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/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1166&theme=hivaids&country=cotedivoire http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1166&theme=hivaids&country=cotedivoire In September 2008 representatives of IE-SCI, the alliance of Ivorian teacher unions working together on the EI EFAIDS Programme, met with the political and administrative authorities of Bondoukou and San Pedro to present the results of their research into the shortage of teachers and its impact on the education system in these two regions of Côte d'Ivoire. hivaids Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:06:00 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1164&theme=hivaids&country=surinam http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1164&theme=hivaids&country=surinam Surinamese teacher unions working on the EI EFAIDS Programme have reached out to almost forty young offenders offering them training on HIV prevention and behaviour change. Catering for the needs of the different age groups, trainers from BvL, SOB and KOB facilitated two one-day workshops at the Santo Boma Reformatory School. hivaids Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:01:13 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1165&theme=hivaids&country=namibia http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1165&theme=hivaids&country=namibia Through their EFAIDS Programme, the Namibia National Teachers' Union is committed to showing in a practical way that that HIV and AIDS is a workplace issue. hivaids Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1151&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1151&theme=hivaids&country=global Teacher union activists working on the EI EFAIDS Programme gathered in Grand Bassam in Cote d' Ivoire from 7 - 11 December 2009 to assess their progress to date on educating for HIV prevention and working to achieve EFA, and to plan a full programme of activities for 2010. hivaids Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:29:14 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1169&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1169&theme=hivaids&country=global Denis Burke of the World AIDS Campaign emphasises the importance of approaching HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment work from a human rights perspective. hivaids Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:30:08 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1143&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1143&theme=hivaids&country=global As 2010 the target year for the fulfilment of universal access to prevention, treatment, care and support approaches teacher unions around the world are using World AIDS Day 2009 as an opportunity to redouble their work on AIDS and equally to petition governments to make the investment necessary to overcome the AIDS crisis. hivaids Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:21:05 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1110&theme=hivaids&country=papuanewguinea http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1110&theme=hivaids&country=papuanewguinea Papua New Guinea is the latest country to join the EI EFAIDS Programme. The Papua New Guinea Teachers' Association, which represents half of the country's 40,000 teachers, recently held its first training workshop. Twenty-one participants from across the union structure met in Port Moresby for three days of discussion and debate on HIV/AIDS and EFA themes to support them to launch a successful programme of EFAIDS activities. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:35:58 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1109&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1109&theme=hivaids&country=global The electric generator was running outside the classroom and the rain pounded on the corrugated zinc roof. The noise might have been a distraction to some, but not to the 30 EFAIDS participants of the National Teachers Association of Liberia (NTAL). 30 teachers met in Monrovia, motivated, focussed, and thirsty for information. The workshop, conducted by Odete Cossa of the WHO, Emanuel Fatoma of EI, Scott Pulizzi of EDC was designed to give participants the skills to serve as master trainers and advocates for both EFA and HIV programmes and policies in their union. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:27:02 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1108&theme=hivaids&country=rwanda http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1108&theme=hivaids&country=rwanda In mid June the Rwandan union SYPERWA organised a 3 day workshop in Kicukiro, Rwanda which brought together 45 union trainers as well as 15 teachers living with HIV. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:17:35 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1107&theme=hivaids&country=india http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1107&theme=hivaids&country=india EI affiliate, the All India Primary Teacher's Federation published a study on the effectiveness of in-service training for primary teachers in two of the country's states. Research was carried out in Bihar and Tamil Nadu, the third and seventh most populous states in the country. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:10:01 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1106&theme=hivaids&country=kenya http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1106&theme=hivaids&country=kenya As the school year begins across Kenya, the Kenya National Union of Teachers, KNUT, has successfully initiated legal action to block government plans to hire 'intern' teachers, fearing that this new development would create a new sub-class of underpaid teachers, which would further endanger the achievement of quality education. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 13:03:14 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1105&theme=hivaids&country=ghana http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1105&theme=hivaids&country=ghana Advancing quality education is a priority for the Ghana National Association of Teachers, which has been working extensively on the more serious barriers to quality as another academic year begins. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:52:53 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1103&theme=hivaids&country=argentina http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1103&theme=hivaids&country=argentina Roxana Rogalski of the Argentinian teacher union federation, CTERA, shares her experience of working on the EI EFAIDS Programme in Argentina. hivaids Sun, 20 Sep 2009 10:44:32 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1088&theme=hivaids&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1088&theme=hivaids&country=zimbabwe Zimbabwean teacher unions ZIMTA and PTUZ have called the recent salary increase that places teacher salaries at US$155 a month 'inadequate' and urged the government to provide a living wage for teachers. hivaids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:40:49 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1087&theme=hivaids&country=honduras http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1087&theme=hivaids&country=honduras Honduran teacher unions have opted to join a general strike in the face of escalating violence in the country. Following the recent killings of two teachers, teacher unions have abandoned their previous compromise plan of teaching three days a week and supporting the national resistance to the unelected regime two days a week. hivaids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:39:15 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1086&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1086&theme=hivaids&country=global Unions across West Africa have had a busy first half of 2009 working on the EFAIDS Programme, and have been particularly active in the area of training and publications. hivaids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:37:23 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1085&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1085&theme=hivaids&country=global World AIDS Day may be several months away but teacher unions are eager to start preparing their activities. For many students school is a valuable, and sometimes the only source, of accurate information on HIV and AIDS. hivaids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:27:48 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1084&theme=hivaids&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1084&theme=hivaids&country=global People living with HIV are feeling the effects of the global economic crisis as governments around the world cut spending on treatment. According to Miguel D'EScoto President of the UN General Assembly, "many governments are resigned to reducing programmes and diminished expectations". hivaids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:09:04 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1083&theme=hivaids&country=surinam http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1083&theme=hivaids&country=surinam Astrid McDonald of Bond van Leraren (BvL) shares insights into the work of the EI EFAIDS Programme in Suriname. hivaids Wed, 12 Aug 2009 11:07:23 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1066&theme=hivaids&country=senegal http://www.ei-ie.org/hivaids/en/newsshow.php?id=1066&theme=hivaids&country=senegal The Senegalese teacher unions have completed a survey of schools to identify the progress made and challenges faced in achieving gender equality in schools as part of their EFAIDS Programme. hivaids Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:29:22 GMT