A year-long project, for which reporters from Zeitenspiegel researched across four continents, concluded this June. Together with the Frankfurter Rundschau Did you search for stories that tell „how education changes lives“ – the title of the project that was funded by the European Journalism Centre (EJC) and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
A programming project in Tanzania offering young women future prospects. A circus school as a refuge for Cambodian children. A former slave in Mauritania who has discovered education as the most effective weapon against oppression and bondage for himself and others. The twelve reports produced over the past year illuminate the topic of education in diverse ways.
What they all have in common is: They describe how education can pave the way to a better future. The hope, self-confidence, and unimagined strength that come with learning successes. They make an important, often decisive difference in life.
Sometimes hopes are also bitterly disappointed. In Afghanistan, the Zeitenspiegel team's research captured a snapshot at the end of a 20-year phase of freedom. A few weeks later, the Taliban took control of Kabul. Since then, most girls have been denied access to educational paths in the country.
The reportage series was coordinated by Tilman Wörtz (Zeitenspiegel) and Boris Halva.Frankfurter Rundschau).
An overview of all reports published in this series:
Not seeing and yet to be seen
Sign language and braille books should not be a luxury. Says José Diquinssone, who fights for the inclusion of people with disabilities in Mozambique.
The Reportage by Rike Uhlenkamp (text) and Rainer Kwiotek (photos) has appeared in the Frankfurter Rundschau from May 29, 2021.
The Flying Classroom
In Afghanistan, education is often life-threatening. But the organization Ofarin doesn't just give the country's children hope.
The Reportage by Markus Wanzeck (text) and Uli Reinhardt (photos) has been published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of July 22, 2021.
The young coding queens of „Silicon Dar“
Tanzania's tech scene is booming: a women's project aims to inspire female students to code and give them future prospects.
The Reportage by Fabian Franke (text) and Éric Vazzoler (photos) appeared in the Frankfurter Rundschau from September 30, 2021.
„Knowledge is freedom.“
He himself was once a slave, but today Brahim Ramdhane is campaigning against oppression and serfdom in Mauritania. His most powerful weapon: providing education to children.
The Reportage by Jelca Kollatsch (text) and Frank Schultze (photos) has been published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of October 28, 2021.
Learn and pray in freedom
Girls from poor families in Nepal have little chance of education, and many are threatened with forced marriage – unless they become students of the „singing nun“ Ani Choying Drolma.
The Reportage by Bernd Hauser (text) and Sascha Montag (photos) has been published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of December 23, 2021.
The Style of Senegal
Internationally successful fashion designer Adama Paris dresses stars like Beyoncé. In doing so, she is also paving the way for young creatives in her home country.
The Reportage by Gabriel Proedl (Text) and Hien Macline (Photos) was published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of January 21, 2022.
Roots of the protest
The state of Ecuador, despite enshrining environmental protection in its constitution, still permits toxic copper mining. A young woman learns to fight back.
The Reportage by Elisabeth Weydt (text) and Jelca Kollatsch (photos) has been published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of March 4, 2022.
Sarah's stitch
Young entrepreneur Sarah Uwase wants to make a splash in the African fashion scene with her crocheted creations. Rwanda has understood that there is a major factor for the country's development – the education of women.
The Reportage by Michael Gleich (text) and Jelca Kollatsch (photos) was published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of March 19, 2022.
Introductory course in Work
The Abraxas vocational school wants to offer young people in Gambia a future – especially those who otherwise could not afford an education. Can this succeed?
The Reportage by Andreas Sieler (text) and Éric Vazzoler (photos) appeared in the Frankfurter Rundschau April 23, 2022.
Fly love
A circus school in Cambodia serves as a refuge for many children. Above all, it teaches something that has often been lacking throughout the country’s violent history: hope.
The Reportage by Isabel Stettin (text) and Sascha Montag (photos) has been published in the Frankfurter Rundschau of May 7, 2022.
Sow knowledge
Malnutrition, import dependency, and scarce resources: In Malawi, women are taking matters into their own hands to solve these problems – with astonishingly simple methods.
The Reportage by Rike Uhlenkamp (text) and Rainer Kwiotek (photos) has appeared in the Frankfurter Rundschau from June 4, 2022.
Avatars, made in "Ländle"
In Tübingen, a team from all over the world is developing digital doppelgangers of humans – with promising prospects, from medicine to fashion. A case study on know-how as the glue that holds entire continents together.
The Reportage by Jan Rübel (text) and Christoph Püschner (photos) has been published in the Frankfurter Rundschau from June 11, 2022.