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Guo Yaru: Championing her future - A Road to the Future

A high-quality, child-friendly education, for every child

In 2023, UNICEF supported high quality training for educators. Over 1,000 provincial and county-level experts and teacher trainers were trained in 13 capacitybuilding workshops. They later delivered over 300 training sessions at the local level with support from UNICEF and national partners.To help some of the mos...

01 February 2024

Championing Her Future

Girls, as well as boys, have the right to realize their full potential. Yet in China, some children are falling behind due to limited opportunities for high quality learning and skills development. According to national educational statistics, in 2022 over 53 million girls studied science at rural primary and seco...

27 January 2024

Igniting passion for science education among rural children

Students Huang Lichen (L) and Huang Qiuhui perform an experiment in Qianjiang Middle School in Laibin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 28, 2023. Students Huang Lichen (L) and Huang Qiuhui perform an experiment in Qianjiang Middle School in Laibin City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Dec. 28, 2023. NANNING…

24 January 2024

Ji Xingxiang: Championing her future - The Almighty Paper

Did you know that with the help of science, paper can be given superpowers? Professor Ji Xingxiang from the Department of Light Industry at Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) and the State Key Laboratory of Bio-based Materials and Green Papermaking, takes an in-depth look at the science of papermaking! This short film, ‘…

24 January 2024

Stella Christie: Championing her future - Becoming a Cognitive Scientist

What is cognitive science? What is analogical thinking? Professor Stella Christie from Tsinghua’s Brain and Intelligence Lab has the answers, in ‘Becoming a Cognitive Scientist’. This short film is the latest in the ‘Championing Her Future’ series, which promotes equal opportunities for girls in education, co-launched by UNICEF and the Youth…

12 October 2023

Yan Yan: Championing her future - The secrets of the tomato

How did tomatoes get so delicious? Join researcher Yan Yan on a journey to encourage girls to explore science. Every female scientist was once a girl, every girl has the potential to be a scientist.

11 October 2023

The secrets of the tomato teaser

UNICEF Deputy Executive Director Karin Hulshof calls for strengthened partnerships for children at the Boao Forum for Asia annual conference

BOAO, China, 31 March 2023 – UNICEF reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening its partnership with China in the promotion of the rights of every child, including the right to inclusive and equitable quality education during UNICEF Deputy Executive Director for Partnerships Karin Hulshof’s visit to Boao in souther...

11 October 2022

Championing Her Future: three scientists show girls what is possible in science and technology

BEIJING, 12 October 2022 — Girls, as well as boys, have a right to realize their potential. Science and innovation are vital to solving current and future challenges. Yet, in China some children are falling behind due to limited access to high quality learning and skills development opportunities. A study by UNICE...

13 November 2006

Rural girls dream the impossible

A girl of Yi minority, born without her right arm, still finds it hard to believe that she actually enjoys her life today. She runs her own grocery store earning her 500 yuan (US$ 61.7) a month, almost half of her family's total income. Luo Meiqi from Yunxian County of Yunnan Province remembered how her mother, a couple of years ago, discouraged…