Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Blog] Hope for out-of-school children in NepalThis blog talks about the work of the Hanuman Community Learning Center (HCLC), a small space that offers learning to out-of-school children. Apart from the learning centre, HCLC ran sensitisation campaigns in communities and organised child-led advocacy campaigns: “In one powerful initiative, children showcased their artwork, crafts, and songs to Janakpur City officials to urge … Continue reading [Blog] Hope for out-of-school children in Nepal [Blog] Equality, learning outcomes and heat: why extreme temperatures are not (just) a climate issue
By 2050, nearly every child will face more frequent heatwaves — threatening their health, disrupting their education, and putting their future at risk. Heat does not affect all children equally. Cruelly, and like so many climate impacts, it will be those with the fewest resources who will be worst affected. Heat could therefore further stratify … Continue reading [Blog] Equality, learning outcomes and heat: why extreme temperatures are not (just) a climate issue [Blog] The unfinished business of girls’ education, thirty years after Beijing
Since 1995, the world has moved closer to gender parity in education. Girls now enrol in primary, lower and upper secondary school at rates equal to boys. Globally, 91 million more girls are in primary education than three decades ago, and 136 million more are in secondary. Yet the picture is far from complete. Today, … Continue reading [Blog] The unfinished business of girls’ education, thirty years after Beijing [Article] Teaching is Not a One-Person Job. Headteacher Joselyn’s journey to empower teachers & learners in Uganda’s refugee response
Joselyn Atyang is the headteacher of the Bidong Primary School in Uganda’s Kiryandongo Refugee Settlement. The school has 2,550 learners of whom over 1,500 are refugee children. Classrooms are overcrowded. In addition to overcrowding, Joselyn’s school faces shortages of critical resources, including desks and toilets – especially for girls. Language barriers further complicate classroom instruction … Continue reading [Article] Teaching is Not a One-Person Job. Headteacher Joselyn’s journey to empower teachers & learners in Uganda’s refugee response [Video] A field in crisis: reimagining education policy for challenging times (UKFIET 2025 conference)
UKFIET has published the opening and closing plenary sessions of the 2025 UKFIET conference. The first keynote speaker was Ahmed Kamal Junina, Assistant Professor and Head of the English Department, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza. Ahmed joined virtually from Gaza city as it was being attacked by Israel. He reminded the participants of the fragility of education … Continue reading [Video] A field in crisis: reimagining education policy for challenging times (UKFIET 2025 conference)