Through the African Women in Education Network (AWEN) programme, Education International (EI) Africa organized a regional Leadership training for young members. The training, which took place from 22nd to 24th September 2021 on the Zoom platform, aimed at building the capacity of young teacher and education support personnel unionists to...
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It is time to talk taxes. If more domestic revenue is not found, the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 4 on quality education, will simply become one more set of international unmet promises.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has taken an enormous toll on education. Beyond school closures and lost learning, countless educators, union members, and leaders of our profession have died. The losses are staggering. Every day we receive notices from around the globe of colleagues who are no longer with us.
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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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UNESCO, ILO and Education International (EI) have agreed on the theme,‘Teachers at the heart of Education recovery’ for World Teachers Day 2021.
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“Educators and students have been victims of conflict in many African countries and globally. They have been attacked, killed, disappeared, kidnapped for ransom, and maimed in Nigeria, Mali, Northern Mozambique, and several other African countries.” Dr. Dennis Sinyolo, Regional Director of Education International (EI) Africa, highlighted during a virtual event...
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The African Union Curriculum Cluster held an Experience Sharing Meeting on 10th August 2021. Dr. Dennis Sinyolo, Education International (EI) Africa Regional Director, shared EI’s research on the impact of COVID-19 on education.
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Rwandan education workers’ union SYPERWA organised a tour to meet teachers from private schools and help them solve the problems encountered. Thanks to Education International’s COVID-19 solidarity fund, the union has been able to map the issues for teachers affected by COVID-19, provide legal assistance to teachers suspended as a...
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In Togo, the teacher’s union FESEN trained 42 teachers and school principals to combat child labour. Taking place from August 2-4 in the prefecture of Sotouboua, the workshop kicked off a new FESEN project against child labour in the communes of Tchébébé, Adjengré and Aouda. The new initiative aims to...
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Education International and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES, German acronym) are working together in Cameroon on a capacity building project, “Union renewal: building strong, inclusive, democratic and effective unions in the education sector in Cameroon”. The project involving all of Education International’s national member organisations will run from 2021 until...
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Education International and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES, German acronym) are working together in Cameroon on a capacity building project, “Union renewal: building strong, inclusive, democratic and effective unions in the education sector in Cameroon”. The project involving all of Education International’s national member organisations will run from 2021 until...
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Through the use of Education International’s COVID-19 solidarity fund, its two affiliates in Mauritania have been able to conduct a series of joint school visits to meet with teachers. The initiative has helped boost the unions’ image and membership levels.
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As with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and regardless of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in particular, SDG4 aiming to provide everyone with quality education, are not likely to be achieved by 2030. As the World Education Summit takes place this week, and the...
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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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In order to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic among Education Support Personnel (ESP), the Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of the Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) distributed Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to its members across Ghana. This initiative was conducted with the support of Education International (EI) Africa.
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In the framework of the 2021 activities of the African Women in Education Network (AWEN), Education International (EI) Africa organised a two-day refresher course on the use of virtual platforms for the100 gender coordinators of member unions who were trained in November 2020. The training was conducted in four sessions...
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In Burundi, the education union STEB organised on 29 July a training session for 30 teachers on the subject of child labour in Mutimbuzi (Rukaramu zone, Bujumbura province). Fishing, brick making and rice cultivation are among the main forms of child labour in this area. The training is part of...
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Rwandan education workers’ union SYPERWA organised a tour to meet teachers from private schools and help them solve the problems encountered. Thanks to Education International’s COVID-19 solidarity fund, the union has been able to map the issues for teachers affected by COVID-19, provide legal assistance to teachers suspended as a...
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