Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.
[Advocacy] The Global Convention on Higher Education will enter into force in early 2023Imagine a world where students can easily move around and cross borders to pursue their studies. With the imminent entry into force of the Global Convention in 2023, this goal will be closer than ever. On 5 December 2022, the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education welcomed its 19th and 20th ratifications when two Member … Continue reading [Advocacy] The Global Convention on Higher Education will enter into force in early 2023 [Advocacy] INEE policy brief – disability-inclusive ECD in emergencies
A new policy brief published by INEE this month advocates for and highlights the benefits of disability-inclusive early childhood development in emergencies (ECDiE). It includes examples of good practice in disability-inclusive ECDiE programming from around the world; in addition, it provides recommendations for governments, donors, and programmers for a more inclusive ECDiE. This policy brief … Continue reading [Advocacy] INEE policy brief – disability-inclusive ECD in emergencies [Resource] SuperBetter children for health launch
SuperBetter Children for Health is a curriculum for young adolescents that can be integrated into a school’s curriculum or taught as an extracurricular activity. The curriculum has been co-created by Children for Health and Kelvin Nsekwila, a teacher and the founder of the Tusekwile Imiti Ikula Foundation (TIIF) in Zambia. TIIF provides educational services for the most vulnerable and marginalised … Continue reading [Resource] SuperBetter children for health launch [Case study] Home-based interventions in Kenya
Thousands of children in Kenya live and work on the streets – often because they are having problems at home. In Vihiga County, trained Violence Prevention Activists (VPAs) go out and find children who have run away from home, offer support and help them stay in school. The VPAs work with parents where appropriate to … Continue reading [Case study] Home-based interventions in Kenya [Strategy] ‘Expanding Choices’ – UNFPA strategy for family planning 2022-2030
As the world changes all around us, achieving universal access to family planning takes on new urgency. The availability and use of family planning services influences the family planning situation of households and through this the educational participation of young children. UNFPA recognizes the scale of the challenge – the need, opportunity and responsibility to … Continue reading [Strategy] ‘Expanding Choices’ – UNFPA strategy for family planning 2022-2030