Tag Archives: education

Working equality into employment

Posted on 3 October 2016 by GEM Report

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises that gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical for achieving our goals. In this series of three blogs marking the launch of the new 2016 GEM Report Gender Review, we look at education … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 gender review, Employment, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged education, equality, equity, Gender, inequality, parity | 4 Comments

Impact of conflict on teachers and their role in peacebuilding: What can be learnt from Nepal?

Posted on 30 September 2016 by GEM Report

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 | 2 Comments

“The SDGs are a manifesto for transformation, and we have a big learning job ahead of us”

Posted on 29 September 2016 by GEM Report

“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 | 2 Comments

Learning how to farm – the impact of Farmer Field Schools

Posted on 28 September 2016 by GEM Report

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 →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Out-of-school children, Poverty, Rural areas, Uncategorized | Tagged adult education, Africa, agricultural development, agriculture, education, farmer field schools, farmers, farming, IFAD, rural development, sustainable development | 3 Comments

Afghan police better their lives – and others’ – with literacy

Posted on 26 September 2016 by GEM Report

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 | 4 Comments

Education: how to keep the peace

Posted on 21 September 2016 by GEM Report

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 | 2 Comments

SDG4 is a universal agenda – and that includes high income countries

Posted on 16 September 2016 by GEM Report

“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 | 4 Comments

In my tribe, we go to a different type of school

Posted on 15 September 2016 by GEM Report

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 →

Posted in Adult education, Asia, Language, Learning, Literacy, Marginalization, Uncategorized | Tagged development, education, indigenous, indigenous communities, indigenous education, marginalisation, Papua New Guinea, sustainable development, tribal education, tribes | 16 Comments

Why have countries committed to development targets they might never reach?

Posted on 13 September 2016 by Aaron Benavot

It seems a strange decision for any country, let alone all, to sign up to a global commitment they know they will never reach. End Hunger? Eradicate poverty? Are these lofty goals really possible? In the next 15 years? Exactly … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Africa, Arab States, Basic education, Climate change, Developed countries, Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Equity, integrated development, Learning, Millennium Development Goals, monitoring, Post-2015 development framework, sdgs, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged climate change, education, Environment, learning, sustainable development, sustainable development goals, UN, UNESCO, United Nations | 3 Comments

Sufia, a champion for women’s rights in Bangladesh

Posted on 12 September 2016 by GEM Report

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 →