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  1. 8 March 2022

    International Women’s Day 2022

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    The International Women’s Day is a global Day celebrated annually to commemorate the cultural, political and socio-economic achievements of women. The International Women's Day (IWD) dates back some 111 years. It started as a trade union movement and has become an annual event recognised by the United Nations. The event...

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  2. 1 March 2022

    Education Unions take action to eradicate SRGBV

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    With the assistance of Gender@Work resource persons, Education International (EI) Africa Women's Networks in anglophone and francophone West and Central Africa (WAWEN, RESAO, and RESAC) organized an online workshop on School Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV). The webinar was held on 28th February 2022 via the Zoom platform. Its primary...

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  3. 25 February 2022

    Mauritania: teachers strike for a decent life and better working conditions

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    A coalition of Mauritanian education unions called for a strike from 21-25 February. The widely supported action aimed at “wresting the rights” of teachers from the Minister of Education and underlined the unity of teachers. Five secondary and primary education unions in Mauritania, under the umbrella of the joint coordinating...

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  4. 23 February 2022

    Education unions take action to curb teenage pregnancy

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    Education International (EI) Africa Women’s Network in Southern Africa (SAWEN) and the women network in Lusophone countries, with the support of Gender@Work resource persons, organised an online webinar on School Related Gender Based Violence (SRGBV). The webinar aimed at increasing awareness on the issue of teenage pregnancy and mobilising union...

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  5. 22 February 2022

    Mozambique: Union to provide assistance to teachers affected by natural catastrophe

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    The Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP)has plans in place to assist 873 member teachers affected by Tropical Storm ANA that hit central and northern Mozambique at the end of January. Education International’s national affiliate will use logistical and human resources assistance allocated by Education International’s Africa regional office (EIRAF) in...

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  6. 21 February 2022

    Mozambique: Union to provide assistance to teachers affected by natural catastrophe

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    The Organizaçao Nacional dos Professores (ONP) has plans in place to assist 873 member teachers affected by Tropical Storm ANA that hit central and northern Mozambique at the end of January. Education International’s national affiliate will use logistical and human resources assistance allocated by Education International’s Africa regional office (EIRAF)...

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  7. 22 January 2022

    Africa: International solidarity allows for educators to teach using storybooks with local values

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    Local stories are at the heart of new schoolbooks being published, thanks to funding provided by the Australian Education Union (AEU) to the Pan African Teachers’ Centre (PATC). African education unions will print these storybooks to help students to develop a taste for reading using local stories and contexts. In most cases, teachers wrote or selected stories from local cultures, ensuring greater relevancy at grassroots level. 

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  8. 12 January 2022

    EI Africa Capacity Building moves to NTUSS

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    Education International (EI) Africa, in the framework of Building Resilience in Crisis Areas through Education project (BRICE), organised a three-day Capacity Building workshop at Regency Hotel, Juba from 7th – 9th December, 2021. The workshop aimed at strengthening the leadership of the newly formed National Teachers’ Union of South Sudan...

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