Attacks 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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During its virtual meeting from 23-25 February, the Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) urged regional governments to act swiftly to ensure decent living and working conditions for educators. Proactive measures were needed to guarantee quality education on the continent in the face of challenges including the pandemic, terrorism, and...
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Initiated by South Africa and India and currently supported by over 100 countries, thewaiver proposal would facilitate more equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, technology, and diagnostics. Recent discussions at the WTO General Council meeting, 1-2 March 2021, indicate that consensus is still far from being reached and a number...
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This was the union’s first Women in Leadership Summit. Held in Wellington in October 2020, the two-day summit discussed how to move to more inclusive, power- and load-sharing models of leadership.
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In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Teachers Union of Angola (SINPROF) organised a meeting on 17th February 2021. The meeting focused on ways to support the activities carried out by the union women. The meeting took place at Hotel Tradicional of Cuíto-Bié and was attended by a...
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Angola: SINPROF champions women empowerment amidst the Covid-19 pandemic
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EI and UNESCO have today launched a global survey on teachers’ readiness to teach education for sustainable development (ESD) and global citizenship (GCED).
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The 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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These were the statements highlighted by Dr Koumba Boly Barry, UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education and David Edwards, EI General Secretary. The UN Special Rapporteur was addressing the EI Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) on “Guaranteeing the Right to Education in Africa during and beyond the COVID-19 crisis”...
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2021 EIARC meeting: A clarion call to defend education and educators’ rights
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The list was compiled after consultations with teachers and will be delivered to the Minister of Education and former teacher, Delfina Gómez Álvarez.
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The Education International Africa Regional Committee (EIARC) is holding a virtual meeting from 23-25 February 2021 to review progress and map the way forward for the region.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about many changes to the way we live, not least the necessary sudden shift to remote learning for over a billion school students worldwide, with many millions still learning remotely almost one year after the first COVID lockdowns and school closures.
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EI Africa Regional Committee meets to address challenges in the region
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SinceNovember 2020 , KTU has held nine training courses on new teaching methods and the use of technology in education, with the participation of 226 teachers from nine branches of the education union.
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In thepetition (in German), Education International‘s affiliates, theGewerkschaft für Erziehung und Wissenschaft(GEW) and theVerband Bildung und Erziehung(VBE), joined by the Primary School Association (GSV, German acronym) state that “the primary and special schools need to have time available for children, their individual support and lessons. The high workload of colleagues...
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