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12 June 2025 
Over 1,880 children brought back to school thanks to education unions working to end child labour
NewsAcross 6 countries in Africa, education union programmes against child labour are delivering life-changing results. In 2024 alone, over 1,880 former child labourers have been returned to classrooms in project areas in Burundi, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
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23 April 2025 
Education International brings hope and effective strategies to curb child labour
NewsThanks to an Education International project on child labour, working with union members and their local communities, 1,880 children were brought back to school last year in six participating countries: Burundi, Malawi, Mali, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe.
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10 December 2024 
Malawi: Coming together across borders to eradicate child labour
NewsEducation unionists from Burundi, Mali, Senegal, Togo, Uganda, and Zimbabwe came together in Malawi to learn about successful local efforts to end child labour. From 1 to 6 December 2024, coordinators and project leaders spearheading the unions’ work against child labour had the opportunity to exchange know-how and good practice...
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7 July 2023 
Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour
NewsFrom India to Senegal, from Albania to Uganda and Mali, Education International (EI) members raised their voices in support of quality education to commemorate World Day Against Child Labour on June 12th.
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23 June 2023 
Go Public! Finance quality, equitable, and inclusive education in Africa
NewsTop education union leaders from Cameroon, Malawi, Rwanda, and Zambia took stock of gains in their fight against education privatisation through the Education International (EI) Global Response campaign and committed to continue these efforts through EI's Go Public! Fund Education campaign to mobilise to fully fund public education systems and...
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23 March 2023 
Education International brings support to help cushion the impact of Cyclone Freddy
NewsThe global union federation representing educators worldwide has brought financial support using its Solidarity Fund to help students, teachers and education support personnel severely affected by devastation caused by tropical Cyclone Freddy in Madagascar, Malawi and Mozambique.
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Cooperation Projects
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2022 - 2025 Quality early childhood education and decent working conditions for ECE teachers on the African continent
The project seeks mainly the mobilisation and recruitment of ECE personnel into teacher union in view of fighting for their labour rights and improving their professional standards.
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2021 - 2023 Promoting social dialogue to eradicate child labour and strengthen quality education provisions in Malawi
Development of a child labour free zone in Chigudu (Dowa district).
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2008 - 2027 African Women in Education Network (AWEN)
AWEN is the EI Women’s Network in Africa. It was launched in May 2008 with the overall goal to promote Gender Equality in unions to strengthen these unions for the achievement of Quality Education for All. AWEN constitutes a platform for women educators sector to influence the political will in...
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Affiliates
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Private Schools Employees Union of Malawi (PSEUM)
PSEUM
P/Bag A210Lilongwetel: +265 172.52.70fax: +265 172.52.70 -
Teachers' Union of Malawi
TUM
Aphunzitsi CentrePlot No. 37/14 & 15Private Bag 11Lilongwetel: +265 999459238tel: +265 1 727.301