A Notebook Should Not Cost a Child’s Life
A notebook is one of the most ordinary objects in the world. It is thin, inexpensive and easily overlooked. Millions of them are sold every day in ma…
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Education Without Dignity Is Not Education
Education is often described as the great equaliser. Governments build schools, expand enrolment and celebrate rising literacy rates as evidence of p…
Shame of Being Poor at School
The hardest thing about being a poor child at school is not always hunger. It is shame. Shame arrives quietly. It sits beside a child in the classroo…
He Died Over a Notebook: A 10-Year-Old’s Suicide in NTT
He was ten years old. He did not ask for toys or gadgets. He did not ask for comfort or luxury. He asked for a notebook and a pen. That was all. Beca…
Indonesia Protesters clash with Riot Police as Tensions Soar
Protesters carry an Indonesian flag and a flag from Japanese anime 'One Piece' during a protest outside Jakarta police headquarters. [Willy K…