Swedish Slum Dog
One step out of Scandinavia creates several giant leaps for underprivileged communities in Nepal.
DEBBY NG
The Student Life
Meena Mangrati is a student from theasiamag.com photojournalism workshop for underprivileged girls in Nepal. In this photo essay, Meena reflects on her life as a young student in Kathmandu.
MEENA MANGRATI
When Mother Tongues Divide?
Timor-Leste: A proposal to sanction the use of indigenous languages in primary schools has divided members of government, civil society and educators.
IRIN
HIV/AIDS: "Unprecedented progress", Despite Poor Funding
Latest figures from the 2011 UNAIDS World AIDS Day report.
IRIN
HIV response at a crossroads
Despite improved access in Asia-Pacific region, there are still nearly two new HIV infections for every person who starts treatment.
IRIN
Beguiling Chapagaun
It's dry in Kathmandu, but in Chapagaun, the water flows.
Geeta Sunam
Photography - A Meditation
Between February and March 2011, with the support of The Patatas, I conducted a photography workshop with some 34 students in Nepal, most of which were from underprivileged backgrounds. During the month-long course, students kept a journal of the lessons they learnt and the reflections they experienced. This is an excerpt from the journal of one of my students, Trishakti Manav.
DEBBY NG
Colours of Emotions
Between February and March 2011, with the support of The Patatas, I conducted a photography workshop with some 34 students in Nepal, most of which were from underprivileged backgrounds. During the month-long course, students kept a journal of the lessons they learnt and the reflections they experienced. This is an excerpt from the journal of one of my students, Yelissa Joshi.
DEBBY NG
Picture, Reality
Between February and March 2011, with the support of The Patatas, I conducted a photography workshop with some 34 students in Nepal, most of which were from underprivileged backgrounds. During the month-long course, students kept a journal of the lessons they learnt and the reflections they experienced. This is an excerpt from the journal of one of my students, Suman Shakya.
DEBBY NG
Pictures of an Abstract Mind
Between February and March 2011, with the support of The Patatas, I conducted a photography workshop with some 34 students in Nepal, most of which were from underprivileged backgrounds. During the month-long course, students kept a journal of the lessons they learnt and the reflections they experienced. This is an excerpt from the journal of one of my students, Anupama Shree Dhamala.
DEBBY NG
“When the Monsoon Comes, I Miss Home…”
Twenty-eight-year-old Zaw Htat runs a school for 100 pupils in Mae Sot, Thailand. Meet the illegal Burmese migrant teacher.
TSENG HAN-SHENG
The Facebook Teacher
The London School of Business and Finance reinvents education with social media
EUGENE KWOK and SIA BING XI
The Economics of Extra-Curricular Tuition
Is there really a correlation between extra tuition and better grades?
ANDREA LEUNG
South Korea Embraces the Talmud
South Koreans study the central text of Judaism, the Talmud, in the hope of cultivating genius.
YNET
Post-Conflict Timor-Leste: On the Way Up
As one of the fastest growing economies in the world, Timor-Leste is gradually raising its profile in the region.
IRIN