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Eid Mubarak! The values at the heart of this Eid, including generosity and care for others, sit close to the work we do across the Middle East, South and Central Asia, and Africa. To our partners, communities, and colleagues: we wish you a meaningful Eid with your loved ones.

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Elections are about the future. The young people who will own it can’t wait to be part of the conversation.

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With Ethiopians heading to the polls, we’re looking back at Warka, our debate show that gave Ethiopian youth a platform to debate the issues themselves as participants in the political conversation shaping their country.

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Malak is one of ~200k Palestinian children who have tuned in to @Youm_Jadeed. She doesn't describe it as a lesson, but as company.

When conflict disrupts every aspect of life, one of the most important things we can offer is somewhere exciting for a child's mind to go.

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Watch: Did the push to increase youth and political party representation in the 2024 Jordan elections pay off? Some progress, but far to go. This campaign worked to overcome skepticism about government, elections, and who controls the parties.

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Too many children never get that chance. He wants to make sure they never have to fight the same battle. 

#EndPolio #PolioEradication #PolioFree

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He faced the fastest cricketers in the world, but his toughest opponent came before he ever held a bat.

When polio struck, he refused to stay down. He fought his way back to health, and then to representing his nation on the pitch.

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Small stories can lead to big changes. Watch for a glimpse of a day in her life.

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Kawthar is an aspiring and inspiring electrician. She loves her job and is good at it. In Jordan, it’s an unusual role for a woman. So Kawthar’s not only fixing people’s appliances – she’s changing their view of the role of women in the workplace.

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Nearly a quarter of a million students have taken us up on that.

To every single person who has opened Lalah to ask a question, practice a subject, or just keep going — thank you. You are the reason we built this.

#EdTech #Lalah #AIforGood

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230,000 people are using Lalah, our AI chatbot tutor, vastly exceeding our expectations.

Lalah was built for Afghan learners -- available for FREE in Dari and Pashto, on any phone, at any time. Our goals is expand access to quality education to every motivated learner.

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Learning work when it’s reinforced across multiple touchpoints. With SENF, our adaptive ecosystem reaches people through multi-platform lessons, exam prep, edutainment, WhatsApp tutoring, and an on-demand AI chatbot.

Watch to learn how we bring it all together:

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It wasn’t perfect, but once we saw that learning could be adapted to even more creative formats, we started to dream big, creating Senf to really make learning stick wherever kids were.

A quick look at where it all started with Maktab Khanagi.

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COVID changed learning, no matter where you were (and yes, Class of 2020, we know you didn’t get a graduation – we've seen your posts 😞 ). 

In Afghanistan, we adapted quickly to kids missing school by introducing our Maktab Khanagi (Home School) distance learning show.

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count, and respect each other. 

“Sesame Garden” (Bachch-e Simsim) showed how locally-grounded storytelling can make a big difference – reaching and teaching millions beyond the classroom!

Stay tuned this week to learn more about our Afghanistan education work through the ages

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Did you know Elmo speaks Pashto? 

In 2010, Lapis and Tolo partnered with @SesameWorkshop to bring the world-renowned muppets of Sesame Street to Afghanistan. Over 8 seasons, Elmo, Zari (a new little girl character for Afghanistan), Big Bird, and others taught kids to read,

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Mine action is a prerequisite for health, education, and economic growth, and we’re committed to clearing the path to recovery.

@UNMAS #MineAction #IMAD2026 #MineActionCannotWait #MineAwarenessDay

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You can’t rebuild on unsafe ground.

On International Mine Awareness Day, we’re looking back at our risk education campaigns in Iraq, where we’ve seen the right information, delivered at the right time, can save lives in high-risk communities.

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Every child has a right to education.

Each missed opportunity to learn takes us further from global equality and peace.

Let’s push forward, together, to ensure access to quality education for every child and every young person, everywhere.

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(2/2) support for frontline health workers, and rapid response to misinformation.

Every protected child brings us one step closer!

#PolioFree #EndPolioNow #GPEI

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(1/2) The finish line for polio is in sight.

But the final stretch depends on systems that work. After more than a decade supporting digital and community engagement to eradicate polio in Afghanistan, we know progress depends on sustained engagement with community leaders,