Education International is the federation of organisations representing over 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 384 member organisations in 169 countries and territories. http://www.ei-ie.org en-uk http://www.ei-ie.org/image/rss_logo.gif http://www.ei-ie.org 144 37 http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=771&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=771&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Violence continues in Zimbabwe following the drawn out election process and affects particularly trade unionists and teachers. The EI affiliate ZIMTA witnessed "many teachers in rural areas being killed, maimed, wantonly tortured and abused". rights Fri, 09 May 2008 17:08:41 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=761&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=761&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Education International has received chilling reports about political retribution against teachers in Zimbabwe. This comes in the aftermath of general elections held on 30 March. rights Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00:43 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=758&theme=development&country=liberia http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=758&theme=development&country=liberia A consortium of EI member organisations was created in order to assist the newly-formed National Teachers' Association of Liberia (NTAL) in its consolidation work after the merger last year. development Thu, 10 Apr 2008 15:20:03 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=754&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=754&theme=hivaids&country=global A three day training workshop in Dakar, Senegal from 4th - 6th February 2008 brought together national coordinators of the EFAIDS programmes in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire and Rwanda. hivaids Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:17:12 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=752&theme=hivaids&country=namibia http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=752&theme=hivaids&country=namibia A spokesman for EI affiliate, Namibia National Teachers Union (NANTU), has welcomed the decision of the Namibian government to prioritise education in its recent budget allocations. Meanwhile, NANTU is continuing to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS through the distribution of a poster and a leaflet to inform their members about themes related to HIV/AIDS. hivaids Wed, 09 Apr 2008 15:06:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=742&theme=ei&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=742&theme=ei&country=global "In unity is strength and in division is weakness." ei Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:04:03 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=724&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=724&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Nine members of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) were abducted on 19 February for distributing leaflets about the country's education crisis. rights Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:48:01 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=717&theme=peace&country=kenya http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=717&theme=peace&country=kenya Leaders and members of Kenya's education unions are struggling to respond to the post-election violence and unrest that have convulsed their country since late December. Francis M. Ng'ang'a, Secretary General of the Kenya National Union of Teachers, said that the union is working on an emergency programme to bring affected members food, clothing, blankets, and medicine as well as trauma counselling and emotional support. peace Fri, 08 Feb 2008 14:45:07 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=716&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=716&theme=rights&country=ethiopia Gemoraw Kassa, General Secretary of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association and about 30 other members of ETA, on Thursday, February 7th heard the shocking news that their appeal to the Supreme High Court was denied. The court upheld an earlier decision which ordered the ETA to hand over property, other assets, and its name - in other words, its very identity and existence - to a rival union which was formed in 1993 by the government and also named ETA. rights Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:14:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=709&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=709&theme=rights&country=ethiopia A four person EI delegation is currently in Ethiopia to enter into a dialogue with the Ethiopian authorities to press the case for the respect of trade union and human rights. The delegation is composed of the General Secretaries of the British and Ugandan teachers unions, respectively Steve SINNOTT and Teopista BIRUNGI MAYANJA, as well as the EI Chief Regional Coordinator Assibi NAPOE and EI Coordinator Emanuel FATOMA. In Ethiopia, the delegation is joined by the General Secretary of the Ethiopia Teachers' Association, Gemoraw KASSA. rights Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:50:54 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=702&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=702&theme=hivaids&country=global EI works with the WHO on a programme dealing with HIV/AIDS prevention and related risky behaviours in schools in Ghana, Benin and Burundi. An EI workshop recently brought teacher unions from these countries together to assess the progress made over the last year and to learn about new EI training material on the inclusion of HIV positive teachers and building gender-friendly school environments. hivaids Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:31:23 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=701&theme=hivaids&country=gabon http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=701&theme=hivaids&country=gabon Last October the National AIDS Committee situated within the Gabonese Ministry of Education (Colusimen) met to develop a harmonised curriculum on HIV/AIDS education. EI welcomes the decision of the Gabonese Government to include HIV/AIDS in the school curriculum. hivaids Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:30:34 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=700&theme=hivaids&country=uganda http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=700&theme=hivaids&country=uganda Last year UNATU commissioned a study entitled 'The impact of HIV/AIDS on Education and Teachers in Uganda' to gather baseline information that will guide the planning and implementation of the EFAIDS programme. The study, which has just been published, provides a valuable analysis of the situation in Uganda. hivaids Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:17:31 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=694&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=694&theme=rights&country=ethiopia EI is pleased to announce that Berhanu Aba-Debisa, Wolde Dana and Wibit Legamo have at last been released on bail. With the support of National Union of Teachers (NUT), from the United Kingdom and EI, the three colleagues are free at last and extend their gratitude for the support received during the hardest of times. rights Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:01:42 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=691&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=691&theme=rights&country=ethiopia Teachers throughout Ethiopia have been summoned to meetings with school principals, where teachers are informed they shall elect school representatives for the "Ethiopia Teachers' Association". rights Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:33:31 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=686&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=686&theme=hivaids&country=global In early December a number of meetings took place on Education for All and HIV/AIDS in Nairobi. UN-agencies, the World Bank, NGOs, trade unions and bilateral donors convened under the umbrella of the Inter-Agency Task Team on Education and HIV/AIDS. Likewise thirteen EFAIDS coordinators from Eastern and Southern Africa and Ghana met to bring the programme a logical step forward. hivaids Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:10:14 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=685&theme=educationforall&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=685&theme=educationforall&country=global A critical shortage of properly trained and qualified teachers is threatening the achievement of Education for All targets and Millennium Development Goals by 2015, according to a new study by Education International. educationforall Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=682&theme=hivaids&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=682&theme=hivaids&country=zimbabwe Based in Harare, Angelina Lunga, a former high school teacher, is the EFAIDS Coordinator of the Zimbabwe Teachers' Association (ZIMTA). hivaids Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:39:19 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=680&theme=development&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=680&theme=development&country=global In 2006, EI in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), a German political foundation, launched a project on Strengthening the African Teachers Trade Union Movement. development Tue, 11 Dec 2007 14:59:58 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=678&theme=statusofteachers&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/africa/en/newsshow.php?id=678&theme=statusofteachers&country=global A critical shortage of properly-trained and qualified teachers is threatening the achievement of Education for All targets and Millennium Development Goals by 2015, according to a new study by Education International. statusofteachers Fri, 07 Dec 2007 12:01:21 GMT