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Articles

  1. Equity and inclusion 18 September 2026

    Education International mourns the passing of Piliswa Maqokolo

    Education International is profoundly saddened and shaken by the sudden passing of Piliswa Maqokolo, a delegate from the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union (SADTU) and participant in the 5th Education International World Women’s Conference.

    Education International mourns the passing of Piliswa Maqokolo
  3. Equity and inclusion 30 June 2025

    Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms

    Nidhi Singal

    Where are the teachers with disabilities in our classrooms? A question I often ask my audience is: “How many of you were taught by a teacher who identified as having a disability during your school years?” In a room of 50–60 people, usually only one or two hands go up.

    Not the exception, but essential: Teachers with disabilities in mainstream classrooms
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 27 March 2025

    Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth

    Oliver Mawhinney

    44 million teachers are need globally by 2030 – a shortage that affects developing and developed countries alike, as demonstrated across the Commonwealth.

    Tackling the teacher shortage crisis in the Commonwealth
  5. Equity and inclusion 21 March 2025

    Hair discrimination and cultural bias in South Africa’s education sector

    Nomarashiya Dolly Caluza

    As a young, South African girlchild, I experienced elements of hair discrimination at school and in my community. I attended African schools taught by African teachers. Our teachers discouraged us from wearing our hair long, claiming that our hair did not look “clean”, forcing us to either keep it short...

    Hair discrimination and cultural bias in South Africa’s education sector
  6. Equity and inclusion 7 February 2025

    South Africa: Education unions call for copyright reform to protect learning

    Education International (EI) and its member organisations are calling for urgent copyright reforms to remove barriers to quality education for all and ensure that teachers and students have access to the learning materials they need.

    South Africa: Education unions call for copyright reform to protect learning
All articles: South Africa

Development Cooperation Projects

  1. Education Unions Take Action to End SRGBV

    Cooperating organizations
    Global Affairs Canada, EI, UNGEI/UNICEF
    Countries
    Ethiopia, Gambia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia
    Start date
    4 November 2016
    End date
    31 December 2019
    Education Unions Take Action to End SRGBV

  2. SCHOOLS RELATED GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SRGBV)

    Host organizations
    ZAMBIA NATIONAL UNION OF TEACHERS: ZNUT, SECONDARY SCHOOLS EDUCATION TEACHERS UNION OF ZAMBIA: SESTUZ AND BASIC EDUCATION TEACHERS UNION OF ZAMBIA: BETUZ.
    Cooperating organizations
    UK
    Countries
    ZAMBIA, SOUTH AFRICA, BOTSWANA, SWAZILAND - SOUTHERN AFRICAN REGION (PEER LEARNING - TEAM 3)
    Start date
    15 March 2016
    End date
    15 March 2019
    SCHOOLS RELATED GENDER BASED VIOLENCE (SRGBV)
All Development Cooperation Projects: South Africa

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