Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Press release] ECW grant supports flood-affected learners, SomaliaUS$5 Million Grant in Response to ‘Super El Niño’ Floods in Somalia, including the creation of an anticipatory action framework to protect school children from future climate hazards. Education Cannot Wait announced the latest grant for Somalia which “will provide life-saving access to education for girls and boys impacted by massive floods, enhance preparedness to … Continue reading [Press release] ECW grant supports flood-affected learners, Somalia [Blog] Testimonial of an online pre-sessional student displaced in Gaza
The RefugEAP Network published a post by Ibrahim Aldalis, a civil engineer from Gaza. He writes about an online course offered by RefugEAP: “Despite the turmoil surrounding me, the pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (EAP) online course at the University of Birmingham, offered through the RefugEAP Network initiative, has given me something invaluable: hope. This … Continue reading [Blog] Testimonial of an online pre-sessional student displaced in Gaza [Video] Inclusive Education: A subject to study as well as a principle how to study
The German Society for Disability and Development has published video recordings on their 2023 / 2024 webinars and lecture series. Three videos are on inclusive education. Examples are discussed by Dr. Sewalem Tsega (Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia) & Prof. Dr. Jana Zehle (Hochschule Hannover – University of Applied Science). The webinars are in English with … Continue reading [Video] Inclusive Education: A subject to study as well as a principle how to study [Article] International Literacy Day
UNESCO highlights the International Literacy Day and Prizes awarded to six initiatives. This year’s theme was “promoting multilingual education”. The prize winners include mobile libraries in Ghana, training for teachers to set up schoolbook clubs in Panama, and a programme to enhance the literacy and advocacy skills of indigenous communities in Indonesia. Read about the … Continue reading [Article] International Literacy Day [Article] Global spike in attacks on education
The main topic in UNESCO’s September newsletter is the global spike in attacks on education. According to a study by the Global Coalition for Protecting Education from Attack, of which UNESCO is a member, 6,000 attacks against students, professionals and educational institutions, including 1,000 cases of military use of these institutions, were recorded worldwide in 2022-2023 … Continue reading [Article] Global spike in attacks on education