Articles from Mali
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Equity and inclusion 11 June 2017 More than 1000 children have returned to school thanks to Malian teachers
In Mali, the SNEC (National Union of Education and Culture) has contributed since 2014 to the development of child labour free zones in the regions of Bougouni, Niono, Macina, Dioila and Bla in partnership with local NGOs (ENDA Alphalog and CAEB).
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Equity and inclusion 11 June 2017 Accompanying the ex-child worker on their return to school
Portrait of a teacher: Noumoutieba Diarra, focal point of the Ouroun school
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Equity and inclusion 11 June 2017 Portrait of a parent: Kadjatou Douna, member of the Syentoula Mothers' Association
"The happiness expressed by my daughter on her return to school, her academic success and the awareness related to the project convinced me to do everything possible to enable her to continue her education."
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Union growth 1 May 2017 This May Day, why not try solidarity?
As the occasion to celebrate and reaffirm the value and values of trade unions, from which their principles continue to inspire, today must also serve as a lens to carefully examine our societies and institutions.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 11 March 2016 Mali: Next phase of quality education project launched
The new phase of the successful Quality Educators for All Project - “Every child needs a good teacher” - has been launched in Mali, aiming to improve teacher quality, teaching, and learning in the country.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 May 2013 Mali: Child labour under the spotlight
The Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture UNTM (SNEC-UNTM), EI’s affiliate in Mali, organised a very successful national workshop on combating child labour from 14 to 26 April in Bamako.
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Equity and inclusion 29 April 2013 Mali: Child labour under the spotlight
The Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture UNTM (SNEC-UNTM), EI’s affiliate in Mali, organised a very successful national workshop on combating child labour from 14 to 26 April in Bamako.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 November 2012 Mali: ‘Every Child Needs a Teacher’ programme launched
A workshop to launch the ‘Every Child Needs a Teacher’ programme was held on 30 October in Ségou, Mali. The workshop was part of the “Quality Educators for All” project, supported by EI.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 November 2012 Quality-Ed projectQuality-Ed project
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Standards and working conditions 27 July 2012 Mali: strengthening teacher development through research
The Quality Educators for All (Quality-Ed) project seeks to improve the quality of education in Mali by improving the professional competences of teachers through a new training programme with a strong research component.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 6 July 2012 Mali: Scaling up of Quality Educators programme
A Quality Educators for All (Quality-Ed) Inception workshop was held in The Hague, Netherlands, from 25-27 July. EI and its Malian affiliate, the Syndicat National de l’Education et de la culture UNTM (SNEC-UNTM), joined other project partners at the meeting. Through the Quality-Ed Project, 2,555 community teachers, providing education to...
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Trade union rights are human rights 21 March 2012 Mali: Teachers faced with violence in the north of the country
EI is deeply concerned after the recent coup attempt in Mali. The Syndicat national de l’Education et de la Culture (SNEC), its national affiliate, has told EI of the alarming level of violence currently raging through the north of the country, causing the closure of a large number of schools...
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Equity and inclusion 3 November 2011 Mali: teacher unionists receive governmental promise to advance gender equity
Addressing participants to an EI Africa Region’s workshop, the Malian Minister of Education, Literacy and National Languages, Salikou Sanogo, has promised Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture (SNEC ) leaders he will help them promote girls’ education. Held from 24 to 26 October in the national capital city,...
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Standards and working conditions 18 October 2011 Mali: New study reveals serious teacher quality challenges
More than half of primary school teachers in Mali are without a basic teaching qualification and the competences required to deliver quality education, according to a new study commissioned by EI and Oxfam Novib.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 17 October 2011 New study reveals serious teacher quality challenges in Mali
More than half of primary school teachers in Mali are without a basic teaching qualification and the competences required to deliver quality education, according to a new study commissioned by EI and Oxfam Novib.
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Trade union rights are human rights 29 March 2010 SNEC carries out a survey of school facilities in Bamako [VIDEO]
Dilapidated buildings with cracked walls, filthy toilets with open plumbing and classrooms devoid of all but the most limited resources. These were the shocking conditions uncovered by Malian teacher union SNEC who carried out a survey of public school facilities at primary and secondary level in the urban area of...
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Trade union rights are human rights 30 July 2008 EFAIDS Workshop in Bamako
Mor Mbengue, Deputy Secretary General of the Senegalese Union Démocratique des Enseignantes et des Enseignants du Sénégal (UDEN) travelled to Bamako, Mali to share his knowledge of the new EFAIDS toolkits with Malian colleagues. Forty national facilitators of the Malian Syndicat National de l’Education et de la Culture (SNEC) from...
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Trade union rights are human rights 28 June 2007 Mali: Teacher banned over essay assignment
A secondary school teacher convicted of “offence against the head of state” has been sentenced to two months in prison and banned from his profession after assigning his students an essay about the indiscretions of a fictional president.
Mali: Teacher banned over essay assignment