State of the World’s Children, to the situation of children growing up in urban settings. Nikola Balvin, a Research Officer in the Division of Communication at UNICEF New York, reflects on what this topic means to her and to...

whylinks

Posted in: Links | July 22, 2011 at 4:00 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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A list of favourite links from the past few weeks to get you through the weekend....

Ambassador’s Reception

Posted in: Politics | February 24, 2011 at 10:48 pm , by Stuart Meney

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Do international ambassadors add any value to advocacy and development practice? Or are their stars out-shining the issues? Stu reflects on the recent visit of Monique Coleman, star of High School Musical and UN Youth Ambassdor, to a Football United project in Granville, Sydney. In this post, he examines...

Opening the floodgates – perceived terrorist threats in the wake of the Pakistan floods

Posted in: Humanitarian Relief & Post-Conflict | September 22, 2010 at 3:20 pm , by Brendan Rigby

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Following the devastating Pakistan floods of 2010, aid money has trickled into Pakistan at an alarmingly low rate. In this piece, Brendan and Weh ask the simple question: why? There have been many concerns raised about a vacuum that is created post-disaster, that could be exploited by terrorist organisations. Is...

The future of education: MDGs, academic standards & human rights

Posted in: Education | August 19, 2010 at 11:00 am , by Brendan Rigby

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In the lead up to the MDG review summit this September, there is an urgent need to review not only the MDGs but the standards, quality and approaches of education. In this short comment, Brendan argues for the need to move beyond enrolment and primary schooling, and begin to address...