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Education Roundup: October 2021

compiled by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

 

Their News from TheirWorld continues to provide insights and information about the international education scene. Read the latest newsletters, featuring the needs of teachers in refugee settings, Gordon Brown’s Education Cannot Wait funding plea, empowering girls with digital skills, up-to-date info on girls’ education in Africa, Lebanon and Syria, and so much more!

 

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Redefining Equal Access (SDG Target 4.5)

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.

– Nelson Mandela 

Equal access guarantees that every student has an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of the educational process, including learning facilities (schools, classrooms and labs), resources, and extracurricular and curricular programs.

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Education Roundup: September 2021

compiled by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

 

Girl with the LV Abi Dare Book Cover resizedThank you to everyone that attended our International Literacy Day (ILD) conversation with Abi Daré. She not only offered insight and context to how she came to write The Girl with the Louding Voice, but she provided a larger framework to expand our understanding of the opportunities and obstacles for girls seeking education in...

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Literacy in Nigeria (SDG Target 4.6)

by Hollie Nielsen, AWCC Scotland

 

In conjunction with our latest Global Issues Book Discussion Series selection of The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré, this article will have a brief look at literacy in Nigeria.

As the Nigerian Minister of Education Mallam Adamu Adamu stated in 2018, “Education is the bedrock of any country’s development and any...

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Girls’ Education in Crisis: Spotlight on Afghanistan

by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

with contributions from Keziah Watatua, AWA Kenya & Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

 

Anyone paying attention to world events knows the Taliban have reclaimed power in Afghanistan. While this is a difficult situation by a variety of measures, the crisis for women in general, and girls’  education in particular, cannot be understated. The Education...

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Notes from the Field: A Pandemic-Related Update

Notes curated by the Education Team

 
Saudia Arabia/Bali: Parents of a 12 Year Old Girl
Virtual school – 1 year later
We can’t believe that it has been one year and two months since we started the online school. It has been a complex rollercoaster of emotions. There have been many tears and frustrations and, worse, the feeling of...
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