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Impact of conflict on teachers and their role in peacebuilding: What can be learnt from Nepal?
By Dr Tejendra Pherali, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at UCL Institute of Education This blog looks at the impact on, and role of, school leadership during conflict, using Nepal and the Maoist insurgency as a case study. … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, Democracy, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, violence
Tagged conflict, education, learning, SDGs, target 4.7
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“The SDGs are a manifesto for transformation, and we have a big learning job ahead of us”
“The SDGs are our collective plan for the future of the world’s people and its planet. There is no other plan. And there’s no spare planet.” David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda said last week. “The SDGs are … Continue reading
Posted in monitoring, Post-2015 development framework, Report, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized, united nations
Tagged development, education, post-2015, SDGs, sustainable development, UNESCO
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Learning how to farm – the impact of Farmer Field Schools
By Mwatima Juma, Tanzania Country Programme Officer – IFAD A group of 20 farmers gather around a facilitator who is demonstrating how to prepare nutritious fodder for dairy cows on Zanzibar island, off the coast of Tanzania. They are attending … Continue reading
Afghan police better their lives – and others’ – with literacy
Gul Rahman, a patrolman at Paktya Province prison security unit, Afghanistan, has greatly improved his ability to serve as a policeman as a result of his literacy class. He is married and the sole breadwinner for 12 family members. “Afghanistan … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, agricultural development, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, legal aid, legal rights, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, peace, rural development, sdg, sdgs, Skills, Sustainable development, united nations
Tagged adult education, afghanistan, development, education, human rights, legal aid, target 4.6
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Education: how to keep the peace
Today, on the International Day of Peace, we should remember one key line taken from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: “There can be no sustainable development without peace, and no peace without sustainable development”. Stable peace, our latest Report … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, emergencies, peace, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, sdg, syria, Uncategorized, united nations, violence
Tagged education, learning, peace, SDGs, target 4.7
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There is no doubt. A #learninggeneration calls for a financial upheaval
The International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity released their Report this weekend. It sounds the warning bell on the need for greater financing for education. Released just weeks after our latest GEM Report, it should help get donors and … Continue reading
Posted in Donors, Finance, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized
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SDG4 is a universal agenda – and that includes high income countries
“Can OECD’s data guide the world towards better education systems?” asks a blog promoting yesterday’s launch of the 2016 edition of the OECD flagship publication, Education at a Glance. The Introduction of the 2016 Education at a Glance is one … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, data, Developed countries, Finance, integrated development, Learning, Literacy, monitoring, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized
Tagged data, education, learning, monitoring, OECD, SDG4, SDGs, UNESCO, United Nations
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In my tribe, we go to a different type of school
Blog by Mundiya Kapanga, who attended the launch of the 2016 GEM Report in London. I know that Westerners are busy and that you are always looking at your watch so I will be quick. I will only take five … Continue reading
Sufia, a champion for women’s rights in Bangladesh
As the 2016 GEM Report shows, many people lack the skills to gain access to complex justice systems, which community based education programmes can help address. Sufia Begum (pictured right) has provided legal aid and essential support to clients seeking … Continue reading
Posted in Adult education, Asia, Basic education, child marriage, Developing countries, Uncategorized
Tagged bangladesh, education, human rights, law, legal rights, literacy, peace, sustainable development
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It’s a little bit early to celebrate International Literacy Day
We have now officially moved from talking about whether someone is ‘literate’ or not, to discussing how proficient their literacy skills are. This is a significant step forward, which we should celebrate today – International Literacy Day. But we don’t yet … Continue reading



