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“Inclusion is not neutral, it is politically directed”
September 12, 2019 -
Chile’s Safe Class Law: Violence in public schools and the “regulation” of school life
In 2008 UNICEF published the study “School life, an indispensable component of the right to education”, inquiring about internal regulations in educational establishments in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile. The results are surprising, for example, they showed that more than 50% of the regulations did not comply with the legal order in effect, that
September 6, 2019 -
Zimbabwe Civil Society Steps up on Education Policies – Education Sector Program Implementation Grant (ESPIG)
In 2016 the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE) finalised the development of the 2016-2020 Education Sector Strategic Plan (ESSP) to guide the implementation of education programmes for a 5 year term in Zimbabwe. In the same year, Zimbabwe was awarded US$20.58 million for a three-year program that aims to increase the number of
September 6, 2019 -
Education Sector Budget Analysis: Opportunities for Civil Society in Kenya
The Government of Kenya presents the goal of the education sector as that of increasing access to education and training; improving quality and relevance of education; reducing inequality as well as leveraging on knowledge and skills in science, technology, and innovation for global competitiveness. The journey towards the attainment of this goal can be measured
August 29, 2019 -
Les Centres d’Apprentissage Communautaire au Burkina-Faso : une alternative pour l’éducation en situation de crise ?
Le contexte ouest-africain dans lequel travaille Pamoja Afrique de l’Ouest est depuis des décennies à l’épreuve de la pauvreté et du sous-développement qui peinent à être jugulés. A cet environnement déjà préjudiciable, se greffe aujourd’hui la montée du terrorisme, surtout dans les pays comme le Mali, le Niger, le Nigéria et le Burkina-Faso. De fait,
August 20, 2019 -
Brazil: Students, teachers unions and civil society lead the struggle for the right to education
Even under the threat of use of Armed Forces, Brazilian students, teachers’unions and civil society raise their voices against censorship and the precariousness of the right to education On this World Humanitarian Day, we affirm that the student, education professionals and civil society-led mobilizations that took place across the country on August 13 are a
August 16, 2019