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Education For All

  1. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 July 2007

    Philippines: Workshop on Reducing Dropouts in Basic Education and Achieving EFA by 2015

    In June, Education International got together with its affiliates in the Philippines to address the issue of drop out rates in basic education and to prepare a joint national work plan for the unions on reducing drop out in the country.

    Philippines: Workshop on Reducing Dropouts in Basic Education and Achieving EFA by 2015
  2. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 July 2007

    Newsletter on Girls' Education: ‘Girls Too!’

    The United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) was launched in April 2000 at the World Education Forum in Dakar by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan. Each month UNGEI publishes a newsletter called ‘Girls Too!’

    Newsletter on Girls' Education: ‘Girls Too!’
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 10 July 2007

    Interview with Hawa Koroma of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU)

    Hawa Koroma is the project coordinator of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union, SLTU. She spoke to EI about the impact of the war on education and the efforts being made to restore a sense of normality in a country that has been devastated by conflict.

    Interview with Hawa Koroma of the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU)
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 July 2007

    EI calls for long-term, predictable funding for MDGs

    At a meeting in Brussels on MDG Contracting held by civil society organisations with other stakeholders including the European Union on 3 July, EI joins in the call for long-term, predictable funding for the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).

    EI calls for long-term, predictable funding for MDGs
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 June 2007

    Education Donor Conference fails to keep promises

    On May 2nd the European Commission together with the World Bank and donor governments held a high-level conference with a view to allocating funds to education with a view to achieving Education for All by 2015.

    Education Donor Conference fails to keep promises
  6. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 June 2007

    Nicaragua, Honduras, Bolivia: EI and UEN analyse impact of FTI

    From May 10-12, the EI Regional Office in Latin America, together with the Norwegian Education Union (UEN) and all 18 Latin American EI-affiliated unions met in Managua, Nicaragua to analyse the impact of the policies of the International Financial Institutions – namely the World Bank and the IMF - on...

    Nicaragua, Honduras, Bolivia: EI and UEN analyse impact of FTI
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 June 2007

    Guinea: Conference looks towards reconstructing democracy

    Since 1983, Guinea has been in the midst of a dictatorial regime led by Lansana Conté. In the last four years the level of social conflict and violence has heightened significantly, culminating in a two-month strike, the mobilisation of large sections of the population by the trade union centres and...

    Guinea: Conference looks towards reconstructing democracy
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 June 2007

    New Report from ActionAid: Confronting the Contradictions

    A new report on teacher training and the IMF’s role in education has just been released by ActionAid. ‘Confronting the Contradictions: The case against the IMF on education’ demonstrates the link between teacher shortages and ill-conceived policies as imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Malawi, Mozambique and Sierra...

    New Report from ActionAid: Confronting the Contradictions
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2007

    Global Action Week : EI affiliates join up for education rights!

    EI wishes to congratulate all those teachers and their unions who put substantial time, effort and creativity into lobbying for improvements to public education during Global Action Week.

    Global Action Week : EI affiliates join up for education rights!
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2007

    Senegal: Teachers work to improve education

    In the context of the EFAIDS Programme and Education for All in particular, the four teachers’ unions which constitute COSSEL (Senegalese Committee of Teachers Unions United against HIV/AIDS) held a workshop at the end of April on the reinforcement of teachers’ capacities on education-related matters.

    Senegal: Teachers work to improve education
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2007

    Interview with Mrs. Sulbha Donde

    Sulbha Donde is the Chairperson of the Women’s Network at EI's member organisation, the All India Primary Teachers Federation (AIPTF).

    Interview with Mrs. Sulbha Donde
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 May 2007

    Brazil: CNTE March for Education

    Members of Brazilian EI affiliate the CNTE took to the streets in force to mark the 4th national march for education on 25th April; an initiative organised as part of the National Week in Defence and Promotion of Public Education.

    Brazil: CNTE March for Education
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 May 2007

    Indonesia: Constitutional Court rules that public education budget must be increased

    Following pressure by EI affiliate the PGRI, the Indonesian government has been instructed by the constitutional court to fulfill its commitment to spend 20% of the national budget on education. This year’s allocation was only 11.8%.

    Indonesia: Constitutional Court rules that public education budget must be increased
  14. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 8 May 2007

    Côte d'Ivoire : Consequences of the politico-military crisis - School enrolment rate in Côte d’Ivoire fell by 25% in the last 5 years

    "School enrolment rate in Côte d'Ivoire was 75% before the crisis began in 2002, and now stand at approximately 50%," announced Elie Jouen, EI Deputy General Secretary at the official opening of the Global Action Week held in Abidjan on 22 April.

    Côte d'Ivoire : Consequences of the politico-military crisis - School enrolment rate in Côte d’Ivoire fell by 25% in the last 5 years
  15. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 25 April 2007

    Teachers and students around the world join up to demand education rights now

    The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, declares: “Everyone has the right to education.” Almost 60 years have passed since the international community agreed upon the noble principles in the Universal Declaration yet, for more than 80 million children around the world, the right to education exists only...

    Teachers and students around the world join up to demand education rights now
  16. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 April 2007

    Caribbean unions express concern for Haitian children

    The Caribbean Union of Teachers (CUT) has expressed their deep concern about the thousands of Haitian children who are being denied their fundamental human right to a “good quality public education”.

    Caribbean unions express concern for Haitian children
  17. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 March 2007

    Global Action Week 23-29 April, 2007

    Global Action Week, April 23-29, is a key date in the calendar of those working towards the achievement of quality Education for All.

    Global Action Week 23-29 April, 2007