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25 Jun 2012 Namibia: Sustainable living in the desert Absalom Shigwedha
Deep in the Namib Desert, in a dune valley in the south of the NamibRand Nature Reserve in Namibia's Hardap region is an environmental education centre that is helping Namibians to live sustainable lifestyles. More |
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 18 Jun 2012 Conference: “Indigenous Education in a Changing World” 19-21, June 2012, Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek UNESCO Office Windhoek
There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, representing approximately 5% of the total world population. Indigenous people account for more than 5,000 languages in over 70 countries on six continents; i.e. nearly 75% of all languages believed to exist. Despite two UN decades on indigenous people, the “International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People (1995-2004)” and the “Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples (2005-2014)”, these groups continue to face serious discrimination in terms of access to basic social services, including education and healthcare. A great number are marginalized and live in precarious conditions, often due to forced displacement and the impacts of globalization and climate change. More |
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06 Jun 2012 Call for nominations – UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2012 UNESCO
Initially established in 1967, these Prizes are currently sponsored by the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of Korea, and they are composed of the two UNESCO Confucius Prizes for Literacy and the two UNESCO King-Sejong Literacy Prizes. They are awarded each year to individuals, governments and non-governmental organizations in recognition of their distinguished contribution to the promotion of literacy, and their meritorious efforts in this regard. More |
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 04 Dec 2009 Commemorating World AIDS Day 2009 UNESCO Office in Windhoek
Every year on the first of December, the world comes together to raise awareness about the epidemic, stand in solidarity with those infected and affected by HIV, honour those who have died, focus attention on issues that are key to a successful response, and inspire action. More |
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04 Oct 2009 Director-General attends SACMEQ Assembly of Ministers Meeting
On 4 October 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, addressed the 7th session of the Assembly of Ministers of the Southern and Eastern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality (SACMEQ), which was being held at UNESCO’s International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP) in Paris. More |
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 24 Jun 2009 UNESCO World Conference on Higher Education to address global challenges UNESCO
Over 1,000 participants will discuss the future of Higher Education and research at the 2009 World Conference on Higher Education, to be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 5 to 8 July. They will review trends from rapid growth in student numbers to the surge in private provision, address emerging new dynamics and their policy implications, examine the social responsibility of higher education, and recommend measures to promote equity and stimulate innovation and research. More |
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 21 May 2009 Education for Sustainable Development Lens Workshop in Swaziland UNESCO Office in Windhoek
The workshop on “Mainstreaming of Culture in Education for Sustainable Development and for Piloting the draft Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Lens for Reviewing and Improving Educational Policies and Practices towards ESD” is being held in Mbabane, Swaziland, from 26th to 29th May 2009. Organizers of the workshop are the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in collaboration with the Southern African Development Community – Regional Environmental Education Programme (SADC-REEP). More |
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 22 Feb 2006 Children’s illustrated book “Blue Marble” launched by UNESCO
On 21 February 2006, the Blue Marble book was launched by the Windhoek Cluster Office at the National Library of Namibia. The book, co-published by UNESCO and Sub-Saharan Publishers (Ghana), is a tangible result of the first of a series of training workshops organized by UNESCO for authors, illustrators and publishers of children’s books in Africa and the Arab countries. More |
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 06 Sep 2005 E-Learning: Promoting Distance Education at the Secondary Level UNESCO Office in Windhoek
The Pilot Project to develop effective ICT-supported distance education delivery models and methodologies for secondary schools in Namibia is a collaborative venture between UNESCO and Namibian College for Open Learning (NAMCOL). More |
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16 May 2005 Namibian Coalition for the United Nations Literacy Decade
During the EFA Global Week 2005 (24 – 29 April), Honorable Minister of Education, Mr Nangolo Mbumba, represented by the Under Secretary for Culture and Non-Formal Education launched the Strategic Plan of the Namibian Coalition for the United Nations Literacy Decade (NCUNLD). More |
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 19 Jan 2005 NAMCOL closer to web based Distance education
NAMCOL develops E-learning material
As part of the (UNESCO)/NAMCOL initiative, which aims to utilize ICT’s to improve distance education in secondary schools, a training workshop for educators was held in Windhoek, Namibia. More |
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 18 Dec 2004 Education for all
The San people are one of the most marginalised groups in Namibia. Often their needs are neglected. Due to this situation, education in San communities meet many difficulties. Therefore UNESCO is working to promote Early Childhood Development amongst San Communities in northern Namibia. More |
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13 Jul 2004 Early Childhood Workshop in Namibia UNESCO Office Windhoek
UNESCO is collaborating with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Child Welfare to implement, programmes aimed at improving the quality of early childhood education in Namibia. More |
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23 Mar 2004 Namibia National Conference on United Nations Literacy Decade (2003-2012) UNESCO Office Windhoek
The UNESCO Windhoek Cluster office in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic Education, Sport and Culture organized a conference to launch the Namibia National Coalition on the UN Literacy Decade from 4 to 5 March 2004. Namibia is one of the very first countries to form a national coalition on the Literacy Decade. Namibia is the 1st country in the sub-region to launch the UNLD, and one of the 1st countries to form a National Coalition With the participation of nearly 100 people, the 2-day conference was a huge success. Representatives from Botswana and Cuba also attended the conference to share their experiences. More |
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09 Feb 2004 UNESCO donates big for Education in Angola UNESCO Office Windhoek
The Director General of UNESCO, Mr Koichiro Matsuura paid an official visit to Angola from 13 – 15 January 2004, signing an accord for the training of primary school teachers worth US$250,000. The visit was mainly aimed at strengthening relations between UNESCO and Angola after the end of that country’s civil war. More |
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The Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) Safari Hotel, Windhoek , Namibia 28 Nov 2006 - 01 Dec 2006
UNESCO Windhoek Cluster Office has been selected to host a sub-regional workshop on the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) to be held in Windhoek on 27-30 November 2006. More |
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HIV and AIDS Preventive Education
The recently published manual is based on the premise that teachers are, potentially, the most effective disseminators of information to large numbers of people in a community. Often a community’s knowledge of issues mirrors the knowledge of the teachers themselves. Teachers are respected members of the society as well as important role models, especially for young people. Teachers yield a lot of influence in communities.
Educating teachers, therefore, is a vital step in educating communities. The recently published manual will help teacher educators prepare the teachers for that task. The goal of the training programme offered in the manual is to equip teacher Educators for their difficult task. The manual aims to broaden their knowledge about HIV and AIDS, and to help them develop positive attitudes, values, skills and practices related to its prevention and control. It entails vital advice to programme facilitators such as achieving the best possible responses from participants.
The manual goes beyond the borders of Namibia. Teacher educators and policy makers from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe participated by commenting on the draft manual. This was done in a sub-regional workshop which took place in Windhoek in February 2004. This manual will prove a valuable reference for teacher Educators in Sub-Saharan Africa. Gamsberg Macmillan contributed in creating this manual. More |
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