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More than 1,000 people are reported to have died in Herat Province, western Afghanistan, in the 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck the country on 7th October.   At least 1,600 people have been injured but numbers are expected to increase.   Thousands of people have lost everything and are in urgent need of basic necessities.   We are […]

On 8 September, a terrible 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Morocco. To date there are 2900 dead and over 2000 injured, most of whom in the provinces of Al-Haouz, epicentre of the earthquake, and Taroudant, but the numbers – already dramatic – could still rise. The impact of the earthquake will affect more than 100,000 children […]

In 2020, the UN General Assembly unanimously declared the 9th of September as “International Day to Protect Education from Attack”. The day aims to raise awareness about the education of millions of children living in countries affected by wars and armed conflicts.  The United Nation Security Council identified and condemned six grave violations that have […]

In the complex context of the Syrian crisis, children are the category most exposed to risks and to the denial for their rights. Among them, children with disabilities represent one of the most vulnerable groups. Even though there is no data on their exact number, as there are about 3 million people with disabilities in […]

Oksana, a former WeWorld staff member in Moldova, tells her ordeal as bombing continues in Odesa Odesa is my hometown, I came back to live here in May. At the beginning, the bombings were ok, it was only every 3 to 4 days and they weren’t too heavy as they were far from the city […]

Since 2019, Lebanon has been facing the most devastating financial crisis in its modern history. The COVID-19 outbreak, along with the 2020 explosion of the Port of Beirut, only compounded the economic meltdown and worsened existing inequalities. Very quickly, the Lebanese lira has lost over 98% of its value, while salaries have been drastically reduced […]

Following the creation of the Survey and the related report , on March 17th a presentation was organized by SWG S.p.A in which project partners’ staff participated with the aim of presenting the results obtained, to allow them to subsequently carry out the national events. A total of 11 people participated. Afterwards each partner organized […]

The Syrian conflict has had devastating effects on the national education system. It has denied access to education to millions of children during a crisis that has endured for nearly 12 years. A large part of the population, who is now between 16 and 19 years old, at the eruption of the crisis was at […]

The ‘You Lead’ Final national contest for delegate students took place on May 30-31 and June 1 in Milan, Italy. In total, 61 students, 17 teachers and 18 people as audience and judges participated in the YouLead Finals. The teams were made up of 6 students each and one or two accompanying teachers. Participants were […]

We are saddened by the death of civilians, including of a child, during yet another missile attack in Kyiv by the Russian military today.   In recent weeks, we have witnessed an escalation of bombings during the day as well as at night, reaching a level never recorded since the beginning of the conflict in February […]

In September 2022 WeWorld launched the educational debate contest “EXPONI LE TUE IDEE!” – Edition 2022/2023, to actively involve young high school students in a national debate competition.   EXPONI is an educational contest based on the model of debate, which has the objective of making youth and their social environment protagonists of global challenges. The […]

After the local meetings to launch the debate contest, online and face-to-face preparatory meetings for teachers were held in each country involved in the YouLead project to present European teacher education. The national online meetings were useful for training interested teachers on the debate process and methodologies, also providing materials and content for the realization […]