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We're looking forward to reading the latest title from our friend & #literacy champion Richard Van Camp. Are you? #canlit #literacymatters

Some Monday inspiration for you all. This Dad has studied music theory and classic guitar, has experience in carpentry and pipe-fitting, has been a commercial driver, is a retired Canadian Armed Forces Combat Engineer, is currently an HVAC sheet metal apprentice and now an author of a children's book. This father says he wanted to create something special that would allow him to share his passions for science, astronomy, and storytelling with his kids. Way to go Layton Lavik... Books for taking matters into your own hands. #learningneverstops https://laytonlavik.com/

The QCODE chapter at Queen's University has put a lot of love in our hearts. The $3,310 you raised will be put to good use to help students in Liberia. Thank you/merci!

"For 75M children & young people trapped in conflict zones, #EducationCannotWait. A lost generation is one where hope dies in those who live. It is our responsibility to rekindle hope." ~ Gordon Brown. United Nations Global Citizen

Happy Canadian Library Month! #CLM20 #LibraryMonth #FNPLW #SaskLibWeek #OPLW #CSLD2020 https://librarianship.ca/features/canadian-library-month/

A gift to CODE let’s us provide literacy support to teachers, students and their families. Consider how much a story book might mean to a child half a world away. This holiday season please consider a gift in support of children’s literacy. Your generosity helps children, just like our own, get the education they need for a brighter future. Donate today. www.code.ngo/donate

We're looking for a Research Consultant in Liberia to conduct a study on the impact of digital technology on the learning outcomes of over-age primary school girls. Deadline to apply is December 7, 2020. Work will be done between January 2021 - July 2022. For all the info visit https://code.ngo/about/join-the-team/ WE-CARE Foundation

COVID continues to throw off educators around the world as they navigate trying to educate the world's children during a global pandemic. This is the latest from Wales.

There's always a good story behind why something is named what it is. CBC Radio: Unreserved

"Children as young as 10 used to cool themselves from the sweltering heat in the Odzi River on their way back from school in mineral-rich Marange, a village 90km south of Mutare in eastern Zimbabwe. Now, with the public education system collapsing and the pandemic taking a wrecking ball to their parents’ economic opportunities, children are spending whole days at the river, panning for gold or fishing for an evening meal." The Guardian ... To read more visit https://www.theguardian.com//i-need-money-for-school-the-c

Teachers are leaders and these tough topics should be discussed in class. Here are some tips to guide those chats.

The show and the music must go on. https://www.npr.org//pandemic-challenges-band-students-to-

Be sure to check out the last day of the Maputo Book Fair today. The great thing this year is that the fair is virtual so you don't need to be in Mozambique to attend. Conselho Municipal de Maputo https://clubofmozambique.com//maputo-book-fair-opens-virt/

#ThatFridayFeeling Kids sing it best: "I wanna see you be brave." One Voice Children's Choir began in 2002 and has become a household name on a mission to spread hope, joy and love through their original arrangements of popular music.

Behind these masks we know these girls are smiling. With WE-CARE & 60 millions de filles / 60 million girls we've been able to get these at-home learning kits to the girls in the Girls’ Accelerated Learning Initiative (GALI). They got a mask, hand sanitizer, at least one Reading Liberia book, a pencil, eraser, sharpener, sanitary pads, a notebook, an academic workbook in a tote bag. GALI supports over-age girls to complete primary school through small-group tutoring and training in life skills, puberty, and gender equality.

#COVID19 has shaken up our lives, but around the world natural disasters, hunger & armed conflicts have not stopped. continues to support the most vulnerable & at-risk people, no matter where they live. #CanadaAid

And that's another fiscal year in the books. Our 2019-2020 Impact Report is here. We encourage you to check it out and see what we've been up to. https://code.ngo//20/10/CODE-Impact-Report-2019-2020-2.pdf

Our Communications Manager Emily Prashad gets personal reflecting on her own childhood reading experience as she explores what the many benefits are of reading in childhood. https://code.ngo/2020//19/benefits-of-reading-in-childhood/

continues to work to lift people out of poverty. Sadly #COVID19 has reversed some of the progress. There is still much more work to be done. The needs to... rally together to end poverty & build a better world for everyone. #EndPoverty #GlobalGoals #SDG1 #ForPeopleForPlanet http://ow.ly/BqiX30rfslg

"In the West African nation of Sierra Leone, one in 10 women die during childbirth. Healthcare systems are fragile further strained by Ebola and now COVID-19 and access to basic treatment is often limited. The journeys that pregnant women take to reach healthcare provision can be long and traumatic. In this comic series, four women share their stories of hardship and survival in a country where falling pregnant means risking death." Read more about Memunatu, Heela, Kadiatu and Tetteh. Al Jazeera English

Now this is definitely out of this world. Taking hands on learning to space as featured in The New York Times.