Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 4/2021

Literacy matters

Wikipedia page in Santali with Ol-chiki script.
Minorities

The pros and cons of the Ol-chiki script

Why a special alphabet for a minority’s language is controversial in India

News stand in Kampala in 2016.
Media literacy

Limit spread of fake news, starting in schools

Knowing what news sources are reliable – and why – is a key component of media literacy

Violence in the classroom is too common: a school in Uganda.
Training

Preventing teacher violence

Training programme to curb teacher violence as an educational practice

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Corporal punishment and humiliation are still part and parcel of schooling in many countries – as here in Benin.
Educational practices

The dire consequences of school violence

Teacher violence has a negative impact on students' mental health and academic performance

Among the lucky few: only one quarter of Pakistan’s women has a mobile phone of their own.
Education

Digital literacy would help Pakistan’s female population

Why most Pakistani women are denied digital opportunities

Primary school girls in Punjab province, where the enrolment rate is comparatively good.
Women’s rights

How illiteracy perpetuates oppression of Pakistani women

Half of Pakistan’s women cannot read or write in any language

Elementary school children at Jusoor learning center in Lebanon.
Education

Initiatives that help refugee children

How some refugee camps manage to provide educational opportunities

Bengali letters used in non-formal Adivasi school.
Minorities

An Indian Adivasi community is divided by scripts

Santal development is hindered by too many options to write in Santali

Zimbabwe’s schools have reopened in phases, but with smaller number of pupils, so many of them have to learn from home.
Remote schooling

New useful tool for remote learning

A WhatsApp bot is supporting remote learning in Zimbabwe – it was co-developed by a student

Always too hot or too cold: provisional post-earthquake classroom.
School quality

Nepal’s deep educational divides

Rural and state-run schools in Nepal must catch up with urban and private ones

Staff member at a Ghanaian internet café in 2009.
Our view

Literacy empowers, so schools must do a good job

More than ever, people must be able to read and write

Relevant science-based information is freely available on the internet: front page of Climate Analytics’ Australia report.
Scientific literacy

Why everyone should understand climate change

Scientific literacy can boost awareness of global warming – and inspire faith in viable solutions

Adult education workshop in Kakuma.
Refugee education

Too many camps do not have schools

Refugees are far too often denied their right to education and literacy training