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EI condemns the use of lethal force that resulted in the deaths of dozens of Palestinian protesters and the scores of injured, including children, on the Gaza border earlier this week. EI is particularly concerned by what this now means for the fledgling peace process and joins with the wider...
The right to live and learn in peace must not dim
Thomas Ango Bediako (87), Education International’s Chief Regional Coordinator from 1993 until 2003, was laid to rest in his birthtown Kotwa, Bakwai District, Ghana, on 10 May. More than two thousand people took part in the ceremonies, which lasted a full day.
African educators bid farewell to one of their former leaders
Last April, EI started a process to build trade unions’ capacity to analyse and develop policy and to engage in social dialogue in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi and Uganda.
Education International works to strengthen education sector dialogue in Africa
Few would argue that the world has changed in a significant manner over the last decade through a combination of geopolitics and communication technology. The rapid rate of change seems to have caught most people off-guard and as a result is struggling to keep pace. Very few analysists have been...
#EI25: "Making a difference in a different world", by Davanand Sinanan (TTUTA, Trinidad and Tobago)
Education International is sad to learn of the passing of Tom Bediako, an outstanding Ghanaian education trade unionist, who for over 10 years made a considerable contribution to the strengthening of education unions and quality education in Africa as Education International’s Chief Regional Coordinator for the region.”
Passing of Tom ‘Father Africa’ Bediako
During Global Francophonie Week, the Comité syndical francophone de l'éducation et de la formation recalled the need for democracy around the world, which necessarily requires “free quality public education funded mainly by States”.
The responsibility of the French-speaking public authorities in guaranteeing quality public education for all is reaffirmed
Education International has welcomed the launch of the Education Workforce Initiative by the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity.
Launch of Education Workforce Initiative
Education International is sad to learn of the passing of Donald C. Savage, an inspiring educator and committed union leader. He was 85.
Passing of outstanding Canadian education unionist
Norwegian colleagues have collaborated with Education International’s Lebanese affiliates to build capacity around union strength and Quality Education for All.
Lebanon: Unions highlight importance of Quality Education for All via development cooperation
By developing "child labour free zones", CGTEN-ANDEN has aroused the enthusiasm of teachers and increased its influence in social dialogue.
Nicaragua: the fight against child labour strengthens a teachers’ union
The John M. Thompson Fellowship programme Asia has equipped Indian education unionists with skills necessary to meet challenges faced by the All India Primary Teachers’ Federation and its state affiliates, and grow as future leaders.
Young Indian education activists’ leadership skills strengthened by international development programme
Getting involved in development cooperation represents a key way for the Japan Teachers' Union to express its core values, as well as gain and retain younger members, vital to union renewal.
Japan Teachers' Union reaches out
Education International and its affiliates have committed themselves and worked, through their development cooperation activities, towards ensuring that young and early stage teachers and support personnel are adequately represented and empowered within their unions.
Development cooperation, an ideal tool for union renewal
South-south solidarity is a cooperation mode that EI has been helping to happen for many years now.
Supporting south-south cooperation development
Algerian education unions are working with Education International to address gender equality issues in their unions as part of a capacity development programme.
Algerian unions work towards increased gender equality