Dear Friends of Theatre and Education, I am from India, which is a prominent country in south Asian region of the world. India is a country of illiterates, villagers and poor people who are rich in cultural expressions, practical adoption…
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UNESCO: Global Citizenship Education – Topics and learning objectives
This publication is the first pedagogical guidance from UNESCO on global citizenship education. It is the result of an extensive research and consultation process with experts from different parts of the world. This guidance draws on the UNESCO publication “Global…
Posted in Human rights, Thematic resources
Feedback from the Francophonie Summit
By Ficeméa 26 and 27 November 2016 will be remembered as a major victory for supporters of high-quality public education. At the summit in Madagascar, the 57 Member States of the International Organisation of La Francophonie adopted the Antananarivo Declaration…
Posted in Commercialization of education, In the media
UK support for private schools in developing countries criticised by UN Committee
Geneva, 24 May 2016 The United Kingdom (UK)’s controversial support for commercial, low-cost private schools in developing countries has been questioned by a UN Committee on children’s rights.(1) The UK Department for International Development’s support for the for-profit primary…
Posted in Commercialization of education
CSOs decry World Bank support for education
A number of world education organisations have expressed discontent with the World Bank President’s support for “Bridge International Academies,” a private multinational profit-oriented basic school chain, as a means of reducing poverty. In the face of global poverty reduction efforts…
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Uganda: Back Poor Secondary Schools, Not the Richer Ones – NGOs
opinion By Moses Talemwa Early this year, Munaihe (name changed to protect his identity) received the news that he had passed his primary leaving examinations with aggregate-5. Unfortunately, Munaihe’s mother was not as excited as her son. The poor family…
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Private Schools for Kenya’s Poor Spark Controversy
Children study at a private non-formal school, one of about 120 in the in Mathare slum, in Nairobi, Kenya, June 2, 2015. (Hilary Heuler / VOA) NAIROBI, KENYA The walls are made of rusty corrugated metal, the roof lets in…
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Manifesto EUCIS-LLL platform
Dans le cadre des élections européennes, EucisLLL propose un manifeste afin que l’éducation soit un pilier de notre modèle social. Voici les 12 propositions constituées autour de 3 thématiques 1. Garantir l’accès de tous à une éducation de qualité par :…
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