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Young girl seated in the foreground, wearing a checked school uniform dress, out of focus in the background is a boy wearing a checked school shirt.
Date
05 December 2022 - 15:00

How to support girls in the classroom – lessons from Tanzania

A new report commissioned by British Council Tanzania examines the attitudes of head teachers and teachers towards girls in the classroom.

Tags
Educational research, Women and girls, Policy, Schools, Teaching
Premier Skills female footballer wearing a hijab and holding a football
Date
06 September 2022 - 18:00

Women’s football – more than just a game

Jeremy Barnett, Premier Skills Senior Project Manager, explains how football is helping empower women and girls around the world.

Tags
Football, Women and girls, Women and girls – International Development, Gender equality, Sport
Woman sitting at a table talking to a man opposite her
Date
27 July 2022 - 11:30

Are you listening? But are you really listening?

Listening is something most of us do every day of our lives, but do we deeply listen? The BBC's Emily Kasriel explains how 'deep listening' can change people's lives and help change society.

Tags
Conflict resolution, Civil society
Aerial view of Hunza Valley with mountains, stream and trees.
Date
04 March 2021 - 11:38

This scientist's work reduces plastic pollution in rural Pakistan

Environmental scientist Dr Fozia Tahir is working with her home community of Khyber in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley to protect the environment.

Tags
Women and girls
Woman sitting on a bench writing in a notepad
Date
03 March 2021 - 17:50

My feminist activism in Turkey

Fatmagül Berktay tells us how her work as a feminist researcher has helped to build the women’s movement in Turkey.

Tags
Women and girls, Gender equality
Sumaya Akter Tithi using a stethoscope on another woman
Date
09 November 2020 - 11:30

How one woman runs a public health initiative in Bangladesh

Sumaya Akter Tithi is a Sub-Assistant Community Medical Officer (SACMO) in Bangladesh. She tells us about supporting women during Covid-19.

Tags
Women and girls, Science
Sonny Swe
Date
09 July 2019 - 08:38

'Every story was censored' – Sonny Swe, publisher

Sonny Swe, CEO of Frontier Myanmar Weekly Magazine, talks about negotiating with the censorship board in Myanmar, and building a career before and after prison.

Tags
Civil society, Skills
Bettany with Ibrahim from Aleppo
Date
20 June 2019 - 07:32

'The story of history is a story of migration' – Bettany Hughes, historian

For World Refugee Day, we spoke with the historian, author and broadcaster Bettany Hughes about our connection with the objects we create, and their part in our sense of self and security.

Tags
Cultural relations, Security
Two hip young adults in Myanmar walking down the street and talking to each other
Date
07 June 2019 - 08:13

Myanmar's youth optimistic about their country's future

The British Council's Christine Wilson answers a few questions about attitudes among young adults in Myanmar, reported in the latest instalment of our Next Generation research series.

Tags
Civil society, Youth
Kirsty Logan
Date
24 May 2019 - 16:03

'Societies don't like the in-between' – Kirsty Logan, author

Novelist Kirsty Logan talks about the right to be who you are, women's sexuality, fairy tales, pop culture, beauty and writing.

Tags
Literature, Women and girls, Fashion
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