Development and
Cooperation

Digital monthly 2/2023

Education for all

Private education

Why Nigerians have little faith in government-run schools

Disappointed in government-funded education, even poor parents increasingly opt for private schools

Nepal

Nepalese education in numbers

While literacy rates improved, there is still a big difference in school attendance according to gender and social background

Girl's education

Nepalese girls still don’t have equal educational opportunities

The lives of young women in Nepal are determined by traditions and taboos, even though the constitution guarantees them equal rights

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Education in India

Covid-19’s devastating effects on India’s education

The pandemic interrupted the education of 360 million Indian students and kept them trapped in their homes, mostly without any option for e-learning

Refugee children

There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon

Over ten years after the start of the war, the educational situation of Syrian children and youth in Lebanon remains disastrous

Shift in values

Sacrifice instead of careerism: How Gen Z wants to work in the future

Part-time work and self-discovery are in, rapid promotion and big pay packets are out: Gen Z is changing the world of work in development

Young generation

How Generation Z is changing the world of work in development

Attitudes have changed towards global relations and work-life balance – at Berlin’s Centre for Rural Development (SLE) as well

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SDG4

Good education for everyone

Though poor education affects society as a whole, many governments do not prioritise the sector appropriately

Gender

Menstruation justice in Mexico

Menstruation must not remain a taboo

Teenagers

Mexico wants to prevent teenage pregnancies

What young Latin Americans must learn about sex and reproductive health

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Ghana

Promoting employment in Ghana

Germany’s BMZ is supporting Ghana in the fight against high youth unemployment with an initiative called “Invest for Jobs”

Labour market

Brain drain in Ghana's tech industry

Ghana's IT companies are competing for the best minds both on the local and on the global labour market

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Identity

Language politics in India

There is disagreement about whether children should be taught in Hindi or English after their respective regional language

Languages

Understanding people in their native language

Ever since author Martin Kämpchen learned to speak Bengali, he has seen India with new eyes

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