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UNESCO participates in and facilitates a number of networks to promote education in Africa.
They include the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet), UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs and the network of institutions in technical and vocational education (UNEVOC).
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Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA)
ADEA is a continent-wide network and partnership of African Ministries of Education, development partners, education specialists, researchers and NGOs active in education. Its aim: to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership.
Established by the World Bank in 1988 to foster collaboration between development agencies in support of education in Africa, ADEA is now led and coordinated by African stakeholders and funding agencies. Its Secretariat is housed in UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) in Paris.
ADEA's eleven Working Groups are engaged in three types of activities: advocacy work, analytical work, and capacity-building. A number of other ADEA working groups are twinned with African institutions, such as the Association of African Universities (AAU), and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE).
Other ADEA activities include biennial meetings, stock-taking review of education in Africa by education ministers and an Africa Education Journalism Award. More
The UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) in Africa
UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet) comprises over 1,650 schools and teacher training institutions in Africa. Participating countries are Burkina Faso, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Malawi, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Togo, Uganda and Zimbabwe. More
ASPnet projects in Africa include:
• Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project (mobilizes schools in Africa, the Americas, Caribbean and Europe)
• Preventive Education on HIV-AIDS (and other sexually transmitted diseases)
• Self-sustainable education through school gardens and tree planting projects
• Access to education for disabled students
• Literacy training for local community
Launched by UNESCO in 1953 to promote human rights, peace and democracy, ASPnet has become a laboratory for educational innovation, developing programmes with and for teachers and pupils to improve the quality of education, and tackling contemporary issues such as environmental protection and intercultural learning. It now includes 7500 institutions worldwide, ranging from nursery schools to teacher training institutions in 172 countries. More
UNESCO Chairs in Africa
Africa counts some twenty UNESCO Chairs as part of its UNITWIN network. Their main work areas include open and distance learning, teacher training, public health education, science and technology education and women studies.
The UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs programme promotes cooperation and the transfer of knowledge among institutions of higher learning around the world. Started in 1992, the programme currently has projects in more than 500 institutions in 113 countries. Its training and research activities cover all major fields of knowledge within UNESCO’s competence (education, human rights, cultural development, environment, science). Unesco chairs in Africa
Network of institutions in technical and vocational education (UNEVOC) in Africa
Africa counts some sixty Centres in the worldwide UNEVOC Network of organizations and institutions specializing in technical and vocational education (TVET). More
Besides strengthening TVET on the country level, the Network is also promoting sub-regional cooperation; for example by:
• helping to develop TVET systems in the 14 countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
• encouraging the exchange of staff and students between training institutions in West Africa to upgrade skills
• holding seminars and workshops on TVET
• working with the International Labour Organization and AIF (Agence intergouvernementale de la Francophonie) to develop TVET.
Worldwide UNEVOC comprises some 230 Centres in over 157 countries. It serves as a platform for sharing knowledge and experiences regarding all aspects of TVET (for example. through its Internet-based E-Forum).
The Network’s hub is the International Centre for TVET in Bonn, providing expertise and technical assistance - with a special focus on developing countries – and promoting education for all and lifelong learning, functional literacy and good citizenship.
Short information note on UNEVOC HTML / PDF
- Go to the website www.unevoc.unesco.org |
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