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24 February 2021 
EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
NewsEI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
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10 December 2020 
#16dayscampaign | “When teachers’ unions take action, schools become safer for everyone”, by madeleine kennedy-macfoy (EI) and Rex Fyles (Gender at Work).
Worlds of EducationGender-based violence in and around schools poses big challenges to education unions and their members. Because everyone in and around schools – teachers, students, education support personnel - can be both perpetrator and victim of such violence, school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) is a violation of both the right to quality...
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26 October 2020 
The bedrock of inclusion: why investing in the education workforce is critical to the delivery of SDG4
ResearchThis report summarises lessons and recommendations from a multi-country study undertaken on behalf of ActionAid, Education International and Light for the World. The study looked at the current state of play, and the realistic requirements for investing in an education workforce that can support disability-inclusive education systems in Ethiopia, Malawi,...
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21 October 2020 
“Africa: Collaboration between Unions and Governments for a Better Future in Education”, by Cherine Sabry.
Worlds of EducationUnions and governments have been in conflict since the dawn of time. The mere existence of unions as a force to defend workers’ rights where governments fail to do so in and of itself leads to this conflictual relationship. In Africa, unions have rarely been consulted during the COVID-19 crisis...
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7 October 2020 
Governments and Teacher Unions renew their working commitment
NewsGovernments and Teacher Unions renew their working commitment
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21 December 2019 
Trabalhando para acabar com a violência de género no âmbito escolar
Escritos dos representantes de sindicatos da educação da África Oriental, Ocidental e Austral
PublicationsA iniciativa “Sindicatos da Educação Intervêm para Acabar com a Violência de Género no Âmbito Escolar” da Internacional da Educação1 (EI), faz parte de um processo de mais de 30 anos de advocacia internacional com vista à promoção da igualdade de género na educação e nos sindicatos.
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Cooperation Projects
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2023 - 2024 Go Public! campaign (Ethiopia)
Education unions around the world are joining forces to build inclusive quality public education for all. ETA is mobilizing to fully fund public education systems and resist budget cuts, austerity, and privatization. “Go Public Fund Education!” is an urgent call for governments to invest in public education, a fundamental human...
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2022 - 2025 John Thompson Fellowship programme (Africa)
Train selected union representatives, including leadership in various aspects of unionism.
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2021 - 2027 African Young Educators Network (AYEN)
The Africa Young Educators Network (AYEN) was launched on 23rd September 2021 during a virtual webinar attended by 40 young male and female educators aged 35 years and below. It is designed as a multi-level net work with sub-regional networks feeding into a regional structure, enabling young educators across Africa...
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Affiliates
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