BUILD BACK BETTER
An article by Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO In May, as the COVID-19 pandemic dominated the headlines and every aspect of our lives, a study found that in 50 years one…
BOOST FOR EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY IN TUVALU
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have approved a US$14 million International Development Association grant to support early education and literacy through a new project in Tuvalu. The project will…
UNEQUAL ACCESS TO REMOTE SCHOOLING
As nearly 1.2 billion schoolchildren remain affected by school closures and as they grapple with the realities of remote learning in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, UNICEF warns inherent inequalities in…
EDUCATION IN PACIFIC COUNTRIES
Teachers, school principals, curriculum developers and platform managers from Small Island Developing States in the Pacific gained skills to implement distance learning solutions during a series of virtual trainings organized…
BREAKING EDUCATION LANGUAGE BARRIERS IN MOZAMBIQUE
Mozambique is a multilingual country with over 20 spoken languages. While a knowledge of Portuguese is vital to access state services, a comprehensive understanding of local languages is crucial for…
SADC AND UNESCO SIGN AGREEMENT
The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat and the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have signed a Joint Statement and Action Plan on ensuring continuity of learning…
ADULT LEARNING AND EDUCATION IN AFRICA
African Member States and the international community must do more to enhance participation in adult learning and education (ALE) across the continent. That is the principal message of a newly…