Tag Archives: Target 4.a

Now more than ever we need to talk about inclusion in schools

Posted on 2 November 2020 by GEM Report

English / Español No teacher should have to pay with their life for carrying out their job. The horrifically violent circumstances surrounding the death of Samuel Paty, in a suburb of Paris on October 16 have traumatised France. As French … Continue reading →

Posted in Inclusion, violence | Tagged Inclusion, school violence, Target 4.a, teachers, violence | Leave a comment

What is the best pedagogy for managing the transition back to school ?

Posted on 28 September 2020 by GEM Report

By Le Thu Huong, Programme Specialist, Section of Education Policy at UNESCO Going to school is important for children, but it may be a daunting experience this year due to the pandemic. Returning after months of being locked-down and studying … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Health, pedagogy | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, Health, pedagogy, policy, sanitation, Target 4.a | 1 Comment

Fighting gang violence in El Salvador by empowering young minds

Posted on 19 September 2018 by GEM Report

By: IBREA Foundation “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed,” wrote the poet Archibald MacLeish for the preamble of UNESCO’s constitution in 1945. Having … Continue reading →

Posted in school violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged school violence, Target 4.a, violence | Leave a comment

South Africa’s private sector calls for an end to pit latrines in schools

Posted on 27 August 2018 by GEM Report

Reports of children dying by falling into pit latrines in South Africa over the past few years followed by a flurry of legal cases saw the President launch a new Sanitation Appropriate for Education (SAFE) Initiative last week in partnership … Continue reading →

Posted in private sector, Uncategorized | Tagged learning environments, private sector, sanitation, Target 4.a | Leave a comment

One in ten girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period

Posted on 24 April 2018 by GEM Report

In countries around the world, menstrual hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities are causing girls to miss classes. Across Africa, a 2016 study by Human Rights Watch estimated that one in ten African girls missed school during menstruation. Yet many countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Health, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2018 gender review blog series, dignity, Gender, gender. equality, girls, Health, target 4.7, Target 4.a | 4 Comments

Books are essential to solving the global learning crisis

Posted on 23 February 2018 by GEM Report

By Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly, Head of Education Policy and Advocacy, Save the Children and Chair of the Global Book Alliance A new coalition of governments, international agencies, NGOs and the private sector has launched this week with the aim of closing … Continue reading →

Posted in Language, Literacy, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged books, language, mother-tongue, target 4.6, Target 4.a, textbooks | 5 Comments

Comprehensive sexuality education and the global vision for the education agenda

Posted on 19 February 2018 by GEM Report

By Sanet L. Steenkamp, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture, Namibia The core responsibility of education systems is imparting the fundamental building blocks of learning, namely the ‘3 R’s: reading, writing and arithmetic. Yet national education authorities are … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Reproductive health, sdgs, sexuality education, Uncategorized | Tagged Health, sexuality education, target 4.7, Target 4.a | 4 Comments

Tajikistan: Accountability on paper versus in practice

Posted on 30 January 2018 by GEM Report

This blog is written by Kate Lapham, Deputy Director of the Open Society Foundations’ Education Support Program, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in Tajikistan commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that accountability … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Literacy, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, accountability, country case study, target 4.6, Target 4.a | 1 Comment

Fighting female genital mutilation: Education matters

Posted on 6 December 2017 by GEM Report

There are approximately 45 million girls of primary and secondary school age not going to school in sub-Saharan Africa according to the UIS – more than in any other region. Our 2017/8 report showed that across 18 countries in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged #Target 4.5, female education, fgm, Target 4.a, violence | 4 Comments

A penalizing system of accountability in Australia exacerbates equity gaps in education

Posted on 5 December 2017 by GEM Report

This blog is written by Dr. Emma Rowe, Lecturer in Education in the School of Education, Deakin University, and the author of a case study on accountability and education in Australia commissioned for the 2017/8 GEM Report. The blog is part of a series showing that … Continue reading →