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'[F]or 700 million people globally, poor vision is still a fact of life.'

Date: 17 August 2015 - 09:28

How your mobile can help save your sight

How can mobile technology diagnose eye disorders? Rumina Awal, a UK student interning for a social enterprise in Canada, looks at the latest developments.

Tags: Equal opportunities and diversity

Violence towards women and girls has increased dramatically in Egypt over the past few years.

Date: 16 April 2015 - 13:40

How can we tackle violence against women in Egypt?

Four offices providing women in Egypt with legal advice and social support in the face of violence opened yesterday. The British Council's Doaa Hafez looks at the issues and what can be done

Tags: Civil society, Women and girls, Equal opportunities and diversity

Helping begins and ends with understanding. Photo: Mat Wright

Date: 01 April 2015 - 09:25

How teachers can recognise and help children with autism

British Council teacher Peter Moran shares his son's story with advice for teachers to help recognise and assist children with autism.

Tags: Equal opportunities and diversity, Teaching

Teachers in Yemen are pushing for better educational provision for children with disabilities and special needs. Photo (c) Martin Sojka, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 03 December 2014 - 07:07

How the Middle East can help children with special needs

How can countries in the Middle East ensure that children with special educational needs aren't sidelined?

Tags: Schools, Equal opportunities and diversity

'There are more female undergraduates than men, so where are the female leaders? Photo (c) Harsha K R, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 and adapted from the original.

Date: 06 March 2014 - 17:55

Where are all the women in higher education leadership?

Ismail Badat runs us through the numbers and asks why there aren’t more women leaders in higher education in South Asia.

Tags: Universities and higher education, Equal opportunities and diversity

Women and girls in Bangladesh are largely excluded from taking part in the digital sphere. Photo by The Advocacy Project / Creative Commons licence.

Date: 10 December 2013 - 16:05

Is digital education easily accessible to Bangladeshi girls?

A combination of policy and non-governmental initiatives is helping to improve the Bangladeshi girls educational situation. The British Council’s Alexandra Tyers explains.

Tags: Women and girls, Education, Primary school, Technology, Equal opportunities and diversity

'South Sudan's women are more likely to die in childbirth than complete primary school.'

Date: 25 September 2013 - 12:52

The women of South Sudan

High illiteracy rates and rigid gender roles are just two of the many challenges for the women of South Sudan.

Tags: Women and girls, Global development, Equal opportunities and diversity

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