Education International Africa

Articles

1. 20 February 2025

   

   A promising future for education in Senegal: tackling the teacher shortage

   News

   Faced with a serious shortage of teachers in the country, Senegalese education unions affiliated to Education International, grouped within the Union Syndicale pour une Éducation de Qualité (USEQ) – a trade union coalition for quality education – welcomes the government’s decision to recruit graduates into the profession on an immediate...

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2. 10 December 2024

   

   Malawi: Coming together across borders to eradicate child labour

   News

   Education 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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3. 23 August 2024

   

   Senegal: Mobilizing for education funding

   News

   In Senegal more than 3 million children either do not go to state school or find it very difficult to go to school. Insufficient public funding for education is a major obstacle to quality education for all.

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4. 29 November 2023

   

   Senegal: Unions unite and mobilise for more public education funding

   News

   “An education system based on public institutions is the best option to fully realise the right to education. That is why the State must consolidate education as being a real public good, promoting education as a bearer of not only individual and collective emancipation but of social justice as well.”...

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5. 27 September 2023

   

   Copyright and teaching materials in Senegal

   Mar Mbodj

   Worlds of Education

   Copyright gives authors exclusive control over their works. In education, however, the balance between access to information and respect for copyright is a major challenge. It is essential that we guarantee equitable access to protected knowledge while preserving the rights of artists and authors. Against this backdrop we have conducted...

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6. 7 July 2023

   

   Inclusive, quality education: the key to ending child labour

   News

   From 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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