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12 July 2021 Education unions take action to end school-related gender-based violence
VideoEducation union activists from nine countries across Africa share what they have learned about challenging gender-based violence in their schools, their communities, their unions and their national education systems.
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3 June 2021 
Education International Africa Regional Committee members gear to working virtually
NewsTo build the capacity of its members, Education International (EI) Africa organised an online training for the EI Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) members on the use of virtual platforms. The training gathered the Committee members, the substitutes, technical staff from the Regional Committee members’ unions and EI Africa staff. It...
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1 May 2021 Os Sindicatos da Educação tomam medidas para acabar com a violência de género no âmbito escolar
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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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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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17 June 2020 
The Gambia: Social dialogue at heart of COVID-19 response
NewsThe Gambia Teachers Union has been proactive in its advocacy and activities in response to the COVID-19 epidemic as it turns its focus to guaranteeing a safe return to schools and quality education for all.
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Cooperation Projects
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2026 Teaching Together Program
Teaching Together is a annual joint endeavour of the Canadian Teachers’ Federation (CTF/FCE) and its Member and Associate Organizations to support partners as they co-plan and co-deliver professional development workshops for local teachers. It involves over 50 Canadian teacher volunteers each year. Currently programs are offered in Africa and the...
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2025 Training for teachers on gender-based violence organised by the Gambia Teachers Union with support from the Irish National Teachers Organisation (INTO)
The Gambia Teachers’ Union (GTU) organized a two-day intensive training on Gender-Based Violence (GBV) for teachers, held at the Christian Council on the 20th and 21st of February 2025. The primary objective of the training was to build teachers’ capacity in identifying, preventing, and responding to GBV within school environments....
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2025 GTU Women's Symposium in conjunction with International Women's Day
GTU hosted a Women’s Symposium in connection with International Women’s Day to bring together women and men to celebrate their successes, to acknowledge the particular challenges faced by women, and to identify ways and means for them to move forward and make meaningful contributions to the GTU, to the educational...
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Affiliates
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