Articles
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18 June 2023 
EI Global Response to Privatisation and Commercialisation of Education expands to more countries
NewsOn June 15, 2023, Education International (EI) Africa held an online meeting on the EI Global Response (GR) to Privatisation and Commercialisation of and in Education. The meeting was held in the context of the new EI campaign, “Go Public! Fund Education”. The privatisation and commercialisation of education is growing...
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23 March 2023 
Johannesburg: EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address education and union challenges
NewsThe EI Africa Regional Committee met from 20-22 March at Holiday Inn, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. The main purpose of the meeting was to prepare for the 10th EI Africa Regional Conference, as well as make decisions to address current challenges confronting education, educators and students.
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15 March 2023 
Education and copyright: Perspectives from the classroom
Preliminary findings
ResearchWe know from WIPO’s and our own research that copyright legislation is inadequate for education today. It creates barriers to ensure the right to education as well as curtails teachers’ academic freedom to choose and adapt materials including for cross-border collaboration and exchange.
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23 November 2022 
EI Africa relaunches the John Thompson Fellowship Programme
NewsThe Education International Africa Region has revived and relaunched the John Thompson Fellowship (JTF) programme, with the first training taking place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 21st to 27th November 2022 for EI member organizations from East Africa, known as Zone 5. It brought together representatives from SYNEDUC and SYPERWA from...
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29 September 2022 
EI member organisations in five countries meet to validate the report of a research on women’s participation and leadership
NewsThe report of a research on Women’s Participation and Leadership in EI member organisations in Africa, conducted by the African Women in Education Network (AWEN), was spotlighted at a recent virtual workshop organised by Education International (EI) Africa. The workshop focused on the need to address the barriers to women’s...
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24 July 2022 
EI Member organisations call for democracy and respect for human and trade union rights
NewsEI member organisations in Africa joined a regional online conference on 20 July 2022 to share and discuss the state of democracy, human and trade union rights in the region. The webinar, which was attended by almost 200 union leaders and activists, reflected on strategies to defend and promote democratic...
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Cooperation Projects
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2023 Union Leadership Training (Kenya)
Union Leadership Workshop
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2022 - 2025 Quality early childhood education and decent working conditions for ECE teachers on the African continent
The project seeks mainly the mobilisation and recruitment of ECE personnel into teacher union in view of fighting for their labour rights and improving their professional standards.
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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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Affiliates
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Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers
KUPPET
P.O. Box 3041200100 Nairobitel: +254 724720806tel: +254 725.71.25.38 -
Universities' Academic Staff Union
UASU
P.O. Box 30198Nairobitel: +254 (20) 34.02.92tel: +254 735.52.10.89 -
Kenya National Union of Teachers
KNUT
P.O. Box 3040700100 NairobiNAIROBItel: +254710600983/81tel: +254 (20) 222.03.87