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Colombian youngsters hope education will give them a life without bullets
3 Oct 2007 Claudia and Eduardo have been forced to flee their homes and lost loved ones in northern Colombia. But now enrolled at a church-funded school in the town of Tibu, they are getting a second chance to make something of their lives. UNHCR is helping the families of students and funding school improvements. -
Clinton Global Initiative: Granny pins hopes on boys' education
28 Sep 2007 Eva lives with four of her grandchildren in a tiny house she built herself with the help of a few neighbours when she arrived in Bogota after fleeing their village on the Pacific Coast to escape violence. She had the most rudimentary education and is determined that the children get more out of class. -
Clinton Global Initiative: A virtuous Circle to combat vicious cycle of violence
25 Sep 2007 Colombia's Ministry of Education estimates that up to 500,000 young Colombians under the age of 16 are out of school. Learning Circles, run with UNHCR support, aim to provide an educational net for these youngsters who, for one reason or another, have fallen through the national school system. -
Clinton Global Initiative: From angry young man to model student
20 Sep 2007 When he joined the Learning Circle a few months ago, 15-year-old Sterlin could hardly read and write. The teenager has made so much progress in a few months that his teachers now hope that he can get into mainstream education soon. His dream is to become a computer engineer. -
Ecuador tells refugees they have free access to public health services
10 Sep 2007 Authorities in Ecuador, the Latin American country with the highest number of people needing UNHCR protection, have launched a campaign to ensure refugees know they are entitled to free public health services. -
UNHCR income-generating project gives hope to scores in Colombian town
7 Sep 2007 Five years after losing her home and father, Rosa is rebuilding her life and feeding her family with the help of a sewing machine, some knitting equipment and the UN refugee agency. -
UNHCR in Ecuador helps Colombians fleeing violence in coastal region
29 Aug 2007 The UN refugee agency is working with local authorities, sister agencies and other partners to help hundreds of Colombians who have fled an outbreak of violence in their home areas and sought safety in the coastal Ecuadorean town of San Lorenzo. -
Colombia's indigenous people find little to celebrate on key day
9 Aug 2007 Thursday marks the United Nations International Day of the World's Indigenous People. But Colombia's 1 million indigenous people find they have little to rejoice about as they continue to suffer from the internal armed conflict. -
Bogota focuses on the thousands displaced from the countryside
31 Jul 2007 Thousands show up as Bogota's biggest square becomes a country field in homage to Colombia's displaced population - those thousands who have been forced to flee from the land to the cities.