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Category Archives: Basic education
How can the right to education be defended?
Education is a basic human right, enshrined in law all over the world. Yet in 2009, 67 million children were not enrolled at school – 42% of them in poor countries affected by conflict. Human Rights Day on December 10 is an … Continue reading
Beyond Busan 2: Should imputed student costs and scholarships be counted as aid?
By Elise Legault, research officer, Education for All Global Monitoring Report team Aid analyses by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report tend to put greater emphasis on basic education than on the whole sector. One reason is that the … Continue reading
Beyond Busan 1: Will “new partnerships” with BRICs and the private sector help get all children into school?
By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report The 2,000 aid policy makers gathering at the 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan, South Korea, could offer renewed hope for the 67 million children … Continue reading
BRIEFLY: 7 million children out of school in the DRC
Around 7 million primary age children are still out of school in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, even though primary education officially became free in 2010, the IRIN news service reports, citing a study conducted by the DRC government with the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Basic education, Conflict, Governance, Out-of-school children
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More money needed to get all children into school by 2015
A major event in Copenhagen next week could make a crucial difference for the 67 million children around the world who are still not enrolled at school. Representatives of developing country governments, bilateral and multilateral agencies, civil society organizations and … Continue reading
Letter to the 7 billionth human being
Français | Español Welcome! It might be scary to know that you’re sharing the planet with so many people! But it will be OK. You want to know what will make all the difference? Education. Here is an A-B-C to get … Continue reading
Financial crisis threatens education in Swaziland
The last absolute monarch of Africa, King Mswati III of Swaziland, is refusing to sign the conditions of a loan from neighbour South Africa. (Photo: salymfayad, Creative Commons license BY-SA 2.0) Français | Español Swaziland’s financial crisis could have devastating … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Basic education, Democracy, Developing countries
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How to reduce poverty’s impact on education
Français | Español On October 17, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, it’s worth remembering that progress in fighting poverty is inextricably linked with progress in achieving education for all. Although poverty continues to decline in many countries, … Continue reading
Nobel Peace Prize puts focus on women in conflict
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, president of Liberia, during a state visit to Brazil in 2010. (Photo: A. Cruz/ABr. Creative Commons License Attr. 2.5 Brazil) Français | Español The awarding of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize to Leymah Gbowee and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf … Continue reading
More teachers, please! And in Africa, women especially
Français | Español World Teachers’ Day on October 5 is an opportunity to celebrate teachers and to promote international standards for the profession. This year’s theme, “Teachers for gender equality,” serves as a reminder that recruiting and training more teachers … Continue reading
