# Lemaplan International

> Helping children and young people in need around the world


## Posts

- [Education basics of a child's development.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/education-basics-of-a-childs-development/): Mercy has been out of school for months now, it started when her mom fell Ill and she had to become her care giver, since the family could not afford to send mama to the hospital. Though they were just 6 children dad kept mentioning what a Hassle it was to pay fees for all [&hellip;]
- [Togo: The government remains firm, the SET retreats to rebound better](https://lemaplaninternational.org/togo-the-government-remains-firm-the-set-retreats-to-rebound-better/): The Togolese Teachers &#8216;Union (SET), which has taken over the teachers&#8217; union struggle, has just pulled back. On Wednesday, the movement admitted that it was mistaken in the steps leading to its creation and ordered the temporary suspension of the strike of January 28 and 29. The SET intends to hold a constitutive general assembly [&hellip;]
- [Facts on child labor.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/facts-on-child-labor/): Poverty exacts a toll on millions of families worldwide , and in some places, it comes at the price of a child’s physical safety. 1 in 10 children across the globe are subjected to child labour, to either reduce parents load or to support the family.Children may be driven into work for various reasons. Most [&hellip;]
- [Encouraging creativity in children](https://lemaplaninternational.org/encouraging-creativity-in-children/): 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 involves the use of imagination and ideas to come up with something of value; a physical invention, piece of art or a solution to a problem. Throughout our education, life and working careers, creativity may play a significant role in development and success. Creativity can be nurtured and it is often a way of [&hellip;]
- [The role I have had to play.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-role-i-have-had-to-play/): As an instructor, and dispenser of knowledge it always gives me great joy to impact knowledge to these kids especially during their formative years, being given the opportunity to nurture their young minds and raise them with good moral values that will be the guiding compass of life as they grow is a responsibility I [&hellip;]
- [Returning to life as it is](https://lemaplaninternational.org/returning-to-life-as-it-is/): Zainab was excited about resuming school, she had certainly missed her friends especially Deola who lived on the other side of town, and with the pandemic raging, mum never let them make house calls. She had lots of stories to tell, about her cousins who came back for the festivities, the meals that her mum [&hellip;]
- [Causes of Global Learning Crisis.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/causes-of-global-learning-crisis/): Millions more are in classrooms but don&#8217;t get a quality education &#8211; here we look at some of the causes of a global learning crisis. Despite the Sustainable Development Goal to have every child in school and learning by 2030, there are still 260 million children who don&#8217;t go to primary or secondary school. Without [&hellip;]
- [Clean water, one of life's essentials](https://lemaplaninternational.org/clean-water-one-of-lifes-essentials/): Clean water is one of the basic essentials of any community, as it serves to maintain and provide a means to proper hygiene. The Corona virus has even made it more necessary, that we use clean water to wash our hands and reduce the risk of contracting the virus.But some rural areas in the world [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: British Envoy Hails JPM's Education Project](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-british-envoy-hails-jpms-education-project/): The British High Commissioner to Tanzania David Concar has commended President John Magufuli for the country&#8217;s notable progress achieved in the education sector since he ascended to power in 2015. Mr Concar made the commendation on Monday at an event to inaugurate the 10.9bn/ newly-reconstructed Ihungo Secondary School in Kagera Region. The United Kingdom donated [&hellip;]
- [Resumption amid the crisis.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/resumption-amid-the-crisis/): Today 18th January, the day primary and secondary schools will be opening in spite of the COVID-19, it is of utmost Importance that the measures and guidelines be strictly adhered to. For instance, public schools in Lagos have installed wash stations, schools have temperature testing kits available. Teachers in Borno state have taken lectures on [&hellip;]
- [CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, a startling reality](https://lemaplaninternational.org/children-with-disabilities-a-startling-reality/): Between 93 million and 150 million children live with a disability worldwide. The World Health Organization and the World Bank estimate that in some countries &#8220;being disabled more than doubles the chance of never enrolling in school&#8221;. An estimated one in three out-of-school children have a disability.Throughout Africa, less than 10% of children with a [&hellip;]
- [Violence against children is a crime.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/violence-against-children-is-a-crime/): Violence against children is one of society&#8217;s vices and it&#8217;s after effects is long still witnessed ewhen these children grow into adults.Violence is any form of inflicting harm or pain to a person with severe effects either emotionally, physically, or sexual.This practice is in almost all countries and is perpetuated by those close to the [&hellip;]
- [YOUR ROLE IN CHILD EDUCATION.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/your-role-in-child-education/): Most times, if we are not constantly reminded of that which is directly staring us in the face we tend to ignore it. But this isn't one of those issues that can just go away by ignoring it, it is sure to come back and sting you in unexpected ways.
- [HUNGER AND CHILD EDUCATION.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hunger-and-child-education/): This content is password-protected. To view it, please enter the password below. Password:
- [SPES Orphanage In Hédzranawoe​](https://lemaplaninternational.org/spes-orphanage-in-hedzranawoe/): December 28, 2019, at the SPES orphanage in Hédzranawoe, Togo as part of our goals to help reduce the effect of hunger
- [CEG ATTIKPA Secondary School, Lome, Togo.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/ceg-attikpa-secondary-school-lome-togo-2/): On October 23, 2019, the CEG Attikpa Lomé, Togo, was visited by Lema Plan International, again to mark the International Day of the Girl Child
- [EFFECTS OF UNREST IN A NATION.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/effects-of-unrest-in-a-nation/): By world records, countries that have long history of war and famine have a higher rate of poverty and displaced persons, as the unrest keeps the economy fluctuating and the nation remains unstable for a&nbsp; very long time. &nbsp; Nearly 40%of the world&#8217;s 195 countries will see civil unrest in 2020 according to CNBC and [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria school abduction: Gunmen kidnap students in Niger state](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-school-abduction-gunmen-kidnap-students-in-niger-state/): Nigerian officials say gunmen have kidnapped many students from an Islamic school in Nigeria &#8211; the latest in a series of such attacks on schools. Authorities in Niger state confirmed to the BBC that gunmen had seized an unknown number of students from the school in the town of Tegina on Sunday. A teacher told [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Sweden, Nigeria Collaborate On Digital Education](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-sweden-nigeria-collaborate-on-digital-education/): As part of efforts to provide digital literacy for the youths of Nigeria, the Swedish Government has stated its determination to partner Nigeria in the development of digital education. The Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, Grans Carl-Michael disclosed this in Abuja during the signing of partnership agreement between the Swedish/Nigerian Social Development Enterprise, Global Wissen [&hellip;]
- [Living with HIV.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/living-with-hiv/): Over 38.0 million people were living with HIV in 2019 according to statistical studies and Doris was part of these persons. She had come to terms with the fact that she was among the 68% of adults living with HIV and receiving life long Antiretroviral therapy.(ART), she anticipated been one of the 59% of people [&hellip;]
- [Help us construct a school.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/help-us-construct-a-school/): Primary school infrastructure in Umudiopara, imo state in Nigeria has been growing fast enough to accommodate all school aged children and a large share of existing stock is unsafe and unsuitable for learning . School Infrastructure is a promote cost to achieving the sustainable development goal 4 of 2030 agenda which aim to &#8220;ensure inclusive [&hellip;]
- [CORONA PANDEMIC AND ITS EFFECTS ON EDUCATION.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/corona-pandemic-and-its-effects-on-education/): It is statistical correct to say by research that two thirds of the world&#8217;s school-age children that is approximately 1.3billion children aged 3 to 17 years do not have internet connection.(source UNICEF and ITU). From this statistics we can analyze the situation and accurately guess that most of these children could not learn from home [&hellip;]
- [Single motherhood  and it's struggles.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/single-motherhood-and-its-struggles/): In 2006 studies revealed that 12.9million families in the US were headed by a single parent of which an estimated 80% was headed by females.&nbsp; &nbsp;The birth rate for unmarried women was 41&nbsp;births per 1,000 between the ages of&nbsp;15-44 in 2017, according to the Centers for Disease Control.&nbsp; Data&nbsp; was obtained from most recent Demographic [&hellip;]
- [The need for better health care systems.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-need-for-better-health-care-systems/): The goal of a healthcare system is to enhance the health of the population in the most effective manner possible in light of a society&#8217;s available resources and competing needs.( Encyclopedia.com).&nbsp; Farida&nbsp; was a frail child from birth, she had always suffered health complications from birth owing to the fact that her mum hadn&#8217;t taken [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: 'Save Edo Tertiary Institutions'](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-save-edo-tertiary-institutions/): By Washington Osifo and Urowayino JeremiahThe most important benefit of education is to produce people with skills and high level of logical thinking to proffer solutions to societal problems. But in our society, education, particularly, higher education is an escape route from poverty. That again underscores the importance. It is the responsibility of government to [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Joy As 3,000 Teachers Listed For Promotion In Dar.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-joy-as-3000-teachers-listed-for-promotion-in-dar/): Over 3,000 teachers in Kinondoni and Ubungo Municipal councils are lined up for promotion after meeting all criteria under the Teachers Service Commission Act No.25 of 2015 and government procedures. According to Teachers Service Commission (TSC), Kinondoni Municipal Council is in final touches to issue official letters for promotion. The Kinondoni District Assistant TSC Secretary, [&hellip;]
- [Relationship between man and technology.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/relationship-between-man-and-technology/): Man and technology have been intertwined since time in memorial, as man evolved so did technology, man and technology grew hand in hand till the present. With the introduction of robotics, technology is said to soon be independent of man.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;For the first man technology was when he discovered that striking two stones against each [&hellip;]
- [Mental health awareness month.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/mental-health-awareness-month/): Maria stopped talking all&nbsp;of&nbsp;a sudden at&nbsp; age&nbsp;12, there was no symptom of a health condition that would be responsible for such,&nbsp;or a case of&nbsp; an underlying long time health complication that had manifested with time and developed into a speech problem. &nbsp; It&nbsp;just started&nbsp;one Monday&nbsp; morning in school&nbsp;when&nbsp;she&nbsp;had tried&nbsp; speaking to answer the quiz questions [&hellip;]
- [Why African board games should be introduced into the classroom](https://lemaplaninternational.org/why-african-board-games-should-be-introduced-into-the-classroom/): When most of us think about learning, we imagine a teacher and a classroom. In reality most of the things we know, and a great number of the skills we acquire as children and adults, are learned outside the classroom – in conversations with peers, engaging in community service, on the playground. Educators and researchers [&hellip;]
- [Poverty Alleviation.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/poverty-alleviation/): Femi&#8217;s family had been feeding from hand to mouth for as long as he could remember. All he knew was hunger and lack. The only reason he could attend school was because it was government funded and even at that, he had to still find ways to get notebooks and other school essentials. His dresses [&hellip;]
- [Balanced diet and food insecurity in rural communities](https://lemaplaninternational.org/balanced-diet-and-food-insecurity-in-rural-communities/): Nala had recently noticed weight loss among her twin boys and she was worried about its implications. She had visited&nbsp; the Health care center in town to find out what was the cause of such rapid weight loss, after routine&nbsp; check ups had been run on the kids, Nala was advised to be more intentional [&hellip;]
- [The repetition rate of Neuchâtel's students as seen by the pedagogue Claude-Alain Kleiner](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-repetition-rate-of-neuchatels-students-as-seen-by-the-pedagogue-claude-alain-kleiner/): Are Neuchâtel students worse than elsewhere (here, a class in Germany)? &#8220;Decades of work to get here!&#8221; This is the cry from the heart of the pioneers of the 1970s and beyond, when they heard of the disgraceful ranking of the canton of Neuchâtel in terms of the repetition rate of pupils. These elders who [&hellip;]
- [Celebrating Teachers Day](https://lemaplaninternational.org/celebrating-teachers-day/): David was fond of buying gifts for his teachers, other student frowned upon this as they thought it a ploy to curry favor from the teachers. But David only used this to appreciate those who had imparted into him the basics of learning.&nbsp; &nbsp;He was ever grateful for the great start he had on life [&hellip;]
- [Teachers Appreciation Week 2021.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/teachers-appreciation-week-2021/): Monday, May 3 through Friday, May 7 is Teacher Appreciation Week. According to the National Day Calendar, National Teacher Appreciation Week recognizes dedicated educators across the county. How to thank your teacher during National Teacher Appreciation Week The National Day Calendar says political and educational leaders began discussions for a day to honor teachers in [&hellip;]
- [Online learning forums](https://lemaplaninternational.org/online-learning-forums/): Ravi was used to the traditional system of walls and chalkboards learning, it was the concept of education she had been born into and all she knew was that for learning to take place there had to be a physical teacher pointing and giving out instructions.&nbsp; &nbsp;Which is why it came as a shock to [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Govt Abolishes HESLB's 6% VRF](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-govt-abolishes-heslbs-6-vrf/): IT is all smiles for recipients of higher education loans following the government decision to scrap 6 per cent value retention fee (VRF) that has been charged annually by Higher Education Students Loans Board (HESLB) on the outstanding loan balance. President Samia Suluhu Hassan who graced the Workers&#8217; Day that was celebrated at national level [&hellip;]
- [World day for workers.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-day-for-workers/): Due to the nature of his job, Miriam&#8217;s dad&nbsp; was barely home and whenever he was,&nbsp; he would keep crunching numbers on the calculator to balance out the ledgers for the next day&#8217;s accounting.&nbsp; Being a clerk at the government finance office called for his utmost performance and accuracy. He was a principled man, and [&hellip;]
- [Nigerian teen gets 19 scholarship offers worth more than $5 million from the US and Canada](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigerian-teen-gets-19-scholarship-offers-worth-more-than-5-million-from-the-us-and-canada/): One of Nigerian teens must feel like the world is at their feet after receiving 19 full-ride scholarship offers from universities in the United States and Canada. A 17-year-old high school graduate, Victory Yinka-Banjo, has been offered over $ 5 million in scholarships for undergraduate studies, according to admissions and funding awards estimates. “It still [&hellip;]
- [Substance/Drug Abuse Amongst Ruralists.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/substance-drug-abuse-amongst-ruralists/): It is believed that rates at which substances are abused in rural settlements are higher than its urban counterparts, reasons being&nbsp;that there&nbsp;is &nbsp;inadequacy of system structure setup that can checkment such habits and dish&nbsp; out the right punishment for it.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;substance rate use&nbsp; for these areas&nbsp; was highest for alcohol as the primary substance, followed by [&hellip;]
- [Menstrual Education.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/menstrual-education/):   It was another school day, and Taye was getting ready for school as usual when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, that increased with each passing minute and she felt wetness with it. She called out for mum as this was a new situation she didn&#8217;t understand.&nbsp; Mum had her take [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Education Among Top Priorities of 9th House - Gbajabiamila](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-education-among-top-priorities-of-9th-house-gbajabiamila/): Speaker of the House of Representatives yesterday said that the 9th House of Representatives would continue to give utmost attention to education. Receiving the LASU management, led by the Acting Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Oyedamola Oke, during a thank-you visit in his office in Abuja on Monday for attracting various projects to the institution to aid learning, [&hellip;]
- [Extend a helping hand in love.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/extend-a-helping-hand-in-love/): 5am and Bola was up already,&nbsp; she had to set the fire&nbsp; and&nbsp;prep&nbsp;the materials for the meals her mum prepared which they hawked at the local market daily.&nbsp; &nbsp;This routine was one that her body clock had grown accustomed to after months of repetitive actions. This had not always been her life&#8217;s story, but being [&hellip;]
- [World book day.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-book-day/): Books are believed to be windows to worlds others before us have explored and deemed it fit to pass down their wealth of&nbsp; knowledge.&nbsp; The wealth of knowledge in books can turn lives around as in the case of the famous&nbsp; Ben Carson who despite being called a dummy for the first part of his [&hellip;]
- [𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗜𝗖𝗧 𝗗𝗮𝘆](https://lemaplaninternational.org/%f0%9d%97%9b%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%97%bd%f0%9d%97%bd%f0%9d%98%86-%f0%9d%97%9c%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b2%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%bb%f0%9d%97%ae%f0%9d%98%81%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%bc%f0%9d%97%bb/): International Girls in Information and Communications Technology Day 2020Today is International Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day. This day aims at promoting girls and young women’s access to information and communications technologies and encouraging them to pursue studies and careers in the growing field of ICT.
- [Nigeria: Gunmen Attack Private University in Kaduna, Abduct Students](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-gunmen-attack-private-university-in-kaduna-abduct-students/): Gunmen Tuesday night attacked Greenfield University, a private institution in Kaduna, and abducted some students. The incident was said to have occurred at about 8:15pm on Tuesday when the hoodlums invaded the school. The university, the only private university in the state, is located along the Kaduna- Abuja road, some kilometres away from Kaduna city. [&hellip;]
- [WORLD IMMUNIZATION WEEK.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-immunization-week/): World Immunisation Week is marked every last week of April,it is used to&nbsp; promote the core&nbsp;message that immunisation of every child is vital to prevent diseases and protect life. &nbsp;The slogan Prevent. Protect. Immunize. carries this message across.&nbsp; &nbsp;Modern medicine has come a long way from days of herbs and powder to periods of immunization, [&hellip;]
- [Martin Luther on Reformed Education.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/martin-luther-on-reformed-education/): Martin Luther preachings is sometimes forgotten that the Reformation was as much concerned with school as it was with church and home. Appreciating the role of education in directing church and society back to the source of the Christian faith, the reformers were committed to the schooling of the young. One of Martin Luther&#8217;s first [&hellip;]
- [Healthy living for every person.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/healthy-living-for-every-person/): Fatiyah lives in the village of Lado with her only surviving relative&nbsp; aunt Nima, she had lost her family to varying&nbsp; health complications, her dad had developed a breathing problem after working at the town&#8217;s factory for 20years as a result of the fumes he inhaled while working at the production front. This led to [&hellip;]
- [Swiss students can go back to university – partially](https://lemaplaninternational.org/swiss-students-can-go-back-to-university-partially/): Face to face teaching &#8211; currently on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic – will soon be possible at universities following recent government approval. But there will be restrictions Calls had been mounting, most notably from the Swiss Student Union last week, for a return to campus after almost a year of online learning. The [&hellip;]
- [VACCINES FOR COVID-19](https://lemaplaninternational.org/vaccines-for-covid-19/): Although Africa received the vaccines late, and in limited quantities alot of ground has been covered in that short time. More than 420,000 people in Ghana were vaccinated in just two weeks, this covers more than 60% of the target population.&nbsp; Vaxzevria (formerly COVID-19 Vaccine AstraZeneca) is a vaccine for preventing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: USAID Ensures Access to Education for Out-of-School Children' in Northern Nigeria'](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-usaid-ensures-access-to-education-for-out-of-school-children-in-northern-nigeria/): Mr. Nurudeen Lawal, the Chief of Party USAID Northern Education Initiative spoke to Funmi Ogundare and explained the various strategies used and how the agency had partnered with different stakeholders at the state and federal levels in the last five years. The objective is to provide basic literacy opportunities to out-of-school children especially in Sokoto [&hellip;]
- [School drop out rates.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/school-drop-out-rates/): In a society, education plays a very important role in opening up vast opportunities for the individuals living within there, when the basic structures of acquiring knowledge is lacking, the society is in peril  as there will be several problems cropping up from the lack of education such as: Extreme poverty: Members of the society  lack basic [&hellip;]
- [Together We Can Provide Better Life For All African Children.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/together-we-can-provide-better-life-for-all-african-children/): Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa ( SSA) have not been spared from the negative impact of the COVID-19 crisis.As data shows that agriculture continues to be the main source of livelihood of smallholders household in Sub-saharan Africa. While farmers are still struggling to deliver their produce to the market and to acquire badly needed agricultural inputs [&hellip;]
- [Ready to use therapeutic meals.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/ready-to-use-therapeutic-meals/): Young mothers in the village of Nazambi had it tough, there struggled with catering for their kids and ensuring their safety.&nbsp; Halima a mother of twins was not getting by as she had no support from the babies father in Caring for them. She was saddened as she watched her babies slowly regenerate from lack [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Govt Presents Provisional Licenses to 20 Private Varsities](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-govt-presents-provisional-licenses-to-20-private-varsities/): The federal government yesterday presented provisional licenses to the 20 new private universities recently approved by the Federal Executive Council, FEC. Recall that FEC had on Wednesday, February 3, 2021,during its weekly meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, approved the establishment of 20 new private universities, bringing the total number of private universities in [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Tenmet Wants Investment On Special Needs Education](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-tenmet-wants-investment-on-special-needs-education/): In a bid to improve education, the Tanzania Education Network (TENMET) has urged the stakeholders to support the government&#8217;s efforts to invest in inclusive education to children with disabilities. The TENMET National Coordinator, Mr Ochola Wayoga, said the improvement of the education sector was very important, as inclusive education successively provides opportunities for children to [&hellip;]
- [Give them smiles](https://lemaplaninternational.org/give-them-smiles/): Mornings at the Ola&#8217;s home were chaotic in the least,&nbsp;with four kids to bathe and prepare for school and also cooking for the family including live in helps and relatives that never seemed to want to go back, after the morning rush came the cleaning up of the kitchen from top to floor and prepping [&hellip;]
- [Child Trafficking](https://lemaplaninternational.org/child-trafficking/): Trafficking of children in West and Central Africa is on the rise and demands a concerted effort from all sectors of society in affected countries to combat it, according to ILO&#8217;s International Programme on the Elimination of Child labour. Recruited and sold into prostitution and forced labour,children aged between 12 and 16 are the main [&hellip;]
- [World Health Day](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-health-day/): &#8220;It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver: &#8211; Mahatma Gandhi. World Health Day is celebrated on April 7 every year, the theme for world health day 2021 is Building a fairer, healthier world.&nbsp;The World Health Day is a global health awareness day celebrated under the sponsorship of the [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Five Kidnapped Kaduna College Students Rescued - Official](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-five-kidnapped-kaduna-college-students-rescued-official/): The Kaduna government says the students were rescued by security operatives in Kaduna on Monday and are now at a military health facility in the city receiving treatment. The Kaduna State government has announced the rescue of five of the 39 students kidnapped from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation, Kaduna, last month. A statement [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Smz, Unesco Bring Smiles to Pregnant Zanzibar Girls](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-smz-unesco-bring-smiles-to-pregnant-zanzibar-girls/): ZANZIBAR government and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have agreed to strengthen collaboration to help girls who dropped out of school after becoming pregnant to continue with studies. The strengthening of the partnership follows a report on evaluation of &#8216;Re-Entry School Policy&#8217; implementation presented here to stakeholders in education sector at a [&hellip;]
- [Easter's joy](https://lemaplaninternational.org/easters-joy/): Sharon was the eldest kid in the house, and she was in charge of setting up the house according to the routines that governed it,&nbsp; and keeping the younger ones under supervision when ever the Matrons were out. She always had a smile on despite her situation she saw the world in a positive light [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Hope As Education Loans Set to Rise, Deductions Trimmed](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-hope-as-education-loans-set-to-rise-deductions-trimmed/): Dar-es-salaam -Prospective beneficiaries of higher education loans for the 2021/22 academic year have reason to smile &#8211; thanks to government plans to raise the loans budget by about eight percent. The current budget for the Higher Education Students&#8217; Loans Board (HESLB) stands at Sh464 billion. But deputy Education minister Omary Kipanga told Parliament in Dodoma [&hellip;]
- [Children with special needs.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/children-with-special-needs/): Dom has always been a lucky go child, smiling through everything the world has thrown at him. Despite his stature and the fact that he had growth impediments resulting in him being disfigured, and which meant that he was developing at a slower rate than his peers, he was not detered from living a full [&hellip;]
- [Giving back to the community](https://lemaplaninternational.org/giving-back-to-the-community/): When the skills acquisition train hit Danre&#8217;s village, she was amongst the first set of girls to enrol for the sewing classes. Despite her many responsibilities at home she made out time to attend the evening coaching classes after which she would go home, make dinner complete her chores and use her alone time to [&hellip;]
- [Kenya: Pregnant Girls Sit KCSE Exams in Hospitals](https://lemaplaninternational.org/kenya-pregnant-girls-sit-kcse-exams-in-hospitals/): The ongoing Form Four exams have exposed the depth of the teen pregnancy crisis, with hundreds of candidates sitting their first papers in maternity wards. Many more are expected to give birth before the exams end on April 21. The Education ministry is yet to reveal the number of pregnant teens but checks in individual [&hellip;]
- [CHILD LABOR](https://lemaplaninternational.org/child-labor/): According to IPEC The term “child labour” is often defined as work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development. It refers to work that: is mentally, physically, socially or morally dangerous and harmful to children. Child labour is still common in many [&hellip;]
- [School violence a societal menace.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/school-violence-a-societal-menace/): Violence in schools has become somewhat on the rise, a cross sectional study was conducted among about 800 secondary school students (599 in public and 201 in private schools) selected by multistage sampling technique using quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection. The mean age for all the respondents was between 14 years, Males make [&hellip;]
- [Fragile Gains - Women Have Made Progress in Education, but Challenges Persist in Business and Around Abuse.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/fragile-gains-women-have-made-progress-in-education-but-challenges-persist-in-business-and-around-abuse/): As part of our coverage for International Women&#8217;s Month, we seek some insights from Vanessa Moungar, the African Development Bank&#8217;s Director for Gender, Women and Civil Society. Moungar tells us how the Bank is supporting women entrepreneurs and outlines the challenges that remain. What does International Women&#8217;s Month mean to you? Working for a world [&hellip;]
- [Single motherhood.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/single-motherhood/): It is no longer a situation people bat their eyelids at, as child labour is gradually becoming a norm in our society. Parents who cant cater for their kids send them off to stay with relatives in other cities or with families that need maids, these kids get used to run all sorts of errand, [&hellip;]
- [World water day ( catch the rain where it falls, when it falls.)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-water-day-catch-the-rain-where-it-falls-when-it-falls/): To get water for basic household activities, the trek to the sole borehole in the town square would start by 4:30 for Hope so she could beat the other residents as there was always a queue at the borehole site which was the only source of clean water for the community. The borehole had just [&hellip;]
- [Teach them to dream.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/teach-them-to-dream/): Living in a world where almost everything is a struggle can have adverse effects on the psychology of children, it shuts down their ability to dream of a better future, for if they Dare to dream, what is the guarantee it would become reality. That is the reason why kids from rural areas, barely see [&hellip;]
- [ACCESS TO CLEAN WATER IMPROVES EDUCATION](https://lemaplaninternational.org/access-to-clean-water-improves-education/): Education is critical for breaking the cycle of poverty and yet over half of the world&#8217;s schools lack access to safe water and sanitation facilities. Lack of clean water has serious effects on students&#8217; academic performance and attendance rates. The lack of safe water can cause even the best students to lose momentum as they [&hellip;]
- [Drug use and abuse.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/drug-use-and-abuse/): A drug is defined as any chemical or biological substance, which when taken into the body, by any means whatsoever changes the functions of the body or behavior of the user. If it changes the functioning for good substance is regarded as medicine. Drugs are most times substances taken into the body that create a [&hellip;]
- [GIRLS' EDUCATION](https://lemaplaninternational.org/girls-education/): Girls’ education goes beyond getting girls into school. It is also about ensuring that girls learn and feel safe while in school; have the opportunity to complete all levels of education acquiring the knowledge and skills to compete in the labor market; learn the socio-emotional and life skills necessary to navigate and adapt to a [&hellip;]
- [Volunteering.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/volunteering/): Emma has always loved helping people, he is very passionate about making life easier and Better for others.He started from a very young age by helping his classmates with their tough school work, after school he would stay back and help his form teacher with curating students records. Whenever the school had big events planned [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Army Foils Another Kidnap Attempt On Kaduna School](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-army-foils-another-kidnap-attempt-on-kaduna-school/): The Kaduna State government says 39 students have been confirmed missing from the earlier abduction Thursday night. The Nigerian Army says it has foiled another attempt by bandits to kidnap students of Turkish International Secondary School in Rigachikun, Kaduna State. This comes after bandits abducted over 200 persons, including students and staff, of the Federal [&hellip;]
- [Living with trauma](https://lemaplaninternational.org/living-with-trauma/): Deola has recently been contemplating suicide, life as an orphan has been a harsh reality, being passed from one foster home to another isn&#8217;t an ordeal any child should deal with but he was familiarizing himself with it, as no one wanted the boy who screams at night. Unbeknownst to them his screams were a [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: How Hijab Controversy Threatens Kwara's Harmony](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-how-hijab-controversy-threatens-kwaras-harmony/): Kwara State is known as the State of Harmony, but that is being threatened by the controversy that is trailing the wearing of hijab by students in secondary schools founded by Christian missions, but which have been taken over by the state government. The agitation for or against the wearing of hijab did not start [&hellip;]
- [POLIO eradication.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/polio-eradication/): POLIO was one of those deadly diseases that plagued the world and it&#8217;s cure seemed far fetched not until research found ways to combat it though it&#8217;s cure is still unattained. It is a highly contagious virus that can result in spinal cord and brainstem paralysis. It most commonly affects children under 5 years old. [&hellip;]
- [Effects of COVID-19 on schools](https://lemaplaninternational.org/effects-of-covid-19-on-schools/): According to UNICEF there are 168 empty desks. 168 unused backpacks. 168 million futures hanging in the balance. This pandemic classroom installation at the United Nations in New York is a powerful reminder of the global education crisis. The desks and backpacks represent the 168 million children whose schools have been completely closed for nearly [&hellip;]
- [Effects of COVID-19 on schools](https://lemaplaninternational.org/according-to-unicef-there-are-168-empty/): According to UNICEF there are 168 empty desks. 168 unused backpacks. 168 million futures hanging in the balance. This pandemic classroom installation at the United Nations in New York is a powerful reminder of the global education crisis. The desks and backpacks represent the 168 million children whose schools have been completely closed for nearly [&hellip;]
- [Zimbabwe: 5 000 Zim Teenagers Fall Pregnant in One Month](https://lemaplaninternational.org/zimbabwe-5-000-zim-teenagers-fall-pregnant-in-one-month/): AT LEAST 4 959 teenagers fell pregnant while there were 1 774 child marriages recorded between January and February this year. This was revealed in parliament Thursday by Women Affairs Minister Sithembiso Nyoni while presenting her report on the level of public service delivery related to sexual and gender-based violence during the Covid-19 pandemic in [&hellip;]
- [NIGERIA : Again, Kwara Govt Shuts 10 Schools Over Hijab Controversy](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-again-kwara-govt-shuts-10-schools-over-hijab-controversy/): Kwara government directs the 10 secondary schools where the use of the hijab is disputed not to reopen today. The Kwara State Ministry of Education has reversed its decision to reopen the 10 grant-aided schools, where the use of hijab is disputed. According to the Ministry&#8217;s permanent secretary, Kemi Adeosun, the schools earlier told to [&hellip;]
- [Celebrating International Women's Day.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/celebrating-international-womens-day/): Every year, March 8 marks international women&#8217;s day, a day to celebrate women and their achievements, in like manner raise awareness for gender equality. This year&#8217;s theme of  international women&#8217;s day is #choosetochallenge, #IWD 2021.  It is really a good age to be a woman, women are proving to be capable in various fields from [&hellip;]
- [Lema Plan International recognizing some legendary women in history.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-recognizing-some-legendary-women-in-history/): 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧.Was a legendary woman and an American hero.She was also an American Mathematician who helped to send astronauts to the moon by calculating the flight paths of spacecraft while working for NASA. In 2019,President Barack Obama awarded her the presidential medal of freedom for a life of achievement. 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐳𝐚𝐢.Often referred to mononymously as [&hellip;]
- [Hygiene in rural developments](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hygiene-in-rural-developments/): Ravi&#8217;s family of five lives on the land demarcating the village and it&#8217;s general dumpster, they have had to live there for a while, after their dad lost the deed to their former house through debt. Staying In such a polluted area has made illness a norm for them especially airborne and water borne diseases, [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria - Traumatized Abducted Schoolchildren Need Urgent Rehabilitation, Say Independent Rights Experts](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-traumatized-abducted-schoolchildren-need-urgent-rehabilitation-say-independent-rights-experts/): Arne Hoel / The World Bank In an alert issued on the sidelines of the Human Rights Council&#8217;s 46th session in Geneva, more than a dozen UN-appointed independent experts said that without assistance, victims who have been released were &#8220;at (an) increased risk of exploitation, trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence and other forms of violence&#8221;. [&hellip;]
- [Safe childhood a right of every child.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/safe-childhood-a-right-of-every-child/): Dan wakes up at 4:30am every morning, he fetches water and carries out other domestic chores before he has to hit the pure water Depot to collect his ration for the day and start sales until evening when he has to come home to handle meal preparation and baby watch his master&#8217;s new born. This [&hellip;]
- [Hundreds of Girls Abducted From Nigerian School Are Freed, Official Says](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hundreds-of-girls-abducted-from-nigerian-school-are-freed-official-says/): The girls’ return marked the second time in less than a week that gunmen in the country had released kidnapped school children. Hundreds of girls who were&nbsp;abducted last week from their boarding school in Nigeria&nbsp;by a group of armed men have been released, a local official said on Tuesday, the second time in less than [&hellip;]
- [Stop the attacks on schools](https://lemaplaninternational.org/stop-the-attacks-on-schools/): Attacks on schools is a violation of children&#8217;s right,on February 26, barely 9 days after the abduction in Niger State, 317 girls were abducted from a government girls’ secondary school in the Jangebe area of northwestern Zamfara State. Gunmen in Nigeria’s northwestern Niger State attacked a government school yesterday, reportedly abducting hundreds of students and [&hellip;]
- [Effects of insecurity.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/effects-of-insecurity/): It was Monday again, the beginning of another school week Naomi prepped for school which was in the town, some distance from her village in the heart of kwara state. She bid her mom goodbye with a hug as was their tradition and wished her a bountiful harvest from their farm located at the outskirts [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: 24 Kagara Students, 14 Others Regain Freedom From Bandits in Niger.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-24-kagara-students-14-others-regain-freedom-from-bandits-in-niger/): The kidnapped staff and students of Government Science College Kagara have finally regained freedom from the armed bandits in Niger State. A top police officer involved in the counter-kidnapping operation in the State told PRNigeria on Saturday morning. A total of 38 persons regained freedom from the captivity. They include 24 students, three academic staff, [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria confronts second mass kidnapping of schoolchildren in nine days after 317 girls vanish](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-confronts-second-mass-kidnapping-of-schoolchildren-in-nine-days-after-317-girls-vanish/): Gunmen raided a boarding school in northwestern Nigeria early Friday and kidnapped more than 300 girls, marking the third mass abduction of children since December in Africa&#8217;s most populous nation. The assailants struck the Government Girls Secondary School in Zamfara state in a predawn ambush, teachers and residents said, waking up the town as shots [&hellip;]
- [Health care centers, its essentiality.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/health-care-centers-its-essentiality/): Health care is defined as the organized provision of medical care for individuals or communities by health professionals and it can also be defined as efforts made to maintain or restore physical, mental, or emotional well-being especially by trained and licensed professionals. The main purpose of health care is to maintain health and make life [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: We Are Working on Teachers' Welfare -State](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-we-are-working-on-teachers-welfare-state/): Zanzibar — The Minister for Education and Vocational Training Mr Simai Mohamed Said on Tuesday informed Zanzibar House of Representatives members that the government has not forgotten teachers&#8217; welfare and would increase their salaries once the economy allows. &#8220;The government had previously promised to look into the welfare of teachers in the country with a [&hellip;]
- [Infant Malnutrition, Causes and Effect.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/infant-malnutrition-causes-and-effect/): Malnutrition is defined as the lack of essential nutrients in the body necessary for growth and development of body tissues. This lack thereof can lead to side effects such as stunted growth, illnesses and early death. Did you know that Malnutrition is a direct or underlying cause of 45 percent of all deaths of under-five [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: 'Why I Am Starting Secondary School Education At 38'](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-why-i-am-starting-secondary-school-education-at-38/): She is married with young children but up until now, never had the opportunity of a formal education. It was not until few years ago that she attended Adult Education class to at least be able to read and write a few things. But her resolve has always been to acquire formal education at least [&hellip;]
- [IDPs, trauma and living culture.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/idps-trauma-and-living-culture/): Sani has been living in an IDP camp with his mum and two sisters for 6 months, after their village was attacked by gunmen and he lost his dad and his home got destroyed in the fire, hence they had to move to the camp . Life in the camp is very different from what [&hellip;]
- [NGOs And Their Societal Roles.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/ngos-and-their-societal-roles/): NGOs are non governmental organizations, they include many groups and institutions that are entirely or largely independent of government and that have primarily humanitarian rather than commercial objectives. This means that they are most times non-profit organizations and get funds from private sectors, members.They often time work to promote social or political change on a [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: UN Chief Condemns Attack On School](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-un-chief-condemns-attack-on-school/): The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned Wednesday&#8217;s attack on a boarding school in north-central Nigeria, in which one student was killed and several students, as well as relatives and staff, abducted. According to reports, gunmen stormed the Government Science College Kagara, in the Niger state of Nigeria, at around 2 am (local time). Many [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Bandits Storm Nigerian School, Kidnap Many Students](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-bandits-storm-nigerian-school-kidnap-many-students/): The exact number of students kidnapped by the bandits has not been ascertained. Suspected bandits have abducted some students of the Government Science School, Kagara in Niger State. The bandits were dressed in military uniforms when they attacked the boarding school Tuesday night, reported PRNigeria, a news agency with close ties to Nigerian security agencies. [&hellip;]
- [Child marriage and it's horrors.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/child-marriage-and-its-horrors/): Aisha was barely fifteen when her dad got her married as the sixth wife of Mallam Guduru all for a piece of land in the village.Aisha saw her first period at her husband&#8217;s house and after that day, he would always make her come to him, claiming he needed a childfrom her young blood to [&hellip;]
- [24 million may drop out of school due to COVID-19 impact: U.N](https://lemaplaninternational.org/24-million-may-drop-out-of-school-due-to-covid-19-impact-u-n/): Girls and young women are likely to be disproportionately affected, it saysAlmost 24 million children are at risk of not returning to school next year due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, according to the United Nation’s policy brief on the pandemic’s impact on education, released on Tuesday. The educational financing gap is also likely [&hellip;]
- [Valentine through Faith's eyes and Destiny's heart.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/valentine-through-faiths-eyes-and-destinys-heart/): Faith has always loved Valentine&#8217;s day, it meant lots of gifts for her and the other children at the orphanage. Valentine&#8217;s day was always anticipated by the kids as this was the day different people and groups would come to spend time with them and gift them different items, making them feel loved and special. [&hellip;]
- [Women In science and technology.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/women-in-science-and-technology/): Seeking to achieve a balanced participation of men and women in science and technology is a valid enterprise not only on moral and social grounds but also, and especially, because of the benefits which would accrue to the scientific and technical world. The introduction of diverse points of view and different priorities and styles of [&hellip;]
- [15 Things About Black History Month You Didn’t Learn in School.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/15-things-about-black-history-month-you-didnt-learn-in-school/): From the first African American to fly across the country to the first Black presidential candidate, there&#8217;s a lot you don&#8217;t know about Black History Month. Why Black History Month is celebrated in FebruaryEvery year in February we celebrate the contributions of Black Americans as part of Black History Month, but even so, there are [&hellip;]
- [The agony of the Girl child within our today's school system.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-agony-of-the-girl-child-within-our-todays-school-system/): Esther was the form teacher&#8217;s favorite, everyone thought so as he showed favoritism when it came to her, always buying her gifts and giving her high test scores he always made her stay behind after school to help him score assessment tests, or run one errand or another this was just an excuse he used [&hellip;]
- [Public schools may be poor but communities can do more...](https://lemaplaninternational.org/public-schools-may-be-poor-but-communities-can-do-more/): Many public schools may be in a bad state. However, School Based Management Committees (SBMC) have been told to quit complaining, roll up their sleeves and find solutions. When asked to list the issues bedeviling schools in their communities, members of School Based Management Committees (SBMC) that attended a training by the Human Development Initiatives [&hellip;]
- [Female Genital Multilation(FGM) : An Evil practice against women.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/female-genital-multilationfgm-an-evil-practice-against-women/): Female Genital Mutilation(FGM) comprises all procedures involving the removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO).Although not always the case, it most commonly occurs between the ages of 0 to 15 years and the age is decreasing in [&hellip;]
- [Problems At The Rural School Level.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/problems-at-the-rural-school-level/): Schools in rural areas suffer a lot, and tend to have problems that they deal with every school year some of which include: Lack of technological resources: Many teachers and students struggle with lack of easy access to technology. Being far from urban and even suburban areas can make critical tech resources like high speed [&hellip;]
- [How to upgrade education post-pandemic](https://lemaplaninternational.org/how-to-upgrade-education-post-pandemic/): COVID-19 have put over 1.6 billion children out of school. Here&#8217;s how to upgrade education post-pandemic The pandemic could provide an opportunity for innovative education. • Many of the 1.6 billion children out of school during the pandemic may never return. • Of those who do, more than half will not receive the education required [&hellip;]
- [POVERTY AND HUNGER AS IT AFFECTS CHILDREN.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/poverty-and-hunger-as-it-affects-children/): Nigeria is one of many food-deficient countries in Africa, and its alarming hunger statistics are tied with high levels of conflict that have plagued the region surrounding Nigeria for years. Food crisis such as the one in Nigeria causes distressing levels of stunting in children and is correlated with high rates of poverty. This silent [&hellip;]
- [Education is a profitable investment](https://lemaplaninternational.org/education-is-a-profitable-investment/): &#8220;The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet&#8221; –Aristotle The life of an average Nigerian is the life of lack and grave uncertainty. The socioeconomic status is in jeopardy and the complete population is affected; young, middle aged and the old. Nevertheless the predicament of the Nation, some individual have mastered the [&hellip;]
- [Kenya: 120,000 Learners Have Dropped Out of School in Northern Kenya.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/kenya-120000-learners-have-dropped-out-of-school-in-northern-kenya/): Kenya: 120,000 Learners Have Dropped Out of School in Northern Kenya.At least 120,000 primary and secondary school learners have dropped out of school over the last 10 months in northern Kenya, latest statistics reveal. Frontier Counties Development Council (FCDC) yesterday said 107,556 pupils and 13,478 students have quit class&#8211; dealing a major blow to the [&hellip;]
- [Hope for Healthy living.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hope-for-healthy-living/): It was a new month, and Musa was expectant, he had heard from the elders that this was the month they would get basic sanitation facilities In the community as designed by the volunteers that usually visited them. This would be a huge milestone for the fasksri community, a small group of people who were [&hellip;]
- [PURPOSEFUL LIVING.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/purposeful-living/): If there be a time when all will be well with the world, then the change starts with you, and me. This year&#8217;s 16 days of Activism against gender-based violence kick-started on the 25th of November and will run till the 10th of December the main reason for this is to create awareness on the [&hellip;]
- [Curbing Violence Against Women.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/curbing-violence-against-women/): Not ignoring violence against women is a primary human right, and adequate measures must be taken to ensure that women can live their lives free from violence of any kind. The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on November 25, aims to draw attention to the fact that violence against women [&hellip;]
- [𝗙𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗼](https://lemaplaninternational.org/femalemut/): Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is female circumcision &#8211; a ritual practice practiced in several countries as a rite of passage for women, in which a woman&#8217;s external genitalia are removed. FGM is most prevalent in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. More than 200 million women have undergone this procedure today. 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗼Togo, a West [&hellip;]
- [Effects of the lack of Internet access](https://lemaplaninternational.org/effects-of-the-lack-of-internet-access/): Rural communities remain isolated from the outside world because they have limited means of electronic information dissemination.If such access were provided, it could somewhat improve their connection to the ever-changing world. There are reasons why this Internet access is uncommon in rural areas. These include the lack of adequate infrastructure to house and power, another [&hellip;]
- [Education for All](https://lemaplaninternational.org/education-for-all/): Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world. ( Nelson Mandela) This quote right here explains just how important education is and the role it plays in giving power to those who in ignorance would have been away from the light of knowledge. In most third-world countries, not everyone is [&hellip;]
- [𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: The Cost of Covid - What Happens When Children Don't Go to School](https://lemaplaninternational.org/%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%b3%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%ae-the-cost-of-covid-what-happens-when-children-dont-go-to-school/): The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted schools and universities across the world. UNESCO figures state that the worldwide average time lost due to COVID-19 related school closures has been two-thirds of an academic year. This situation has been the most acute in Latin America and the Caribbean, where five months have been lost and three out [&hellip;]
- [Life of Impact:](https://lemaplaninternational.org/life-of-impact/): Martha was a happy type, there was no chance she would be caught sad or sitting in one place. Others her age and even older would have shrunk under the weight of the trauma she experienced as a teenager, but not Martha, who wore her scars proudly to show the world that no matter how [&hellip;]
- [THE PLACE OF LEARNING](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-place-of-learning/): Habiba was fortunate to be one of the few girls in the village of Kolkana to receive a scholarship that covered both her high school and college education. Becoming one of the awardees out of 1,000 girls was no easy task, but as a smart and hardworking girl, she passed the placement test and made [&hellip;]
- [TIME PLAYS ITS MELODY.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/time-plays-its-melody/): Ngolo had only dreams, and those dreams kept him awake most nights, because how could a boy from one of the poorest communities in the area become a pilot and fly one of those big birds he usually saw in the sky. Thanks to Miss Nazhi, his passion and dreams got wings of hope to [&hellip;]
- [SCIENCE DAY FOR PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT](https://lemaplaninternational.org/science-day-for-peace-and-development/): November 10 is the day proclaimed by Unesco to commemorate the impact of science on society. It is a day to highlight the role of science in society and the great advances it has brought about. In this way, science should be brought closer to society and integrated into the system for a better life. [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Ondo Varsity Students to Pay N2.245 Million As Tuition Fees](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-ondo-varsity-students-to-pay-n2-245-million-as-tuition-fees/): The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has been receiving knocks over the recent increase of the tuition fee of the state-owned University of Medical Sciences Teaching Hospital, Ondo, which required non-indigenes and indigenes studying dentistry in the institution in the preclinical years to pay N2.245 million and N1.320 respectively. In a new schedule released [&hellip;]
- [From passion to impact:](https://lemaplaninternational.org/from-passion-to-impact/): It&#8217;s pretty easy for a person to reach their elastic limit and not be able to stretch their mind and body to do more, but as volunteers and humanitarians, it&#8217;s inevitable that we will go beyond our elastic limit to continue the good work we&#8217;ve already started. What drives us, you ask? As a non-governmental [&hellip;]
- [CYBERBULLYING: What you should know.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/cyberbullying-what-you-should-know/): Hate speech and spreading rumours are among the most effective ways to destroy a person&#8217;s self-esteem. Studies show that a percentage of suicides are due to cyberbullying, where the person involved is overwhelmed by the hate speech and threats and decides to silence it all by dying. In most cases, these bullies use digital technologies [&hellip;]
- [Raising awareness of causes.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/raising-awareness-of-causes/): Raising awareness is the process of informing or educating people about a pressing issue or something you care about. The goal of raising awareness about an issue is to draw attention to it and gain emotional support for the cause; in other cases, it is to correct a prejudice or biased opinion. Awareness-raising is one [&hellip;]
- [THE MENACE OF RISING SECURITY CHALLENGES ON EDUCATION IN NIGERIA.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-menace-of-rising-security-challenges-on-education-in-nigeria/): In Nigeria, students have been risking their lives for an education. Like in most parts of the world, schooling comes with its fair share of challenges but when students risk losing their freedom or lives at school, our tomorrow is under attack. Where going to school is tantamount to charging into battle amid a swarm [&hellip;]
- [RIPPLE EFFECT OF KINDNESS](https://lemaplaninternational.org/ripple-effect-of-kindness/): Just as the saying goes that small drops of water soon fill an ocean, so too do small acts of kindness have a ripple effect. From the coins you drop into a beggar&#8217;s plate on your way to work, to the helping hands you extend to strangers, to the donations you make to your local [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Visually impaired teacher gets automatic tenure in Kano after 7 years of volunteer service.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-visually-impaired-teacher-gets-automatic-tenure-in-kano-after-7-years-of-volunteer-service/): Dahuru Abdulhamid, a visually impaired teacher in Kano State, has received automatic employment as a teacher from the state government after seven years of volunteer service. Abdulhamid offered to volunteer to teach at a community school in his area, where he teaches English and government. Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje offered him automatic employment [&hellip;]
- [October 22 is International Stuttering Awareness Day.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/october-22-is-international-stuttering-awareness-day/):  This day is intended to draw attention to the problems of people who suffer from this speech disorder. It commemorates the millions of people around the world who live with this particular speech disorder and highlights ways to make their lives easier by educating families and friends on how to better manage their speech disorder [&hellip;]
- [A FUTURE FOR EVERY CHILD](https://lemaplaninternational.org/a-future-for-every-child/): Life has never been fair to Jane. Losing her parents just a few months after her birth was a terrible fate, and so as a child, she knew only the four walls of the orphanage where she grew up. It had been her home since birth, and now that she was 18, she had to [&hellip;]
- [Revise marriage law to allow girls to study.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/revise-marriage-law-to-allow-girls-to-study/): The government deserves praise for funding and promoting free education in the country, which in turn has increased the number of children going to school and the number of vulnerable and disabled children. HakiElimu Executive Director John Kalage said in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl [&hellip;]
- [TRAUMA AND ITS EFFECTS:](https://lemaplaninternational.org/trauma-and-its-effects/): Trauma comes in different forms and affects people differently. But there is a side of trauma that is usually overlooked: This type of trauma does not affect individuals, but groups, people who have experienced the same traumatizing event. This type of trauma is called COLLECTIVE TRAUMA because it affects a large number of people who [&hellip;]
- [𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮: To ensure an equal future, girls need equal access to digital tools and information](https://lemaplaninternational.org/%f0%9d%97%94%f0%9d%97%b3%f0%9d%97%bf%f0%9d%97%b6%f0%9d%97%b0%f0%9d%97%ae-to-ensure-an-equal-future-girls-need-equal-access-to-digital-tools-and-information/): UNITED NATIONS, New York &#8211; Digital technologies are fueling explosive growth, innovation, and connectivity around the world. But these tools are also creating new kinds of inequalities. Adolescent girls are less likely to use the Internet; in some countries, boys are four times more likely than girls to use the Internet. Girls are also less [&hellip;]
- [CELEBRATING THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL CHILD.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/celebrating-the-international-day-of-the-girl-child/): The International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated worldwide on October 11 and is a day dedicated to promoting the growth and development of girls. This year, the theme of the day is Digital Generation: Our Generation. The focus of this day is on the issues girls face, the challenges of being a girl, [&hellip;]
- [Lema Plan International visits Gideon Army Christain Academy](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-visits-gideon-army-christain-academy/): It was an overwhelming moment for the school children of Gideon Army Christain Academy Nursery and Primary School in Okohia, Isiala-Mbano LGA, Imo State. On October 8, 2021, Lema Plan International embarked on a program to promote the need for education in rural communities. This is part of the goal of sustainable development. The program [&hellip;]
- [Dealing with the Effects of work Burnout.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/dealing-with-the-effects-of-work-burnout/): Remember that one time when you felt drained and tired, and despite your best efforts, you couldn&#8217;t rid yourself of the feeling?&nbsp; Maybe you didn&#8217;t even notice it at first, but by the time you did, the feeling had permanently lodged itself in your mind.&nbsp; Well, that was a burnout period, and these feelings are [&hellip;]
- [HOW TO HELP OTHERS WITHOUT SPENDING MONEY.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/how-to-help-others-without-spending-money/): Random acts of kindness are gestures of kindness that impact the lives of others.&nbsp; These small acts put a smile on people&#8217;s faces and make their lives more bearable, especially those who are struggling to survive.&nbsp; Such acts usually cost little or no money, and through these random acts of kindness, you can put a [&hellip;]
- [HOW TO SUPPORT AN NGO YOU LIKE.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/how-to-support-an-ngo-you-like/): Bassey has always been a good soul. When he wasn&#8217;t out volunteering, he could be found at the local clinic helping the elderly by offering them free counseling services. He was always looking for ways to help others and usually went out of his way to make someone feel better. He was an ardent supporter [&hellip;]
- [INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO INFORMATION.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/international-day-for-universal-access-to-information/): Ignorance is a societal problem that has deadly consequences, and access to information is the only sure way to combat ignorance. On November 17, 2015, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization declared September 28 as the International Day for Universal Access to Information. This was to ensure that citizens are informed about the [&hellip;]
- [School start: teachers call a new strike](https://lemaplaninternational.org/school-start-teachers-call-a-new-strike/): A few days before the start of the 2021-2022 school year, Togo&#8217;s teachers are once again raising their voices. On their behalf, the Federation of National Education Unions (FESEN) has just sent a letter to the Minister of Primary, Secondary, Technical Education and Handicrafts. The organization demands the implementation of the measures taken by the [&hellip;]
- [REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN AN NGO NOW.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/reasons-why-you-should-join-an-ngo-now/): Working with an NGO can be quite daunting, as it is a demanding activity that requires a lot of time and commitment to work effectively for the benefit of the NGO and the cause for which it was founded.&nbsp;  Unlike personal humanitarian service, where one meets people in one&#8217;s community with simple acts of kindness, [&hellip;]
- [The importance of children's rights](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-importance-of-childrens-rights/): Children have the same human rights as everyone else, but because of their position in society, they are granted special rights. These rights serve as protection for the period of life from birth to adulthood. Special rights such as the right to life and protection ensure that children are protected from abuse and exploitation. Right [&hellip;]
- [A MEANINGFUL LIFE AS A VOLUNTEER.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/a-meaningful-life-as-a-volunteer/): An estimated 1 billion people around the world volunteer. Some are frontline volunteers who are repeatedly called to crisis missions caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes, famines, landslides and climate change, or man-made disasters such as wars.Other volunteers work in areas of social development, each playing their part to change the world one day [&hellip;]
- [The new role of technology in the work of NGOs.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-new-role-of-technology-in-the-work-of-ngos/): The world of non-profit organizations is changing with the rapid advancement of technology. Non-governmental organizations are no longer limited to the country or region where they originate but can operate from anywhere in the world thanks to technology. The introduction of technology into the world of non-profits has had a positive impact by making most [&hellip;]
- [Child marriage in Togo](https://lemaplaninternational.org/child-marriage-in-togo/): Child marriage is a widespread problem in Togo, a country in West Africa. In Togo, approximately 22% of girls under the age of 18 are married. Despite the high number of child marriages, there are many social and political aspects of Togolese society that encourage child marriage in Togo. Here are five reasons for the [&hellip;]
- [World Suicide Prevention Day](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-suicide-prevention-day/): Suicide is the deliberate act of a person to take his or her own life.Suicide is a matter that affects all age groups, especially adolescents who are in a very vulnerable stage of life and tend to be guided by emotions and feelings that go beyond rational logic. Statistically, an estimated 800,000 people die by [&hellip;]
- [WHAT TANZANIA NEEDS TO DO TO IMPROVE LITERACY](https://lemaplaninternational.org/what-tanzania-needs-to-do-to-improve-literacy/): Tanzania joins the rest of the world today in marking International Literacy Day, plenty of questions have been swirling about literacy in the country in recent decades. According to Unesco, Tanzania’s current adult literacy rate is 77.89 percent, which is not bad at all, but the country has retrogressed compared to the situation in the [&hellip;]
- [Inspired to make a difference.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/inspired-to-make-a-difference/): In all the forty-two years Emma spent on earth, one could count on one hand the number of times he had visited his village. He rarely visited the village, but given the frequency with which his parents became ill these days, he had no choice but to intensify his visits to the village.Soon the visits [&hellip;]
- [The hunger pandemic](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-hunger-pandemic/): Every year, 3.1 million children die as a result of malnutrition.Today, about 815 million people in the world don&#8217;t have enough to eat.In America, studies show that one in six children has no hope of where their next meal will come from.Recent studies show that a quarter of the food wasted each year could save [&hellip;]
- [Hope for a better life.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hope-for-a-better-life/): It was on days like this that Iya Bashira bemoaned her ill fate, days where there was no food for the children and their water supply ran low. How could life be this cruel by causing her only child to pass away like that? how would she cater to the needs of her two grandchildren [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: 200 Nigerian Students Still in Captivity, Says Unicef](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-200-nigerian-students-still-in-captivity-says-unicef/): The United Nations Children&#8217;s Fund (UNICEF) yesterday said 200 Nigerian students were still in captivity after school abductions that have plagued the nation since December 2020. The international organization added that more than 1,000 students have been abducted in these attacks from December 2020 to date in different states across the country. The UNICEF Representative [&hellip;]
- [Diary of the hungry man](https://lemaplaninternational.org/diary-of-the-hungry-man/): Dear dairy, Man this sounds girly but whatever goes, this is between me and your fine pages. It&#8217;s been a week I went on an air and water diet, no kidding.Okay maybe I am exaggerating but it sure feels like it these days, long gone are the days I can boast of eating &#8221; two [&hellip;]
- [SERVICE TO OTHERS](https://lemaplaninternational.org/service-to-others/): Mr. Bolaji was always seen at charity events held to support humanitarian causes. His donations were enormous and he worked hard to ensure that the funds were used in the best possible way. Thanks to his humble nature, he was popular with the rich and poor in his community. Bolaji was a generous man whose [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Kilimo-Viwanda Scholarship Programme Creates Bright Future for Students](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-kilimo-viwanda-scholarship-programme-creates-bright-future-for-students/): The agricultural sector in Tanzania accounts for 27 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 25 percent of foreign currency. The industry also provides 60 percent of raw materials to industries. The same sector has employed over 70 percent of the working population. Despite its considerable size, the industry is yet to run at full [&hellip;]
- [VOCATIONAL SKILLS AS AN INSTRUMENT OF CHANGE.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/vocational-skills-as-an-instrument-of-change/): What are vocational skills?They are hard skills that can be learned in less than a few months with basic training, although some training can take a year or two. They do not require formal training, just a great understanding of the requirements of the job at hand. Vocational qualifications are appropriate for people who do [&hellip;]
- [Hope in troubled times](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hope-in-troubled-times/): The smile on Nneka&#8217;s face was contagious. Was it only the enrollment of her children that made her so happy? Well, it was worth her smile and more, because before that day she had lost all hope that her children would complete a formal education. Her story would bring tears to the eyes of anyone [&hellip;]
- [WHO IS A HUMANITARIAN](https://lemaplaninternational.org/who-is-a-humanitarian/): According to the dictionary definition, a humanitarian is a person who works for the welfare of people, whether through physical efforts or donations to institutions that change lives and improve the lives of those in need. A humanitarian is committed to making life more bearable for others, either by donating large sums of money to [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Full List of Students, Staff Kidnapped From Zamfara College](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-full-list-of-students-staff-kidnapped-from-zamfara-college/): Bandits invaded Zamfara State College of Agriculture and Animal Science on Sunday and kidnapped 15 students, four staff and killed others. Published are the names of 19 people kidnapped by bandits in Zamfara State College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura, in a Sunday night attack. It was reported how the bandits went into the [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Abducted Zamfara Students Plead for Govt's Help](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-abducted-zamfara-students-plead-for-govts-help/): The 15 students and four staff of the College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences, Bakura were abducted on Sunday night. Abducted students of the Zamfara State College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences (CAAS), Bakura have sent a &#8220;Save Our Lives&#8221; plea to Governor Bello Matawalle and the state government. 15 of them and four staff [&hellip;]
- [A Village Girl's Dream](https://lemaplaninternational.org/a-village-girls-dream/): Kofa Marusa, the small village where Nafisa grew up, was a modest village of 200 people.It was on the outskirts of the main city and seemed to have a world of its own, untouched by civilization. They were famous for their basket weaving skills and the abundance of meat that the men hunted from the [&hellip;]
- [The Story Of Child Survivors Of Conflict and War](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-story-of-survivors/): &nbsp;Imagine your whole world burning before your eyes, how would you react to such a situation. I survived that nightmare. My name is Manu, and this is the story of how my whole life lost meaning. It is the story of how the quiet village of Kutungu became a center of death and despair, the [&hellip;]
- [The Vision That Fuels Our Passion At Lema Plan International](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-vision-that-fuels-our-passion-at-lema-plan-international/): LEMA PLAN INTERNATIONAL is a non-governmental organization that aims to support women and children in Switzerland by providing them with a better life and education. Our goal is to provide a better lifestyle for children who have not had such a privilege since birth. The movement started as a single man&#8217;s dream to care for [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Government Should Do More On Vaccine Education](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-government-should-do-more-on-vaccine-education/): The government needs to work extra hard if it&#8217;s to win the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The major task ahead is changing people&#8217;s mindsets regarding Covid-19 in general. Although the government is doing a good job in trying to contain the spread of the disease that is claiming lives globally, a majority of the [&hellip;]
- [WORLD YOUTH DAY: Celebrate the youth of Impact.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-youth-day-celebrate-the-youth-of-impact/): Tony was the guy everyone wanted to deal with, not because he was wealthy, but because his charisma drew people to him the way bees are drawn to a honeycomb. In a short time, he has impacted hugely in young people like him, equipping them with skills and tools that enabled them to live better [&hellip;]
- [Increased Inequalities in Children’s Right to Education Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic](https://lemaplaninternational.org/increased-inequalities-in-childrens-right-to-education-due-to-the-covid-19-pandemic/): Pandemic’s Dire Global Impact on Education Remedy Lost Learning; Make School Free, Accessible; Expand Internet Access Covid-related school closures affected children unequally, as not all children had the opportunities, tools, or access needed to keep on learning during the pandemic.For millions of students, school closures will not be temporary interference with their education, but the [&hellip;]
- [Umudiopara Community, Ehime-Mbano LGA, Imo State, Nigeria](https://lemaplaninternational.org/umudiopara-community-ehime-mbano-lga-imo-state-nigeria/): On May 2, 2020, the International Lema Plan International Foundation in Nigeria decided to give a quota to the women of Umudiopora and the Holy Church Umunakanu Owerri to help fight hunger and encourage the &#8216;seat at home&#8217; order. The effect of the Coronavirus has affected many families as travel and activities have been reduced, [&hellip;]
- [CEG ATTIKPA secondary school, Lome, Togo.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/ceg-attikpa-secondary-school-lome-togo/): In order to strengthen the protection of students against contact and the spread of the covid19 pandemic, the Lema Plan International which works for the proper schooling of children in Nigeria and Togo has sensitized children and donated 585 washable face masks to the CEG ATTIKPA high school on Friday, June 19, 2020, in Togo. [&hellip;]
- [ONG REMAR  orphanage Lome, Togo](https://lemaplaninternational.org/ong-remar-orphanage-lome-togo/): August 30, 2020… The orphanage of the NGO REMAR located in Zanguéra Lomé has benefited from the goodwill of Lema Plan International, which has provided it with school materials in the run-up to the reopening of schools after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, in order to reduce the spread of the virus and protect children&#8217;s lives. [&hellip;]
- [Public elementary school AGBALEPEDOGAN I.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/public-elementary-school-agbalepedogan-i/): New wash-hand basin for the school children of the EEP AGBALEPEDOGAN. Dirty hands are one of the main routes of infection. Many Togolese schools do not have the basic infrastructure for good hygiene for school children in this health crisis linked to covid 19. As part of its program to support the education of children [&hellip;]
- [Understanding how Non-Governmental Organizations Work.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/understanding-how-non-governmental-organizations-work/): Non-governmental organizations or simply put NGOs are organizations whose activities are designed to influence and support specific groups/individuals. They also serve as a medium for raising awareness about a particular cause. NGOs are defined either by their mode of operation or by the reason for their establishment. Each NGO is defined by the purpose of [&hellip;]
- [ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF BREASTFEEDING FOR NEW MOTHERS.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-breastfeeding-for-new-mothers/): Expectant mothers are bombarded daily with useful and not-so-useful information, from family members to nosy neighbors to the stranger on the street. Everyone, in their own way, is an expert on childcare and breastfeeding. For new moms, keeping up with infant feeding routines and attending to their many individual needs is usually quite a humbling [&hellip;]
- [6000 Children in Nigeria Equipped with COVID-19 Protocols through Beyond The Classroom and Mastercard Foundation Partnership](https://lemaplaninternational.org/6000-children-in-nigeria-equipped-with-covid-19-protocols-through-beyond-the-classroom-and-mastercard-foundation-partnership/): Children from Government Secondary School, Aso Pada during the Mastercard Foundation Covid-19 Public Awareness Campaign School Engagement in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Lagos, Nigeria — Beyond the Classroom, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation, has engaged with 6,000 children in Nigeria on COVID-19 safety protocols. The community engagement is part of the Mastercard Foundation COVID-19 Public [&hellip;]
- [A life full of consequences.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/a-life-full-of-consequences/): Ijeoma knew what lack meant. If she had to describe her childhood, she would say poverty and lack.Growing up in her mother&#8217;s village, surrounded by people whose entire lives revolved around their community, was not a life she would want for her enemies. Ijeoma was the last of five children and only 10 years old [&hellip;]
- [Comprehensive Secondary School, Mbeke in Isiala Mbano, Imo State.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/comprehensive-secondary-school-mbeke-in-isiala-mbano-imo-state/): Lema Plan International Foundation on the 3rd of December 2020, conducted an educational outreach which took place at Comprehensive Secondary School, Mbeke in Isiala Mbano, Imo State.&nbsp; The theme of the program was &#8220;End School Violence; Be an Outstanding Student.&#8221; It is no longer news that violence has done a lot of harm to the [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: 908 Schools Benefiting From National Feeding Programme, Says Lagos.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-908-schools-benefiting-from-national-feeding-programme-says-lagos-2/): Lagos State Government has disclosed that pupils in over 908 primary schools in the over 1,000 public schools in the state are benefiting from the School Feeding Programme initiative of the federal government. The state Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, disclosed that the school home feeding programme, which is being handled [&hellip;]
- [Introduction of African game to the kids in Switzerland for strategic thinking](https://lemaplaninternational.org/introduction-of-african-game-to-the-kids-in-switzerland-for-strategic-thinking/): Lema Plan International in collaboration with Passeport Vacancy for the youth of Neuchâtel and around organized an activity for the children of the region &#8220;African Games&#8221; which took place on the 5th and 13th of July,2021. The main goal of the activity was to introduce &#8220;Oware&#8221;/Awele an African game to the children of the region. [&hellip;]
- [WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-breastfeeding-week/): August 1st to 7th is marked world breastfeeding week all around the world, this means that these 7 days are dedicated to creating awareness on the benefits of breastfeeding for infants and new mothers.The WORLD ALLIANCE FOR BREASTFEEDING ACTION is an organization that aims at highlighting the benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and children. [&hellip;]
- [Institut Primaire Publique L'envol Tokoin Solidarité, Togo](https://lemaplaninternational.org/institut-primaire-publique-lenvol-tokoin-solidarite-togo/): As part of its program to help the education of children and the poor, the NGO LPI (Lema Plan International) donated two hand-washers, food and clothing on Thursday, April 22, 2021, to the INSTITUT PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE L&#8217;ENVOL TOKOIN SOLIDARITÉ, a school that deals with the rehabilitation of mentally disabled children in Togo. Thanks to this [&hellip;]
- [Help us construct a school at Umudiopara Umanukanu community, Ehime Mbano L.G.A, Imo State in Nigeria.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/help-us-construct-a-school-at-umudiopara-umanukanu-community-ehime-mbano-l-g-a-imo-state-in-nigeria/): 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁. Although primary education is officially free and compulsory in Nigeria, this country still finds itself at the top of an unenviable ranking: it has the lowest enrollment rate on the planet. Indeed, despite being the first continental economy, this sub-Saharan African state struggles to adequately finance its education system, [&hellip;]
- [HEPATITIS CAN'T WAIT](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hepatitis-cant-wait/): Today is marked worldwide as world hepatitis day. The theme of this year&#8217;s world hepatitis day is&#8221; Hepatitis Can&#8217;t-Wait&#8221;.It is centered around the need to wipe out the disease hence the global talk show organized by the world health organization being held this day to shine a light on the disease, its causes, symptoms, and [&hellip;]
- [LEMA'S VISION](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lemas-vision/): Our main goal is to equip children with numeracy, literacy, and life skills that they need to realize their greatest potential and make maximum use of it to use for their country&#8217;s need to generate jobs, create innovative chances and increase economic growth. we want to give each child a place in the future for [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Etiam/Samsung - Empowering Nigerian Youths Through ICT Vocational Education to Reduce Unemployment, Insecurity](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-etiam-samsung-empowering-nigerian-youths-through-ict-vocational-education-to-reduce-unemployment-insecurity/): Human capital development of youths that comprise 60 percent of the over 200 million Nigerian population through ICT vocational training has been identified as one of the strategies to curb unemployment and insecurity in the country. The Chairman of Etiam Innovation Systems, Mr. Mark-Anthony Nduka-Eze, explained the benefits to Chris Asika Etiam is a technology [&hellip;]
- [VOLUNTEERING FOR A CAUSE.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/volunteering-for-a-cause/): Growing up Gift would spend her Saturday&#8217;s at the local church where the church members baked loaves of bread enough to feed 100 persons after which these loaves got packaged and sent out to predetermined locations, Gift couldn&#8217;t understand why someone would go through the labor of producing bread only to send it off. At [&hellip;]
- [What will it take to have disability-inclusive education?](https://lemaplaninternational.org/what-will-it-take-to-have-disability-inclusive-education/): Across Africa, countries are making steps to make education more inclusive but they need to do more. Many countries in Africa get a bad press for their progress in providing inclusive education. Just two in three children complete primary school on time, while the number of out-of-school children and youth is 97 million and growing. [&hellip;]
- [CHARITY DRIVE](https://lemaplaninternational.org/charity-drive/): Mathias would give the shirt off his back if he believed it would help someone else, yes he was that devoted to helping others especially the less privileged. He was a selfless volunteer who was constantly planning ways to help members of his community. He had a routine that directed his works of charity, if [&hellip;]
- [One-day Sensitization Program for Students.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/one-day-sensitization-program-for-students/): On the 25th of June, 2021 the proposed one-day sensitization program was held at Abia State Senior Science School Owerinta, Isiala Ngwa South L.G.A, Abia State Nigeria. 
- [Hopefully living each day.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/hopefully-living-each-day/): Deborah was the dreamer in the family, her siblings constantly warned her off for having such big goals and aspirations by reminding her of their reality and how hard they scraped to make ends meet. Living in a house that boasted of leaking roofs, no furniture, dilapidated walls, and having to share her personal space [&hellip;]
- [WORLD YOUTH SKILLS DAY.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-youth-skills-day/): The pandemic caused by the coronavirus led to the closing of schools, leaving students with a lot of time on their hands and nothing else to do. This has had different effects on youth around the world, some productive, some counterproductive. Hassan and his friends were not used to a life of idleness or unproductivity, [&hellip;]
- [Understanding Children’s Right to Protection](https://lemaplaninternational.org/understanding-childrens-right-to-protection/): The period of childhood is a phase in which the human being is more vulnerable because they have not finished developing physically or mentally. Furthermore, the child requires a particular attention and protection. The superior interest of the childChildren deserve a particular attentionThe principle of the superior interest of children is also tied to the [&hellip;]
- [ABOUT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/about-community-development/): What is community development:Community development is defined as the coming together of inhabitants of a community in a common geographical territory, to solve pressing issues that have been detering growth and standing against the community&#8217;s advancement. These developmental programs are usually sponsored by external agencies whose main aim is to help underdeveloped communities find footing [&hellip;]
- [LIVING WITH DYSLEXIA](https://lemaplaninternational.org/living-with-dyslexia/): Faith was that child everyone called slow, she had issues with school work and reading was a chore for her. Her teachers got used to her being the last to understand whatever was being taught during lessons. This problem was one of her parent&#8217;s main concerns seeing as she was a brilliant child in other [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: 908 Schools Benefiting From National Feeding Programme, Says Lagos.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-908-schools-benefiting-from-national-feeding-programme-says-lagos/): Lagos State Government has disclosed that pupils in over 908 primary schools in the over 1,000 public schools in the state are benefiting from the School Feeding Programme initiative of the federal government. The state Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, disclosed that the school home feeding programme, which is being handled [&hellip;]
- [Reality of Internally Displaced Persons.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/reality-of-internally-displaced-persons/): In 2014  a survey was carried out to gather statistical data on IDPs  and the results came back stating how 38.2 million people were internally displaced worldwide and that Nigeria accounted for 1.2 million Persons within the gathered statistics.  Internally displaced persons are victims of either violence and conflict that arose within their geographical location [&hellip;]
- [Every child has a right to be vaccinated.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/every-child-has-a-right-to-be-vaccinated/): From birth to the first years of a child's life, there are prescribed vaccinations and medicines that must be given to the infant to ensure safety and immunity against childhood diseases. 
- [Skills development, the future path to poverty reduction.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/skills-development-the-future-path-to-poverty-reduction/): In the past, our ancestors exchanged goods for other goods; most of the time, services were exchanged for goods. And while times have changed, it is increasingly common for services to be exchanged for goods or monetary value.  Take this example: Mr. Dabo makes stools for homes, making them creatively, taking his time to give each piece a unique touch. Mama Zafar is an expert in cooking and is the city's go-to person for meals at large events, as her skills are unmatched and her meals always leave an impression. 
- [Nigeria: Out-of-school children - the burden of a nation.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-out-of-school-children-the-burden-of-a-nation/): The current insecurity in the country, especially in the Northeast, and the COVID-19 pandemic that is taking its toll on the world have compounded the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria. According to data provided by the Federal Ministry of Education, the number of out-of-school children stands at 10.1 million, an increase of more than [&hellip;]
- [UNICEF urges Nigeria to ensure safe school attendance](https://lemaplaninternational.org/unicef-urges-nigeria-to-ensure-safe-school-attendance/): The United Nations Children&#8217;s Fund (UNICEF) has called on the Nigerian government to take all measures to protect schools in the country to make learning safer for children. The appeal was made because of the high-risk school situation in the country due to the ongoing abductions of children in schools. A senior official of UNICEF&#8217;s [&hellip;]
- [Discrimination in Tanzania's schools ruins girls' lives](https://lemaplaninternational.org/discrimination-in-tanzanias-schools-ruins-girls-lives/): Tanzania&#8217;s first female president, Samia Suluhu, took office in March 2021. Her government has the power to ask education authorities to end the exclusion of pregnant and married girls from public schools. She should urge them to adopt a clear continuation policy, in line with human rights, that allows pregnant and married girls to continue [&hellip;]
- [THIS PANDEMIC THROUGH THE EYES OF VERA.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/this-pandemic-through-the-eyes-of-vera/): &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The coronavirus hit the world like an unannounced guest coming to visit and leaving chaos in its wake. News of the virus spread like wildfire, schools, places of worship and all outdoor activities were cordoned off to control the spread, but the numbers rose at an alarming rate. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The effects of the lockdown began to [&hellip;]
- [CHILD development in relation with the family unit.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/child-development-in-relation-with-the-family-unit/): The family unit is the smallest yet most impactful part of a child&#8217;s life.&nbsp; According to Merriam-Webster dictionary , family is the basic unit&nbsp;of society and it traditionally consists of two parents rearing children. The family unit is&nbsp;a social group of man, woman and children usually bonded by marriage, blood, adoption all sharing the same [&hellip;]
- [Understanding the fundamental rights of the child.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/understanding-the-fundamental-rights-of-the-child/): All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights&#8221;. Article 1, Universal Declaration of Human Rights The year 1924 saw the adoption of the Declaration of Geneva, which states that people owe children the right to the means of development, to special assistance when they need it, to relief materials, and economic [&hellip;]
- [Awareness on sickle cell disease](https://lemaplaninternational.org/awareness-on-sickle-cell-disease/): Sickle cell disease is caused by mutations in the β-globin gene that result in the production of abnormal forms of the β-subunit of hemoglobin. It is the most common potentially fatal genetic disease. (Source: UNICEF records).&nbsp; In simpler terms, in sickle cell anemia, the flexible, round disc-shaped red blood cells that move easily through blood [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: French Embassy-run school expands in Dar](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-french-embassy-run-school-expands-in-dar/): A French school with over 40 nationalities in its student body in Dar es Salaam, taught according to the French curriculum, is gaining popularity in the city and receiving praise from parents. According to the administration of the institution-French School Arthur Rimbaud, Jean-Baptiste Ruzindana coordinator for primary education, the school provides students with the ability [&hellip;]
- [WORLD BLOOD DONOR DAY](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-blood-donor-day/): &nbsp;Blood donors are celebrated around the world every year on June 14. They are considered superheroes in their own way because of the level of selflessness they demonstrate when they voluntarily donate blood to hospitals and health centers, saving countless lives in need of blood.&nbsp; Current studies show that every few seconds, someone in the [&hellip;]
- [Child labour: through Zara's life.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/child-labour-through-zaras-life/): Zara had accepted her fate for what it was: a life condemned to manual labour and to eating the crumbs left by her master&#8217;s children when she washed the dishes they used for their meals.&nbsp; She was the house maid and delivery girl, running daily from one urgent errand to the next as if her [&hellip;]
- [Highlighting the Role NGOs play.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/highlighting-the-role-ngos-play/):   As dedicated Volunteers who stand for the great humanitarian cause of supporting and helping women and children who are living in third world countries, and suffer chronic setbacks in their lifestyle options who wish to have better life experiences no matter their current situation.  These&nbsp; persons are constantly in need of care and support which [&hellip;]
- [This year's theme: Safe food today for a healthy tomorrow.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/this-years-theme-safe-food-today-for-a-healthy-tomorrow/):   World food safety day is marked every June 7th as decided by FAO and WHO as an awareness program to educate and enlighten on the causes and effects of foodborne risks, the main aim was to prevent, detect and manage harmful food risks. &nbsp;Food safety is defined as the routines taken in food preparation, [&hellip;]
- [Every Child Deserves a Happy and Innocent Childhood.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/every-child-deserves-a-happy-and-innocent-childhood/): June 4th&nbsp; is marked worldwide as a reminder of the pain suffered by children throughout the world, mostly victims of abuse either mental, emotional and even physical. This was first made official on June 4th 2011. In 1997 the General Assembly adopted 51/77 resolution on the rights of the child due to the casualties of [&hellip;]
- [Putting an End to School Violence](https://lemaplaninternational.org/putting-an-end-to-school-violence/): 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 is prevalent in all countries and includes physical, psychological and sexual violence, and bullying. The root causes include gender and social norms and wider structural and contextual factors such as inequality in income, deprivation, marginalization and conflict. 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗢𝗳 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲Numerous factors like cultural understanding of violence, socio-economic factors, a student’s home life [&hellip;]
- [Insecurity In the  South East of  Nigeria](https://lemaplaninternational.org/insecurity-in-the-south-east-of-nigeria/): For the last seven months, there has been a spike in the occurrence of insecurity in the nation, and there has been no identifiable cause for such movements, instilling fear and unrest in the nation.&nbsp; These insecurities have ranged from kidnappings, to killings and attacks on schools and organizations making the South East unsafe for [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Buhari Orders Security Agencies to Ensure Prompt Release of Kidnapped Niger Pupils.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-buhari-orders-security-agencies-to-ensure-prompt-release-of-kidnapped-niger-pupils/): President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the nation&#8217;s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts towards the release of the 200 children kidnapped last week from an Islamic school in Niger State. A press release on Monday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, said tge President was briefed on the latest incident of school kidnapping and condemned [&hellip;]
- [Two Years of Collecting Books and Educational Materials Have Taught Us What Comes Next](https://lemaplaninternational.org/from-donation-to-sustainable-impact/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Current Campaign: Building Two School Libraries in Yalla](https://lemaplaninternational.org/current-campaign-building-two-school-libraries-in-yalla/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [2025 Annual Report Now Available](https://lemaplaninternational.org/2025-annual-report-now-available/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Final Project Report 2026](https://lemaplaninternational.org/kisarawe-education-materials-distribution-report-2026/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Introducing the Lema Plan International Shop: Supporting Our Mission Through Purposeful Shopping](https://lemaplaninternational.org/introducing-the-lema-plan-international-shop-supporting-our-mission-through-purposeful-shopping/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Educational Equipment Successfully Delivered to Rural Schools in Kisarawe District, Tanzania](https://lemaplaninternational.org/educational-equipment-delivered-to-rural-schools-in-tanzania/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [End-of-Year Appeal: Final Funding Needed to Dispatch the Tanzania Shipment](https://lemaplaninternational.org/end-of-year-appeal-with-everything-now-under-control-help-us-complete-the-shipment-to-tanzania/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [We Are Recruiting: Local Project Leader &amp; Project Assistants](https://lemaplaninternational.org/we-are-recruiting-local-project-leader-project-assistants/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Swiss Fundraising Ambassadors](https://lemaplaninternational.org/swiss-fundraising-ambassadors/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Smart Giving: A Win-Win for Donors, Communities, and Children](https://lemaplaninternational.org/smart-giving-a-win-win-for-donors-communities-and-children/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [New Awalé Workshop Calendar – Fun, Strategy &amp; Culture for Kids!](https://lemaplaninternational.org/new-awale-workshop-calendar-fun-strategy-culture-for-kids/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Report on the Awalé Workshop – Autumn School Holiday, Val-de-Ruz](https://lemaplaninternational.org/awale-in-action-what-we-learned-from-our-autumn-holiday-workshop/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [🌟 Autumn Awalé Challenge – Play, Learn & Connect (Ages 7–14)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/join-autumn-awale-challenge-ages-7-14/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [🌟 Inspiring Stories – Lema Plan International 2024 Impact](https://lemaplaninternational.org/%f0%9f%8c%9f-temoignages-inspirants-impact-2024-de-lema-plan-international/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Because of You: 19 Donors, Dozens of Computers, Hundreds of Books — and an Unprecedented Impact](https://lemaplaninternational.org/because-of-you-19-donors-dozens-of-computers-hundreds-of-books-and-an-unprecedented-impact/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Library Project Questionnaires](https://lemaplaninternational.org/library-project-questionnaires/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Interview on the EPP Adétikopé Library Initiative](https://lemaplaninternational.org/interview-on-the-epp-adetikope-library-initiative/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Migrant Integration in Switzerland](https://lemaplaninternational.org/migrant-integration-in-switzerland/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [A Dialogue with Our Project Manager in Nigeria](https://lemaplaninternational.org/a-dialogue-with-our-project-manager-in-nigeria/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Inspiring Migrants regarding the significance of access to Education in Switzerland](https://lemaplaninternational.org/inspiring-migrants-regarding-the-significance-of-access-to-education-in-switzerland/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Supporting Education In Tanzanian Communities](https://lemaplaninternational.org/supporting-education-in-tanzanian-communities/): In Tanzania, the expected age for completing primary education by 2024 is 13 years old, with students typically starting standard 1 at the age of seven. 
- [Donation Of Basic School Supplies To Underprivileged Children In Tanzania](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donating-school-supplies-to-underprivilaged-children/): Providing learning materials to underprivileged children in Tanzania forms a crucial part of a broader strategy to enhance educational accessibility.
- [Introducing the board game Awale to the Swiss Community](https://lemaplaninternational.org/introducing-the-board-game-awale-to-the-swiss-community/): Our organization had the pleasure of showcasing the Awale board game to the Swiss community at the esteemed Ludesco Festival in La Chaux-de-Fonds on March 16 and 17, 2024. 
- [Prof Jean Retschitziki and the Awélé board game.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/prof-jean-retschitziki-and-the-awele-board-game/): My primary area of study was an African strategy game known as "Oware/Warri" in English and "Awale or Awélé" in my mother tongue of French
- [Issues Facing Children's Education In Africa](https://lemaplaninternational.org/issues-facing-childrens-education-in-africa/): This affects the quality of education provided. Even when children have access to schools, the quality of education may be substandard.
- [The Words of Mr. Nadebe Mazama.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-words-of-mr-nadebe-mazama/): First, some students lack the extra resources they need to finish their assignments and continue studying as requested by their teachers. 
- [Sedro Gloria, EPP Adetikope Group C, Lome Togo](https://lemaplaninternational.org/sedro-gloria-epp-adetikope-group-c-lome-togo/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Esther Ukamaka needs your help](https://lemaplaninternational.org/esther-ukamaka-needs-your-help/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Do you know the 21 quotes that Nelson Mandela made about Education?](https://lemaplaninternational.org/do-you-know-the-21-quotes-that-nelson-mandela-made-about-education/): We all have our heroes. Those human beings seem larger than life and almost achieve Godlike status. One of my heroes is the late-great Nelson Mandela, who was affectionally nicknamed “Madiba.” His life serves as a testament to the impact that one determined person can have on the course of history. In this blog, I want to share 21 inspirational quotes that Nelson Mandela made about education with you.
- [Five Facts about Children in Togo](https://lemaplaninternational.org/five-facts-about-children-in-togo/): Despite the improvement, poverty is still a big problem in the country. Children in Togo suffer disproportionately, as is the case with poverty worldwide. But they also hold the key to a brighter tomorrow. Here are five facts about children in Togo.
- [Orphans and under-privileged kids at Complex Primary School Yalla in Togo get educational supplies](https://lemaplaninternational.org/orphans-and-under-privileged-kids-at-complex-primary-school-yalla-in-togo-get-educational-supplies/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [THE UNIQUE VALUE OF EDUCATION FOR WOMEN](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-unique-value-of-education-for-women/): Almost 63 percent of the 163 million young people who are illiterate worldwide are female. Providing education to all children will boost literacy rates and accelerate development in underdeveloped areas.
- [LPI Christmas food items reach out to widows](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lpi-christmas-food-items-reach-out-to-widows/): One of the problems facing Nigeria as a country right now is the high cost of living, which is caused by excessive inflation in the market price of products and food.
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day10)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day10/): We made a detour and stopped at Mrs. Onyinyechi Uwaeke's compound, under the excruciating sun. We introduced ourselves and we subsequently learned from her that her movements are severely restricted 
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 9)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-9/): Mrs. Nkechi Okezie is a very diligent woman; at the time, she was getting ready to pack up her goods and head to the market where she kept a little table at the local market.
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 8)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-3-2/): Boxing Day is being celebrated with Mrs. Charity Daniel today after our Christmas vehicle stopped by her house. She was taken aback by our visit, which made the holiday season more joyous for her.
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 7)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-7/): What a wonderful way to enjoy Christmas! Mrs. Lily Nwaobia experienced the same emotion as when Father Christmas unexpectedly knocks on your door with gifts on the eve of Christmas;
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 6)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-6/): In keeping with our surprise Christmas visit, the team stopped at Mrs. Ellen Okwuonu's house. Initially concerned by the presence of unexpected guests
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 5)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-5/): Still, on our surprise home visits, we went to the home of Mrs. Ijeoma Awuloha, bearing gifts for widows in rural communities. she was with her kids doing some house chores when we got there. 
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 4)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-4/): As our car stopped in Mrs. Stella Uche's compound, where she was getting ready to head to the local market, she became our fourth beneficiary. We first tried to authenticate her identification
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 3)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows-day-3/): As part of your Christmas surprise visit, our vehicle stopped again at the home of Mrs. Angelina Nnadozie; she was sitting in the corridors when we arrived. Our unexpected visit left her speechless and shocked, and she tried hard to express her gratitude. 
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 2)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reach-out-to-widows/): Our team went to see Mrs. Angela Uwajumogu, a trader, who we encountered while she was still making her breakfast in the kitchen. Our surprise visit left her speechless. 
- [Lema Plan International Christmas Suprise food items reach out to widows (Day 1)](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-christmas-suprise-food-items-reachout-for-widows/): The high cost of living, which is a result of excessive inflation in market pricing for goods and food items, is one of the issues the nation is currently confronting.  Lema Plan International made the decision to help indigent widows in rural areas by sending them a surprise Christmas package to help them during this time.
- [Encouraging Kids in Rural Areas on the need for Basic Education](https://lemaplaninternational.org/encouraging-kids-in-rural-areas-on-the-need-for-basic-education/): According to research, 75% of children who struggle in their fundamental education drop out of school because they become demoralised and believe they are not competent enough to continue. 
- [Marking World Literacy Day 2022](https://lemaplaninternational.org/marking-world-literacy-day-2022/): 16 pupils from various sections who excelled in STEAM courses received full-year academic scholarships, school bags, school uniforms, and school sandals.
- [In Togo, Scholarship awarded to 6 orphans of EPP Adetikope group C and CEG Tsive](https://lemaplaninternational.org/in-togo-scholarship-awarded-to-6-orphans-of-epp-adetikope-group-c-and-ceg-tsive/): In light of the rising cost of education in Africa and the consequent increase in the number of children dropping out due to their inability to support themselves through school, some parents and guardians who were present during the visit were gushing with praise for the kind gesture shown to these orphaned children. Lema Plan International was thanked, and they wished them luck in all of their endeavours.
- [LPI Fundraising Program](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lpi-fundraising-program/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Lema Plan International (LPI) School Outreach](https://lemaplaninternational.org/lema-plan-international-lpi-school-outreach/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Community Secondary School (CSS) Umu-Alor, Isi-Uzo LGA Enugu State](https://lemaplaninternational.org/community-secondary-school-css-umu-alor-isi-uzo-lga-enugu-state/): The LPI school outreach program was established to assist indigent school children whose education is jeopardized by poverty and other socioeconomic challenges in remaining in school by providing scholarships and academic support to children in the specified category.
- [Africa Day 2022: The 20-year celebration of the African Union](https://lemaplaninternational.org/africa-day-2022-the-20-year-celebration-of-the-african-union/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Volunteer's Corner](https://lemaplaninternational.org/volunteers-corner-3/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [What if you couldn't write your name?](https://lemaplaninternational.org/what-if-you-couldnt-write-your-name/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Volunteer's Corner](https://lemaplaninternational.org/volunteers-corner-2/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Down syndrome is a condition in which a person has an extra chromosome.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/down-syndrome-is-a-condition-in-which-a-person-has-an-extra-chromosome/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Volunteer's Corner](https://lemaplaninternational.org/volunteers-corner/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [How modern technology has improved traditional methods of teaching and learning.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/how-modern-technology-has-improved-traditional-methods-of-teaching-and-learning/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [One-day Teachers Training program -partial scholarship for students of Royal Challenge Academy.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/one-day-teachers-training-program-partial-scholarship-for-students-of-royal-challenge-academy/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [3 Things You Can Do to Make A Difference in Someone’s Life: A Blog about how we can all make a difference in the lives of others.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/3-things-you-can-do-to-make-a-difference-in-someones-life-a-blog-about-how-we-can-all-make-a-difference-in-the-lives-of-others/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [KID MENTAL HEALTH:](https://lemaplaninternational.org/kid-mental-health/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Vocational studies an alternative path.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/vocational-studies-an-alternative-path/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [EDUCATION, IS OUR WAY OUT.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/education-is-our-way-out/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Climate change and its effects:](https://lemaplaninternational.org/climate-change-and-its-effects/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Minutes with our Brand Ambassador](https://lemaplaninternational.org/minutes-with-our-brand-ambassador/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Here's how Togo plans to invest 150 billion CFA in its education system by 2022.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/heres-how-togo-plans-to-invest-150-billion-cfa-in-its-education-system-by-2022/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [SDG 1 - ZERO POVERTY](https://lemaplaninternational.org/sdg-1-zero-poverty/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [THE HANDICAP IS A LACK OF EDUCATION.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-handicap-is-a-lack-of-education/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Keep them safe](https://lemaplaninternational.org/keep-them-safe/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [ASUU: Buhari pledges commitment to fulfilling promises, appeals for understanding](https://lemaplaninternational.org/asuu-buhari-pledges-commitment-to-fulfilling-promises-appeals-for-understanding/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [HOW NOT TO BURN OUT AS A VOLUNTEER](https://lemaplaninternational.org/how-not-to-burn-out-as-a-volunteer/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [DIGITAL SKILLS - THE NEW NORM](https://lemaplaninternational.org/digital-skills-the-new-norm/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [WHY WE CHOSE THIS LIFE.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/why-we-chose-this-life/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Fear the future](https://lemaplaninternational.org/fear-the-future/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Why the right to education remains a challenge in Africa.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/why-the-right-to-education-remains-a-challenge-in-africa/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [INTERNATIONAL DAY OF EDUCATION](https://lemaplaninternational.org/international-day-of-education/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [ONE STEP AT A TIME](https://lemaplaninternational.org/one-step-at-a-time/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [THE JOURNEY TO ZERO HUNGER](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-journey-to-zero-hunger/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [IMPORTANCE OF DIGITAL INNOVATION FOR THE EDUCATION SYSTEM.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/importance-of-digital-innovation-for-the-education-system/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [STRENGTHENING THE ROLE OF WOMEN AS INSTRUMENTS FOR A MORE PRODUCTIVE SOCIETY.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/strengthening-the-role-of-women-as-instruments-for-a-more-productive-society/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [AT HOME IN THE DISTANCE](https://lemaplaninternational.org/at-home-in-the-distance/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [THE SEVERE IMPACT OF POVERTY ON CHILDREN IN LOW-INCOME REGIONS.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-severe-impact-of-poverty-on-children-in-low-income-regions/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria: Lagos Govt to Establish Comprehensive Schools](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria-lagos-govt-to-establish-comprehensive-schools/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS IN CHILDREN](https://lemaplaninternational.org/visual-impairments-in-children/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [New Year's Gift](https://lemaplaninternational.org/new-years-gift/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Goodbye 2021](https://lemaplaninternational.org/goodbye-2021/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [DYSLEXIA A LEARNING DISORDER.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/dyslexia-a-learning-disorder/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Marks advocacy](https://lemaplaninternational.org/marks-advocacy/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [INSPIRE DREAMS](https://lemaplaninternational.org/inspire-dreams/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Africa: In the Year to End Child Labour, Covid Wreaks Havoc](https://lemaplaninternational.org/africa-in-the-year-to-end-child-labour-covid-wreaks-havoc/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [How to be an important member of your community through acts of kindness](https://lemaplaninternational.org/how-to-be-an-important-member-of-your-community-through-acts-of-kindness/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [NEW LIFE FOR THE OVERLOOKED](https://lemaplaninternational.org/new-life-for-the-overlooked/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [West Africa: - The future of West and Central African children is being shaped in today's schools](https://lemaplaninternational.org/west-africa-the-future-of-west-and-central-african-children-is-being-shaped-in-todays-schools/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [GIVING AS A SERVICE TO HUMANITY.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/giving-as-a-service-to-humanity/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [THE VOICE OF CHILDREN COUNTS](https://lemaplaninternational.org/the-voice-of-children-counts/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania: Government stresses need for orientation for new teachers](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania-government-stresses-need-for-orientation-for-new-teachers/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Smiling faces and warm hearts](https://lemaplaninternational.org/smiling-faces-and-warm-hearts/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Bullying: a societal menace.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/bullying-a-societal-menace/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES](https://lemaplaninternational.org/international-day-of-persons-with-disabilities/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [WORLD AIDS DAY THEME For2021: End Inequalities, End Aids](https://lemaplaninternational.org/world-aids-day-theme-for2021-end-inequalities-end-aids/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence.](https://lemaplaninternational.org/16-days-of-activism-against-gender-based-violence/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]

## Pages

- [Privacy Policy](https://lemaplaninternational.org/privacy-policy/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Awalé Workshop](https://lemaplaninternational.org/awale/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [New Page 2](https://lemaplaninternational.org/new-page-2/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Impact](https://lemaplaninternational.org/impact/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [FAQ](https://lemaplaninternational.org/faq/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Nigeria](https://lemaplaninternational.org/nigeria/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Togo](https://lemaplaninternational.org/togo/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Tanzania](https://lemaplaninternational.org/tanzania/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [News &amp; Updates](https://lemaplaninternational.org/news-updates/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Partners](https://lemaplaninternational.org/partners-2/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Volunteer](https://lemaplaninternational.org/volunteer/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Become a Monthly Donor](https://lemaplaninternational.org/become-a-monthly-donor/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Where We Work](https://lemaplaninternational.org/where-we-work/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Switzerland](https://lemaplaninternational.org/switzerland/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [What We Do](https://lemaplaninternational.org/what-we-do/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Projects](https://lemaplaninternational.org/projects/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Our Team](https://lemaplaninternational.org/our-team/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Mission &amp; Vision](https://lemaplaninternational.org/mission-vision/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Who We Are](https://lemaplaninternational.org/who-we-are/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Awalé Workshop](https://lemaplaninternational.org/awale-wooden-strategy-game/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Shop with Us](https://lemaplaninternational.org/shop-with-us/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donor Dashboard](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donor-dashboard-3/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donor Dashboard](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donor-dashboard-2/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donor Dashboard](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donor-dashboard/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Blog](https://lemaplaninternational.org/blog/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Partners & Support](https://lemaplaninternational.org/partners/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donate Now](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donate-now/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donation History](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donation-history/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donation Failed](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donation-failed/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Donation Confirmation](https://lemaplaninternational.org/donation-confirmation/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Contact](https://lemaplaninternational.org/contact/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [About Us](https://lemaplaninternational.org/about-us/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]
- [Home](https://lemaplaninternational.org/): Over the past two years, Lema Plan International has worked closely with schools, libraries, families, associations and other supporters across Switzerland to give books and educational materials a second life.During this period, we often travelled directly to donors, collected materials ourselves, transported them, sorted them, stored them and prepared them for their next destination.For materials intended for our educational projects, we also worked to continue that journey towards the beneficiaries.These activities achieved much more than collecting books.They helped Lema Plan International become better known.They created relationships.They expanded our network.They gave us practical experience in collection, sorting, transportation and reuse.And today, that [&hellip;]

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