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Earth Science Education in Africa

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Many earth-related environmental challenges facing our evolving world can only be addressed if young generations are equipped with necessary knowledge, and this starts at an early age through education.

Unfortunately, it is a well-established fact that in lower levels of education (primary and secondary); geology has not gained the same status as geography, history, mathematics or physics. In many African countries, earth sciences appear for the first time at the end of secondary school, if not only at university.

Through this project, the UNESCO objective is to inform and convince governments to adapt their natural sciences curricula to give earth sciences a status that reflects the importance that this discipline plays in the everyday life of African people. The plan is to start with a test country that will serve as a show-case for the others.

At the same time the project will focus on training teachers on how to introduce earth sciences to children. The Earth Science Education Initiative in Africa is implemented through the African Network of Earth Science Institutions (ANESI). Other partners are welcomed.

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