Articles
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5 March 2021
Nigeria: students and schools must be protected from attacks
NewsAttacks from armed groups against schools and students have been increasing in the last months in Nigeria, where kidnapping for ransom is a widespread criminal enterprise. Nigerian authorities must act swiftly to protect the right to education of children, especially girls.
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26 February 2021
EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
NewsThe Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC), meeting online on the 23rd, 24th and 25 of February 2021 passed three resolutions on quality education beyond COVID-19, Nigeria, and Ethiopia.
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26 February 2021
EIARC Adopts Resolutions to Protect Quality Education and Teachers
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17 December 2020
Nigeria: Education International calls for immediate release of students kidnapped by jihadist group
NewsOn 13 December, at least 600 teenagers were kidnapped by Boko Haram at the Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, northwest Nigeria. Education International, the global union federation representing educators, has joined the international community in calling for the safe release of the 300 teenagers still in captivity.
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20 November 2020
Project Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
NewsProject Committee Meeting reaffirms the importance of Early Childhood Education
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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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Cooperation Projects
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2024 - 2026 Campaign against commercialization and privatization of education
In Nigeria, the rapid growth of private education providers has led to a proliferation of schools, creating inequality and threatening every child’s right to quality education. Low-fee private schools, such as Bridge International Academies, target low-income families under the guise of affordability, turning education into a commodity. This trend stems...
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2021 - 2023 Global Response to Commercialization and Privatization of Education in Nigeria
Workshop/campaign on commercialization and privatization of education
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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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Nigeria Union of Teachers
NUT
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