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Indonesia Tabanan, Indonesia
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Bali English Teaching Volunteers

Excellent 4.9
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258 €  per week · 2  ‑  8  weeks · Age  17+ · Has Wifi

Teach English in this amazing location set amongst rice paddies and local culture. Invest your time in Bali’s children and ensure their future is bright! Details >

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Quality Education
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Tanzania Paje, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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Childcare, Sports and Teaching Support

Perfect 4.7
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258 €  per week · 4  ‑  50  weeks · Age  18+ · Has Wifi

Support children's development at a local pre-primary school in Paje, Zanzibar. Join our Child Care program and make a meaningful impact in early childhood education! Details >

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Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal
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Nepal English Teaching to Monks Volunteers

Excellent 4.9
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231 €  per week · 2  ‑  12  weeks · Age  18+ · Has Wifi

Make an impact during your time in this country. Teaching in a classroom and informal setting as you live with Monks for a truly immersive experience. Details >

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Costa Rica Matapalo, Costa Rica
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Become an important member of our language school in a tropical beach town. Join the fun & make a long lasting difference for learners in beautiful Matapalo, Costa Rica! Details >

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Primary School Assistance

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Provide a supporting role within our partner schools that lack basic resources. Run tutoring sessions covering English and core subjects as well as teaching assistance. Details >

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Plan My Gap Year supports a range of day-care centres that provide essential childcare facilities to impoverished families of nearby communities. Details >

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Real South America Encounter

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Embark on this stunning trip across Costa Rica, Ecuador & Peru where you are guaranteed to experience all aspects of South American lifestyle and culture. Details >

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Vietnam Hanoi, Vietnam
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Vietnam English Teaching Volunteers

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Teach English in Vietnam where you can bring new ideas to the classroom and help students at schools and community classes improve their English. Details >

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Peru Cusco, Peru
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Support the efforts in a school to give the children a memorable education with the chance to learn from International Volunteers from all over the world. Details >

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South Africa Cape Town, South Africa
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Teaching at Primary School

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Volunteer with children aged 6-13 years (Grade R - 7) as a teacher's assistant at a primary school in Cape Town. Make your travel to South Africa meaningful! Details >

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Teach English at a community school providing children with the opportunity to learn English and in turn gain meaningful life skills and employability. Details >

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Sri Lanka Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka English Teaching Volunteers

Excellent 4.9
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Teach Buddhist Monks or children whose family experienced the Tsunami. English is a valuable skill that will greatly enhance their career prospects. Details >

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Peru Cusco, Peru
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Peru Childcare Volunteers

Excellent 4.9
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Spend your time applying yourself on a program that gives you creativity and freedom to provide a fun project for little ones who are so eager to learn! Details >

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Portugal Estoril, Portugal
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Good 4.1
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Sri Lanka Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
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Real Asia Encounter

Excellent 4.9
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238 €  per week · 6  ‑  12  weeks · Age  18+ · Has Wifi

Sri Lanka, India and Nepal! We can’t think of a more sublime combination of exotic and fascinating countries to volunteer in over 6, 9 or 12 weeks. Details >

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Quality Education
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Thailand Bangkok, Thailand
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English Teacher Supporter & Cultural Exchange Trip

Perfect 4.7
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113 €  per week · 4  ‑  50  weeks · Age  18+ · Has Wifi

Bangkok WAT ARUN Area COOKING CLASS + FREE TOUR INCLUDED We offer you to work other provinces after you will work in Bangkok 2 weeks : Chiang Mai Phuket, Nan,River Kwai Details >

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Costa Rica San José, Costa Rica
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Costa Rica English Teaching Volunteers

Excellent 4.9
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311 €  per week · 2  ‑  12  weeks · Age  18+ · Has Wifi

The youngsters of Coronado eagerly waiting to learn and play with you at school. Help them practice English and subjects you are passionate about. Details >

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Quality Education
Ghana Abetifi, Ghana
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Ghana English Teaching & Tutoring

Brilliant 4.8
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91 €  per week · 4  ‑  50  weeks · Age  18+ · Has Wifi

Help out in schools to assist with the teaching and understanding of the English language. Providing a strong foundation for the children to develop. Details >

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Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Volunteer Abroad Quality Education

Quality Education

Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to improving people's lives and sustainable development. Major progress has been made towards increasing access to education at all levels and increasing enrolment rates in schools particularly for women and girls. Basic literacy skills have improved tremendously, yet bolder efforts are needed to make even greater strides for achieving universal education goals. For example, the world has achieved equality in primary education between girls and boys, but few countries have achieved that target at all levels of education.

What's the goal here?

Ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning.

Facts & figures

  • Enrolment in primary education in developing countries has reached 91 per cent but 57 million children remain out of school
  • More than half of children that have not enrolled in school live in sub-Saharan Africa
  • An estimated 50 per cent of out-of-school children of primary school age live in conflict-affected areas
  • 103 million youth worldwide lack basic literacy skills, and more than 60 per cent of them are women

Why does education matter?

Education is the key that will allow many other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved. When people are able to get quality education they can break from the cycle of poverty. Education therefore helps to reduce inequalities and to reach gender equality. It also empowers people everywhere to live more healthy and sustainable lives. Education is also crucial to fostering tolerance between people and contributes to more peaceful societies.

So through education, people can get better jobs and have better lives?

Yes, education reduces inequality. Using data for 114 countries in the 1985-2005 period, one extra year of education is associated with a reduction of the Gini coefficient by 1.4 percentage points.

But hasn't a lot of progress been made over the last few years on education?

Yes, enrolment in primary education in developing countries has reached 91%. According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS Data Centre), between 2000 and 2012, the percentage of out-of-school children among primary-school-age children has declined from 40% to 22% in sub-Saharan Africa and from 20% to 6% in South Asia.

Where are people struggling the most to have access to education?

More than half of children that have not enrolled in school live in sub-Saharan Africa, which makes it the region with the largest number of out-of-school children in the world. And this region has a very young population so it will have to provide basic education to 444 million children between the ages of 3 and 15 in 2030, which is 2.6 times the numbers enrolled today.

Are there groups that have a more difficult access to education?

Yes, women and girls are one of these groups. About one-third of countries in the developing regions have not achieved gender parity in primary education. In sub-Saharan Africa, Oceania and Western Asia, girls still face barriers to entering both primary and secondary school. These disadvantages in education also translate into lack of access to skills and limited opportunities in the labour market for young women.

What can we do?

  • Ask our governments to place education as a priority in both policy and practice.
  • Lobby our governments to make firm commitments to provide free primary school education to all, including vulnerable or marginalized groups.
  • Encourage the private sector to invest resources in the development of educational tools and facilities
  • Urge NGOs to partner with youth and other groups to foster the importance of education within local communities

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Africa
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  • Malawi
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Discover related Sustainable Development Goals

The Sustainable Development Goals aim to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all. As such, the 17 SDGs and its associated 169 targets do not stand alone, but are are interconnected. The key to success on one will involve tackling issues more commonly associated with another. If you are interested in supporting a cause addressing to the goal {sdg.name}, you might also be interested in the related goals No Poverty, Decent Work And Economic Growth and Responsible Consumption And Production.

Please visit the website of the United Nations to find out more about Goal 04 Quality Education and other Sustainable Development Goals.

Source: United Nations

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