Winners of 2016 @UNESCO prize for sustainability #education come from Cameroon, Japan and the United Kingdom
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has named the three laureates of the 2016 UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD): the Centre for Community Regeneration and Development (CCREAD-Cameroon) from Cameroon; the Okayama ESD Promotion Commission from Japan; and the National Union of Students UK (NUS-UK) from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and […]
MARIELLA FROSTRUP BRINGS HOPE AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO MAASAI SCHOOLGIRLS THIS CHRISTMAS
Broadcaster and human rights campaigner Mariella Frostrup is bringing hope to schoolgirls in Africa this Christmas. Mariella Frostrup is putting her face to a Christmas Appeal that could help thousands of Maasai and other young pastoralist girls in Tanzania have the same access to education as boys. “Gender equality is a subject close to my […]
Education Innovation Africa
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 […]
Saudi Arabia: Changing Times; New Opportunity
The changing face of Middle East education heralds new opportunity for astute UK companies able to provide specialised niche services to Arab markets. One firm looking to ride the new wave of opportunity is online self-assessment and improvement planning software specialists Mesma, whose director Louise Doyle, fresh from a fact finding visit to the region, […]
CITIZENS RIGHTS WATCH
www.citizensrw.org CITIZENS RIGHTS WATCH (CRW) or “The Citizens” is an independent, non-governmental, non -profit, and goal-oriented organization promoting internationally recognized human rights under the principles of International human rights laws. The Citizens was incorporated in London under UK law. As Dr. Zoi Aliozi, CRW’s Secretary General says “The Citizens is a new organization, made by […]
“Investing in the Future” – Regional Conference on Protecting Refugee Children in the Middle East and North Africa
The past 15th October 2014, the first international conference on MENA refugee children took place in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The conference aimed at developing the necessary mechanisms to ensure the protection of refugee children and youth in the Middle East and North Africa region and ensuring their most fundamental rights, such as right […]
UK-India Music Project to Support New Employment Skills for Women in Mumbai
Superact, the UK based music and arts non profit organisation, will run a pilot programme in India to deliver training unemployed women with low esteem who want to enter the labour market. Funded by UK India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI), Superact will engage the female participants using its accredited BTEC Qualification “Supporting Employability […]
Education and Suicide
Anna Barchetti Durisch Mentor, public speaker and education specialist e-mail: anna@helioslife.org web: helioslife.org . Abstract: Whether we fail in school or life exams, suicide is not an answer. What is the meaning of education?How to heal the pain within us, which one day might result in divisions and conflicts at large? Keywords: Education, suicide, […]
MIGRANTS MATTER
Find us: www.facebook.com/migrantsmatter migrants-matter.blogspot.com @MigrantsMatter on Twitter What is Migrants Matter? Migrants Matter is an advocacy campaign led by students from close to 40 countries. Before we thought of launching a campaign, we talked, like most students do. We talked about boys, girls, wine, movies, music… And we talked about the challenges facing […]
Peace and Conflict Resolution. Democratic Republic of Congo
By Samuel M. Muderhwa PCR President Founder & coordinator pastor.samuelm@gmail.com Background of the PCR Peace and Conflict Resolution was founded in Bukavu, South-Kivu by MULUMEODERHWA MUDERHWA Samuel and his wife Faida in 2004. They both completed a High diploma from the school of Mediation in Nairobi in 2006. This challenged them to continue to […]
