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Education in Kenya and the Muslim Primary School

by Amanda Drollinger, AWC Central Scotland and Target Program Chair

 

The Target Project Awesome Blossoms Safe Spaces is based within the curtilage of two schools in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya. The schools selected have reliable access to an adequate road network, as well as access to water sources through piped water from the Nairobi City Council and borehole water. Additionally,

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Educação em Portugal – Education in Portugal: A Brief Overview

by Rebekka Klingshirn, Heidelberg IWC and Education Team Co-Chair

 

Education plays a vital role in Portugal, and as our Interim Meeting 2024 is taking place in Porto this year, let’s have a look at our host country’s educational system.

The educational system is regulated by the state, i.e., the Ministry of Education and the Ministry for Science, Technology and...

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5for4: Five Days of Activism for SDG4

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

 

The Education Team challenges you to five days of activism for UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 from March 4 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday) to March 8 (International Women’s Day)! 

 

Ed 5for4March 4: Learn more about SDG4

Find out more about SDG4  Education. Learn how educators assess progress towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning...

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An Overview of the Education System in Kenya

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland and AWC London

 

In January, the Education Team is focusing on SDG Target 4.5: eliminate gender disparities in education. In addition, because our Target Project 5 Awesome Blossoms is located in Nairobi, Kenya, this month we are also looking at education in Kenya, including in the slums.

ed article kenya educationThe Kenyan national educational system consists...

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The Education Team Celebrates the International Day of Education

by Karen Boeker, AWC Denmark

 

Since 2019, the UN has recognized January 24 as the International Day of Education, a date to celebrate education and reflect on the importance of learning for development and peace.

ed article Intl day of educationAccording to UNESCO’s statistical data, over 250 million children are not receiving any kind of schooling. The bitter reality is that there are countless societies...

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The Marriage of SDG13 and SDG4: Climate-Smart Education Systems

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague and Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

 

On April 13, 2023, the Center for Universal Education and the Global Partnership for Education co-hosted an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to discuss the nexus between climate change and education.

The climate crisis is a children’s education crisis. Extreme weather events destroy or damage...

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