Articles
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15 February 2023 
Overwhelmed, undervalued, and underpaid: Governments must act to support teachers in contexts of displacement
Worlds of EducationWorking as a teacher in an emergency situation is challenging but it can also be very rewarding. The opportunity to be a positive influence on my students, watching a student learn, grow and become a good person, knowing that I can be part of this process gives me a wonderful...
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20 July 2022 
Uganda: Government must put an immediate halt to the intimidation of teachers
NewsEducation International has firmly condemned the intimidation of teachers currently taking industrial action led by the Uganda National Teachers Union (UNATU), an organisation affiliated to Education International.
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16 March 2022 
World Bank to exit investment in for-profit school chain Bridge International Academies
StatementsEducation International (EI) welcomes the decision from the World Bank’s private sector arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), to stop investing in the for-profit chain of schools, Bridge International Academies. The IFC had invested more than US$ 10 million in Bridge International Academies operations in Africa and supported the company's...
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28 January 2022 
Challenging global tech giants: the critical role of Global labour
Worlds of EducationIn a recent research paper, Carmen Ludwig and Edward Webster examined the role of global unions to contest the use and abuse of digital technology through transnational activism in two African contexts. Action included work with Education International’s Global Response against the privatisation of education.
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17 December 2021 
UNATU’s experience supporting teachers in refugee areas
Worlds of EducationUganda is considered the top refugee-hosting country in Africa and one of the top five hosting countries in the world. Statistics reveal that close to 1.5 million refugees live in Uganda.
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31 July 2021 
Crises and the COVID-19 pandemic: education responses and choices during times of disruptions
A global synthesis and Sub-Saharan African country analysis: Cabo Verde, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda
ResearchThis research was commissioned by the Open Society Foundation (OSF) and Education International (EI) with the aim of understanding the global policy responses to education as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The research also aims to understand how various states have responded to the pandemic in the midst of...
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Cooperation Projects
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2023 Promoting social dialogue to eradicate child labour and strengthen quality education provisions in Uganda
Development of a child labour free zone in Kyesiiga sub county (Masaka district).
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2023 - 2025 Implementation of a Web-Based Management Information System for UNATU, 2023-2025
UNATU is part of a group of African unions that wants to improve the membership information management. The project supports building the system MemberIS (MIS) that has been originally conceived for TUICO from Tanzania. Implementation there plus some pilots elsewhere have proved how much it simplifies management, contributes to membership...
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2022 - 2025 John Thompson Fellowship programme (Africa)
Train selected union representatives, including leadership in various aspects of unionism.
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Affiliates
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