Education International is the federation of organisations representing 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 394 member organisations in 171 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/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1082&theme=development&country=srilanka http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1082&theme=development&country=srilanka The Ceylon Tamil Teachers' Union (CTTU) submitted a report to the Sri Lankan minister of education, Hon Susil Prema Jeyanth, expressing its concerns about teachers and pupils currently living in refugee camps in the Vanni region, located in the northern part of the country. development Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:43:01 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1080&theme=development&country=liberia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1080&theme=development&country=liberia Two Liberian teacher unions ALPO (All Liberian Professional Organisation) and NTAL (National Teachers Association of Liberia) have launched a community based project to construct adequate housing in rural areas for teachers. development Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:19:02 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1078&theme=development&country=indonesia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1078&theme=development&country=indonesia Girls in exquisite golden headdresses and traditional costumes of green and black brocade tossed pink flower blossoms as they danced to welcome visitors to the closing ceremony of Education International's post-tsunami project in Aceh, the region of northern Sumatra most devastated by the cataclysmic tsunami of 26 December 2004. development Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:14:56 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1071&theme=development&country=georgia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=1071&theme=development&country=georgia It is not easy to have a constructive dialogue when the speakers do not hear one another. The result usually is confrontation, conflict and failure to conclude agreements. development Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:05:16 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=986&theme=development&country=georgia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=986&theme=development&country=georgia The first EI workshop on negotiations and organising was held in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 12 -13 March 2009, thus paving the way for a new initiative to support its members in the South East European region. development Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:58:21 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=963&theme=development&country=lebanon http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=963&theme=development&country=lebanon On 1 January 2009 the contract between the Lebanese government and private hospitals to provide medical services to teachers and state employees expired. As of this date private hospitals refused to provide medical treatment to their previous patients even in crucial cases where immediate help was needed, i.e. kidney dialysis and cancer patients. The government decided not to renew the contract due to its increasing national debts - a decision that affects more than 300.000 teachers and state employees. development Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:30:53 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=923&theme=development&country=uganda http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=923&theme=development&country=uganda The Ugandan National Teachers Union (UNATU) presented its strategic plan at an All Donors Strategic Planning meeting in Kampala in mid November 2008. UNATU, sensitive to its role as a vibrant civil society organisation, is streamlining its development programme to better respond to the needs of its members and the challenges of the Ugandan education sector. development Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:29:07 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=914&theme=development&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=914&theme=development&country=global EI's annual Development Cooperation Meeting was held on 20 and 21 November 2008 in Brussels. The main topic of discussion was the development of a new statement of policy reflecting the current context of development cooperation in a globalized world. development Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:57:28 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=901&theme=development&country=uzbekistan http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=901&theme=development&country=uzbekistan In May 2008, Education International and some of the Consortium partners (teacher unions from Australia, Finland, Norway, Sweden and the United States) were represented at the first meeting which was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to formally initiate the cooperation and partnership with the EI affiliates in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. development Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:42:13 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=934&theme=development&country=guinea http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=934&theme=development&country=guinea Marcel Larocque is the president of the Association of French Speaking Teachers of New Brunswick in Canada. In April 2008, he went to Guinea to evaluate the effects and potential for development of a post-primary education programme organised by the Canadian Teachers' Federation (CTF). He was accompanied by the Canadian head of programme, Guy Matte and another member of the evaluation team, André Pinard. Here are his thoughts on his experience in Guinea. development Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:52:59 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=927&theme=development&country=palestine http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=927&theme=development&country=palestine From October 19 to 21, 43 regional leaders of the General Union of Palestine Teachers (GUPT) participated in an organizing and training workshop designed to launch a series of training programs for the union to run through 2009. development Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:26:39 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=890&theme=development&country=lebanon http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=890&theme=development&country=lebanon Within the framework of EI's new Middle East and North Africa (MENA) programme, EI organized two training workshops with EI members in Lebanon, the League of Secondary Public School Teachers in Lebanon (LPESPL) and the Teachers' Syndicate in Lebanon (TSL). development Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:50:06 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=887&theme=development&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=887&theme=development&country=global The EI EFAIDS Evaluation and Planning Workshop for EI staff and partners was held in early September and provided an opportunity to review the Programme which has expanded steadily since 2006 and is now successfully implemented in almost fifty countries across four regions. development Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:21:32 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=863&theme=development&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=863&theme=development&country=global Since 15 August the Caribbean has been successively hit by tropical storm Fay, hurricanes Gustav, Hanna and Ike. Education International reaches out in solidarity to teachers across the affected region. development Thu, 18 Sep 2008 16:25:56 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=862&theme=development&country=costarica http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=862&theme=development&country=costarica From 7-8 September, the Inter-institutional Committee of the project "Equal Opportunities with a Gender Perspective for Latin America" met in San Jose, Costa Rica. development Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:33:18 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=840&theme=development&country=indonesia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=840&theme=development&country=indonesia Please click on the pictures to start the slideshow. development Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:48:46 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=807&theme=development&country=malaysia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=807&theme=development&country=malaysia The ASEAN Sub-Regional Conference of the EI Trade Union Rights Network (TURN) will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 27-29 June 2008. development Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:30:26 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=785&theme=development&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=785&theme=development&country=global EI has brought together representatives of the teacher unions from the non-EU countries in southeastern Europe to discuss the strengthening of their organisations and the kind of support which they would like to receive from EI. development Tue, 27 May 2008 15:54:12 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=758&theme=development&country=liberia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.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/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=738&theme=development&country=indonesia http://www.ei-ie.org/developmentcooperation/en/news_detail.php?id=738&theme=development&country=indonesia In 1945, the Persatuan Guru Republik Indonesia (PGRI - "Teachers' Association of the Republic of Indonesia") was established as a teachers' trade union. development Thu, 20 Mar 2008 15:08:06 GMT