Education International Africa

Articles

1. 16 March 2022

   

   World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies

   Statements

   Education International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...

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2. 28 January 2022

   

   Challenging global tech giants: the critical role of Global labour

   Carmen Ludwig Edward Webster

   Worlds of Education

   In a recent research paper, Carmen Ludwig and Edward Webster examined the role of global unions to contest the use and abuse of digital technology through transnational activism in two African contexts. Action included work with Education International’s Global Response against the privatisation of education.

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3. 6 October 2021

   

   Governments and Teacher Unions meet to discuss social and policy dialogue

   News

   Education International Africa and the International Institute for Capacity building in Africa (UNESCO-IICBA) co-organised the seminar on the Future of the Teaching Profession, in partnership with the International Taskforce for Teachers (ITTF) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO). The two-day online seminar took place from 30th September to 1st October...

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4. 20 September 2021

   

   EI Africa Capacity Building moves to East Africa

   News

   Education International Africa (EI) organised a two-day Capacity Building subregional Workshop for East Africa. The workshop took place from the 15th to the 16th of September 2021. It was attended by more than 40 senior union leaders, women, and young leaders from Kenya (KUPPET, KNUT, UASU), Rwanda (SNER, SYNEDUC, SYPERWA),...

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5. 18 August 2021

   

   Extension of Call for Proposals: Research on Women’s participation and leadership in Education Unions

   News

   The Africa Regional Office of Education International (EIRAF) is seeking a consultant or team of consultants to conduct research that investigates the barriers to, and identifies solutions for, women’s participation and leadership in education unions in Africa. The research will be carried out in five countries: Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon,...

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6. 12 July 2021

   Education unions take action to end school-related gender-based violence

   Video

   Education 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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