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China: Quilts rushed to blizzard-affected children

Some 2,000 quilts have reached children and their families living in remote western China, who have been hit by the worst blizzard in six decades.
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Myanmar: Convention on the rights of the child

Children and communities in areas recovering from of Cyclone Nargis enjoy their first ever Universal Children’s Day celebration.
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Mongolia: World Vision gears up to respond as cold snap wreaks havoc

World Vision is gearing up to provide life-saving supplies in Mongolia after days of heavy snow and severe cold have wreaked havoc.
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India: The impact of non-formal education centers

In a Rajistani village where the government run school building is used to house cattle, non-formal education programmes are teaching children to read and write.
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Cambodia: Khim understands the value of Education

A mother unexpectedly discovers the value of education and family through a local financial savings group.
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Sri Lanka: Post-tsunami support helps Baby Tsunami start school

In contrast to the disaster that gave her a unique name, little Tsunami, now 5, has brought much joy and hope to her family.
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Indonesia: Handicrafts business brings hope and new enterprise to Aceh community

Dedek Syahrizal, 40, is the owner of Jaroe handicraft shop in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. His business is booming once again, five years after the tsunami destroyed everything he owned.
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Nepal: Education for girls
Education awareness-raising challenges a cultural belief system that girls are temporary property of their birth families, and educating daughters is as a bad investment.

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