Education International Africa

Articles

1. 15 March 2023

   

   Education and copyright: Perspectives from the classroom

   Preliminary findings

   Research

   We 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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2. 1 February 2023

   

   Senegal: strong action needed for Inclusive Quality Public Education

   News

   Is Senegal, the good student, cited as an example, a giant with feet of clay? With 25% of its budget allocated to education, i.e. more than 6% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), significant efforts are certainly being made, but for what result? There are more than 1,500,000 children out...

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3. 23 January 2023

   

   Senegal: Strong action needed for inclusive quality public education

   Marième Sakho Dansokho

   Worlds of Education

   Is Senegal, the good student, cited as an example, a giant with feet of clay? With 25% of its budget allocated to education, i.e. more than 6% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP), significant efforts are certainly being made, but for what result? There are more than 1,500,000 children out...

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4. 18 December 2022

   

   Senegal: Education unions strengthen their capacities to advocate for better financing of education

   News

   Research conducted recently by COSYDEP, a network of civil society organisations in Senegal, revealed that more than 1.5 million children aged 9 and 10 are not going to school. This huge number of out-of-school children in the country is an indication of a deficient provision of publicly financed education. It...

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5. 29 September 2022

   

   EI member organisations in five countries meet to validate the report of a research on women’s participation and leadership

   News

   The 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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6. 27 August 2022

   

   The winds of trade union change blow across Africa

   News

   A webinar organised by Education International’s regional office for Africa (EIRAF) was the opportunity for an enriching and useful exchange of experiences of trade union renewal between member organisations in Cameroon, Mali, Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire.

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