Click on the links below to see what’s been happening in the world of education this month!
Education Crisis for Girls in Afghanistan
Although parts of this video/article are already outdated, Afghanistan Education Crisis Under the Taliban: Ensuring Access for Woman and Girls from The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security offers recommendations from...
I began my career as a children’s performer, using mime, juggling, puppets and clowning with various theatre companies. I met my husband, who was also a performer, and we created our own shows for families, schools and performing arts venues. We expanded into sourcing other entertainers and events vendors to create multi-faceted special events. My...
As noted in a previous article, the Education Team is working to keep its finger on the pulse of access to education for girls in Afghanistan since the Taliban regained control. Frustratingly, the news is not good. In January, senior Taliban leader Zabihullah Mujahid announced that all girls would be back in school...
Two years into the pandemic, the effects of COVID-19 are definitely being felt in higher education as we begin to see the ripple effect of so much disruption in youth education attainment and wider educational disadvantages. In the United Kingdom, Cambridge University has taken a proactive approach to bridging the gap in attainment levels and...
* As the FAWCO Global Issues Teams work to seek intersections and pathways to support each other, Graduate Women International (GWI) is offering a parallel event that highlights how the accomplishment of SDG 13 can lead to the achievement of SDG 4. Click on the link below to join the conversation!
Typically, the Education Team focuses its energies on shining a spotlight on efforts, concerns and victories in underserved communities outside of the United States. However, with so much attention recently on the Black Lives Matter movement, the confusion over critical race theory, the disenfranchisement of Black voters through redistricting and restrictive voting practices...
