Monthly Archives: February 2018

International Women’s Day – Lorenzo Wareham

International Women’s Day – Lorenzo Wareham
International Women’s Day is celebrated every year on March 8th in honour of movements towards equality and women’s rights. The first historical observance of a day celebrating women was held in New York in 1909, with the day eventually becoming adopted by the United Nations in 1975. Recent years have looked at the UN’s “Planet…
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Marginalised groups – LGBTQ+

Marginalised groups – LGBTQ+
This is the final installment in our marginalised groups blogs, rounding up research done with our partners in East Africa to see how COCO is working to be inclusive, ensuring that all children have access to good quality education. The blogs on gender, disability and religion are all available for you to read too. COCO believes that…
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Mercy Fishpond Update

Mercy Fishpond Update
The fishpond at Mercy Primary School is now complete!  The fish are due to arrive any day now, and then the fishpond will be up and running and local women will be able to buy their fish there instead of from local fishermen, who often force women to have sex with them before selling them…
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