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New analysis for Theirworld warns of a chronic lack of funding for pre-primary education from global leaders

The UK government has pledged financial support at the G7 summit – but Sarah Brown is calling for more to be done to help millions of vulnerable children into school.

​Global education ranks higher than climate change and social justice in list of priorities for overseas spending, a new Theirworld poll shows.

A joint statement from Sarah Brown, Chair, Theirworld, and Justin van Fleet, President, Theirworld.

​Five winners will each receive £50,000 and bespoke mentoring to help them scale up their projects.​

World leaders are letting down the world’s most vulnerable children by failing to prioritise education in their post-Covid recovery plans, Theirworld, the global children’s charity, warns in a report published today.

​Research by Theirworld reveals that two-thirds of girls are doing more cooking and cleaning in lockdown.

​Theirworld has criticised the UK Government for cutting overseas aid from 0.7% to 0.5% of gross national income.​

An open letter warns a reduction would pose “a significant threat to development and could seriously jeopardise the UK’s long-term global Covid-19 response".

Theirworld and the Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) have launched a comprehensive information guide for anyone who wants to make a robust case for education.

A new Snakes and Ladders game in which players are confronted with obstacles to attending school – from being a refugee to schools shutting because of Covid-19 – has been created to highlight the education crisis facing millions of children around the world.

On this 1st International Day to "Protect Education From Attack" leading lawyers supported by Theirworld, Save the Children & Edinburgh University Global Health Academy sets out proposals designed to end what has justly been described as ‘the war on children’.

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A coalition of global children’s charities has today accused world leaders of displaying a “gross failure of political leadership” after they failed to prioritise education at a major conference on the future of Syria.

​World leaders are falling short on their promise to provide education for all young Syrian refugees and prevent “a lost generation” of children, a coalition of leading children’s charities has warned.

Theirworld, the global children’s education charity, has been awarded €1.35 million ($1.53 million) to fund emergency education for thousands of refugee children on the Greek islands during the Covid-19 epidemic, in partnership with Education Cannot Wait, a global fund for education in emergencies.

The report, in collaboration with the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, reveals that 16 of the top 25 donors to global education gave nothing or reduced their previous spending on early childhood education, despite the latest research indicating that over 90% of a child’s brain development takes place from birth to the age of five.

The Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij) has announced a new series of grants to the global children’s charity Theirworld to bring education to thousands of children around the world impacted by conflict and disaster. The €4,500,000 (£3.87m) award was announced at the annual Goed Geld Gala in Amsterdam on Monday evening in Amsterdam. Included in the total was a special award of €3,150,000 (£2.7m) which will launch a unique public-private partnership between Theirworld and Education Cannot Wait, the global education fund for children impacted by emergencies.

Vulnerable girls and young women in Tanzania are being given a unique chance to learn vital coding and technology skills.

Syrian refugee children document their lives on film for six months - highlighting the danger and exploitation they face because they're not in school.

​A call for urgent and major action from the world's most powerful countries was handed over to world leaders in Hamburg at the G20 summit.

Vulnerable girls and young women in Tanzania are being given a unique chance to learn vital coding and technology skills in a safe space through a new innovative pilot project called Code Clubs.

The humanitarian work of Syria’s female White Helmets and pioneering Afghani sportswoman Khalida Popal was recognised at a special event hosted by children’s charity Theirworld ahead of International Women’s Day.

A host of celebrities have shared photos of themselves high-fiving small children to show support for Theirworld's #5for5 campaign, which highlights the 5 crucial childhood development goals for children aged 0-5.

A new report from KANCO and children’s charity Theirworld says that Kenya has made progress over the past fifteen years in improving access to early years care – but more action is needed to ensure every child has the best start in life.

Without it, children from the poorest and most marginalised groups will continue to be left behind their peers and unable to fulfil their potential at work and in the community.

A host of famous faces have shared cute pre-school photos of themselves to show support for the #5for5 campaign, including actors Sir Patrick Stewart, Kim Cattrall, Matt Lucas, Rainn Wilson, newest member of the Dr Who cast Pearl Mackie, X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne, broadcaster Piers Morgan, comedians Stephen Fry, Miranda Hart, Eddie Izzard, and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Gordon Brown.

Children's campaigner and Theirworld President Sarah Brown launches a podcast series called Better Angels - consisting of 30-40 minute programmes dedicated to helping create real change in the world.