Articles
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15 September 2025 
From dialogue to action: lusophone unions ask their governments to Go Public! and fund education
NewsIn response to shrinking foreign aid, rapid digitalisation, and growing threats to democracy, Education International-affiliated Lusophone teachers’ unions convened on July 16 in Guinea-Bissau to reinforce social and policy dialogue. The meeting aimed to advance EI’s Go Public! Fund Education campaign , strengthening collective efforts to defend and promote quality...
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29 October 2022 
Accra: Young educators meet to assesses SDG4 and CESA progress
NewsThe EI Africa Young Educators’ Network Conference organised under the theme “Young Educators United for Quality Education,” provided young members from EI member organisations across the Region, a remarkable opportunity to discuss and assess progress towards the achievement of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 4 on Quality and the...
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15 March 2022 
Regional Committee passes resolutions to address urgent issues
NewsThe Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) passed four resolutions on Eswatini, climate change, attacks on education and vaccine equity during its virtual meeting held on 9 and 10 March 2022.
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10 December 2021 
RESAO members meet to discuss network progress
NewsIn the framework of the Education International (EI) Africa Women Network 2021 activities, the Reseau des Enseignantes Syndicalistes de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (RESAO) organised a 2-day virtual workshop on Gender Training and Advocacy. The workshop took place from 7th to 8th December 2021 on Zoom. The workshop aimed at deepening...
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27 October 2021 
Solidarity in times of crisis: the EI COVID Response Fund
NewsAs the COVID-19 pandemic became global, education unions showed solidarity with a dedicated COVID Response Fund to support member organisations during school closures and where teachers were hit by the health crisis.
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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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Cooperation Projects
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2008 - 2027 African Women in Education Network (AWEN)
AWEN is the EI Women’s Network in Africa. It was launched in May 2008 with the overall goal to promote Gender Equality in unions to strengthen these unions for the achievement of Quality Education for All. AWEN constitutes a platform for women educators sector to influence the political will in...
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