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Current Deficits in Nutrition, Learning, and On-the-Job Skills Are Costing Children Born Today Half of Their Future Earnings
3+ hour, 43+ min ago (176+ words) About the World Bank Group The report, Building Human Capital Where It Matters: Homes, Neighborhoods and Workplaces, finds that 86 out of the 129 low- and middle-income countries experienced declines in either nutrition, learning, or workforce skill development between 2010 and 2025. The report…...
From Learning to Earnings: Cambodia’s Path from Foundational Learning to STEM* and Research
4+ week, 15+ hour ago (603+ words) From Learning to Earnings: Cambodia's Path from Foundational Learning to STEM* and Research'World Bank Cambodia's growth is constrained by weak foundational learning and misaligned higher education. Only 11 percent of Grade 5 students can read properly, with rural and disadvantaged children falling…...
Child Poverty: Global, Regional and Select National Trends
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (296+ words) Around 1 in 5 children today are living in extreme poverty, according to new World Bank-UNICEF research. In 2024, an estimated 412 million children aged 17 or younger were residing in households living on less than $3 a day, the extreme poverty line used for low-income…...
Investments in Children’s Early Years: Creating Brighter Futures
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (229+ words) Between 2014-2024, 31 million children were enrolled in quality preschool education Recognizing that the pace of progress for young children needed to be accelerated urgently, the World Bank launched the'Early Learning Partnership Multi-Donor Trust Fund (ELP)'in 2015 to mobilize new resources and…...
Building Safer and More Resilient Schools in a Changing Climate
8+ mon, 3+ day ago (584+ words) A new global review provides a snapshot of building codes and their implementation in 22 selected countries in six regions around the world. Areas identified for code enhancements include improved provisions for resilience to disasters and climate hazards including earthquakes, strong…...
A Better Place to Learn: Supporting Refugee Students Through Clean Water and Hygiene in Ethiopia
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) Tsore No. 2 Primary School near Asosa, Ethiopia." On the outskirts of Asosa, in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region near the Sudanese border, Tsore No."2 Primary School stands just a short walk from the nearby refugee camp. The school primarily serves refugee students…...
Empowering Croatia's Future Enhancing Youth Employment and Skills Development
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (365+ words) To address labor shortages, the government has intensified its efforts to activate more people to work, including Croatian youth not in employment, education or training (NEET). Empowering Croatia's Future Enhancing Youth Employment and Skills Development Croatia faces a dual labor…...
Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Higher Education: What You Need to Know
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (225+ words) For university students: Personalized tutoring systems, adaptive learning platforms, and immediate feedback tools tailored to the needs of each degree program and specialization. For faculty and ... Artificial Intelligence Revolution in Higher Education: What You Need to Know The Artificial Intelligence…...
Unlocking Cameroonian youth’s potential for more and better jobs
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (472+ words) Cameroon is implementing a dual-track approach to youth employment through the Adaptive Safety Nets and Economic Inclusion Project, supported by the World Bank. Two innovative programs under this project are helping to unlock opportunity for thousands of young people in…...
Jobs in East Asia and Pacific: Pathways to Prosperity
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1222+ words) East Asia and Pacific (EAP) has created millions of jobs over the past two decades'but new challenges demand bold action. See how the World Bank is helping countries boost job quality, unlock private investment, and build a more inclusive, resilient…...