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  • A passion for education

    How UK aid is changing lives by getting more girls into school

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  • Ministers meet Belfast schoolchildren

    Minister of State Alan Duncan visits schoolchildren in Northern Ireland

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • UK aid helps children Born to Shine

    The Born to Shine TV series has raised millions of pounds to save children’s lives around the world - with the help of UK aid.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Eager to learn - Pakistan floods one year on

    UK aid is getting children in Pakistan back to school after the devastation left behind by the floods

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  • DFID Research: Addressing the issues underlying poor school attendance in Swaziland.

    Many school children report missing a month or more of schooling each year in Swaziland, according to the Addressing the Balance of Burden in HIV/AIDS (ABBA) RPC.

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  • Girls determined to get an education

    How school bursaries are changing girls' lives in Tanzania

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  • UK to help UNICEF boost health and education

    The UK Government will boost its contribution to UNICEF to help the global children’s agency improve the health, protection and education of the world’s poorest children.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pakistan floods six months on: a roof over their heads

    UK aid helps to provide shelter, hygiene kits and safe water to communities in Dadu, Sindh province

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  • The gift of two rabbits

    How a Zimbabwean grandmother can send her grandchildren to school thanks to these rabbits

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  • Audit into use and management of education funds in Kenya

    Andrew Mitchell’s response to audit into use and management of education funds in Kenya.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Education for children with disabilities

    Children with disabilities are much less likely to go to school in the developing world than children who do not have disabilities

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • MDGs in focus - MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education

    Find out how a DFID funded project is helping to get more girls into schools in Nigeria.

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  • UK support to improve education in Malawi

    The UK Government through DFID in Malawi has announced support to the Government of Malawi to implement a new national education reform programme.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Young pupil’s plea for children’s education

    International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell joined African leaders on Sunday to hear a young girl’s plea to deliver education for 72 million children worldwide.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Young people hear why education beats poverty

    Stephen O’Brien yesterday urged young people to join the global challenge to get 72 million children from developing countries into school.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • DR Congo at 50: community reconstruction

    A newly built school is the pride of one remote village, thanks to DFID funding.

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  • Praise for school's links with Sri Lanka and Pakistan

    Andrew Mitchell today met with children from a Keighley school to find out about their educational partnership with schools in Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Hope across the South African border

    How we help children from Zimbabwe find shelter and support in neighbouring South Africa

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  • Andrew Mitchell in Pakistan

    More than three million children will benefit from free textbooks in the conflict-affected province of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Global School pupils meet their adopted England stars

    Young South African pupils with links to UK schools came face to face with their English football heroes on Monday.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government