Unicef Cites Sergipe In Brazil For Improving Children's Services

For the students of the Julia Teles Primary School in Sergipe State in northeastern Brazil, this year’s tenth anniversary of the Rights of the Child is a special cause for celebration. Despite attending school in a poor, crime-ridden area, the children are thriving. Their school won a UNICEF-sponsored prize for one of the best-managed schools in Brazil. Community participation in children’s education is a key ingredient to success.(3'06)