Articles
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3 July 2025 
EIA holds Leadership Training for Young Educators in Southern Africa
NewsThe 2025 Southern Africa Young Educators Network (SAYEN) Leadership Training took place in Johannesburg, South Africa, bringing together 23 young educators from 10 Southern African countries, namely, South Africa, Mozambique, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Angola, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Namibia and Zambia under the Theme; “Young Educators on the Move for Quality Education.”...
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30 June 2025 
Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
Worlds of EducationWhere are the teachers with disabilities in our classrooms? A question I often ask my audience is: “How many of you were taught by a teacher who identified as having a disability during your school years?” In a room of 50–60 people, usually only one or two hands go up.
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27 March 2025 
Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth
Worlds of Education44 million teachers are need globally by 2030 – a shortage that affects developing and developed countries alike, as demonstrated across the Commonwealth.
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21 March 2025 
Hair discrimination and cultural bias in South Africa’s education sector
Worlds of EducationAs a young, South African girlchild, I experienced elements of hair discrimination at school and in my community. I attended African schools taught by African teachers. Our teachers discouraged us from wearing our hair long, claiming that our hair did not look “clean”, forcing us to either keep it short...
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28 January 2025 
Southern Africa Young Educators Undertake Exchange Visit To South Africa
NewsMembers of the Southern Africa Young Education Network (SAYEN) from the Swaziland National Association of Teachers (SNAT) in Eswatini and Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP) in Mozambique visited their counterparts from National Professional Teachers' Organisation of South Africa (NAPTOSA) and the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) in South Africa...
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2 August 2024 
Mugwena Maluleke Elected President of Education International
NewsIn a significant move for the global education union movement, Mugwena Maluleke has been elected as the new President of Education International (EI) at its 10th World Congress in Argentina. EI is the world's largest federation of education unions representing over 33 million teachers and education workers worldwide.
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Cooperation Projects
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2022 - 2025 Promoting educators' rights in Africa
Absolute monarchy of Eswatini does not allow civic action, violent disruption of demonstrations and strikes is familiar for activists. Many are scared to organize, although there is plenty of space for improvement in working conditions. In Mozambique challenges are different, but not necessarily any minor. Union registration is complicated, and...
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2019 ONP Congress (Mozambique)
Crowning a global development cooperation initiative, the 4th Congress of the Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP) modified the organisation’s constitution to become a trade union able to engage in social dialogue and improve teachers’ working and living conditions.
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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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Affiliates
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National Teachers' Union
NATU
P.O. Box 716Empangeni, 3880tel: +27-35-7721608tel: +27-35-7722401fax: +27-35-7721651 -
National Professional Teachers’ Organisation of South Africa
NAPTOSA
P.O. Box 572Pretoria 001tel: +27 (12) 324.13.65tel: +27 (12) 324.52.14fax: +27 (12) 324.13.66 -
Suid-Afrikaanse Onderwysersunie
SAOU
P.O. Box 90120Garsfontein 0042Gautengtel: +27 (12) 4360900tel: +27 (83) 306.93.17fax: +27 (12) 348.96.58 -
Professional Educators Union
PEU
P.O. Box 328382017 Braamfonteintel: +27 (11) 403.29.90tel: +27 (11) 403.29.91fax: +27 (11) 339.82.46 -
South African Democratic Teachers' Union
SADTU
Postnet Suite 106Private Bag X 51630 Aston ManorGautengtel: +27 11 971 2000