Innovation Africa 2016: Kenyan Cabinet Secretary Confirms Official & Exclusive Patronage

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Bringing Together Africa’s Leading Decision Makers AfricanBrains is proud to announce the 6th Innovation Africa Summit and is delighted to confirm official patronage from the Government of Kenya. The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology has enthusiastically endorsed the summit to take place from 20th to 22nd September 2016 at the Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi, Kenya. In his patronage […]

Category: Africa, English, Universal Education · Tags: Africa, Education, global citizenship, ICT, Kenya, Science

Interview with Aya Chebbi, African Youth Movement Founder

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Javier Collado Ruano: Dear readers, it is a pleasure for me to introduce my friend Aya Chebbi, a well-known Pan-African Tunisian blogger and activist. I met her during the Global Citizens Movement of CIVICUS World Alliance, which took place in Johannesburg late in the year 2013, and I am still impressed with all her achievements. […]

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Kenya is Hosting a Global Education Forum

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Education experts and practitioner across the world will gather in Nairobi, Kenya next month to discuss on education investments in East Africa. The forum, which will be led by Informa Plc, the largest publicly owned exhibitions and training provider in the world, will also explore how increased investment from the private sector can improve education […]

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Education Innovation Africa

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You’re invited! Education Innovation Africa 8 – 10 June 2015 | Visa Oshwal Centre | Nairobi | Kenya Explore new development, improvement, investment and expansion opportunities within the private education sector at Education Innovation Africa, taking place on 8-10 June 2015 at the Visa Oshwal Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Attended by senior leaders […]

Category: Africa, English, global citizenship education, Partnership, Private Institution, Public Institution, Universal Education · Tags: Education, Education Innovation Africa, Ghana, global citizen, global citizenship education, India, Kenya, Nairobi, Nigeria, Uganda, UK

EL FUTURO EMBOTELLADO: Agua y Seguridad para el Tercer Mundo

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Olenka Ochoa Berreteaga Activista peruana, miembro de la Huairou Comisión, Red Ciudades Seguras y MIRA-Iberoamérica. olenka.ochoa@gmail.com . . Resumen El derecho al agua, entendido como acceso a agua potable y segura a las fuentes de agua natural, está en grave peligro por intereses de las multinacionales y por un ideario que se expande globalmente. La […]

Former Students Are Inspiring and Empowering Current Students to Work Harder at School in Kenya

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Nairobi, Kenya 5 March 2015 – A new report launched today by Future First Global shows the transformative impact alumni are having in the employment potential for secondary school students Nairobi, The report ‘An Alumni Community for Every School: Learning from Kenya pilot programmes’ examines a two year pilot programme across fifteen schools in Nairobi. […]

Forever Kids Kenya

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www.foreverkidskenya.com Forever Kids Kenya is a registered Swiss non-profit organization with the aim of promoting quality basic education among underprivileged kids in urban slums of Kenya. Every child has the right to basic school education. Many kids are deprived of this basic human right due to a life in impoverished conditions and a lack of […]

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Regional Youth Green Growth Forum (OAYouth-Kenya)

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From 2nd-5th December 2013, young people will gather in the UN Complex Gigiri, Nairobi, for the Regional Youth Green Growth Forum 2013. Convened by the Organization of African Youth, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and partners, the main objective of the forum is to provide a platform for young people to learn, share and identify […]

Tilting the Playing Field: The Modular Appeal of Competitive Authoritarianism

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Charles Larratt-Smith Vice President of Latin American Affairs for the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. PhD Student, University of Toronto, Department of Political Science e-mail: c.larratt.smith@mail.utoronto.ca web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . Abstract: In this article I examine the recent elections found in six competitive authoritarian, ‘semi-democratic’ countries: […]

Face to Face: Global Understanding Through Personal and Virtual Contact

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Judith Beth Cohen Professor, School of Education, Lesley University, Cambridge, MA. Jcohen@lesley.edu . Abstract: Based on travel-study experiences in Ghana, Peru, South Africa and other sites, Cohen discusses the positive effects of short-term travel study immersion for students and faculty. Citing research studies that explore global attitudes of participants after such travel, Cohen makes a […]