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Go for gold in education in 2012
London is preparing to host the 2012 Olympics in July. Athletes from around the world will perform to the best of their abilities to make their country proud by winning medals at Olympics. A recent BBC survey suggests that people in developing and middle-income countries get the greatest lift from Olympic achievements… Read more »
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Leading learning in Zanzibar
Zanzibar has made great achievements in the provision of schools since its independence, growing from some 20 schools in 1964 to almost 350 in early 2010. However, maintaining the quality of education within this enormous expansion has been difficult.
VSO Tanzania has worked alongside the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training… Read more »
More female teachers needed in rural areas
I often go to parliamentary events but the last event I went to was something special to me. It was hosted by the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Education for All to mark World Teachers’ Day. VSO’s two new Valuing Teachers research reports that highlight the issues… Read more »
Fund the Future: The Global Partnership for Education Replenishment Conference
Next week is the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) pledging conference in Copenhagen. It will be an ideal opportunity for governments to renew political commitments to close the funding gaps in education.
Developing countries like Mozambique have met their commitment to allocate 20% of their budget on education and has made… Read more »
Make it right for girls!
I have lived most of my life in Nepal and been able to visit many other developing countries with VSO. Wherever I go, I can see that investment in girls’ education has significant benefits for the girls themselves but also for women, their families, wider communities and societies. For example:
Crisis of qualified and motivated teachers is real
There was a general consensus at the international conference Teachers for EFA in Africa: Collaborative Action to address the teacher gap held in Nairobi, Kenya, on 19 -20 January, that the Education for All goals can only be reached when sufficient numbers of qualified teachers are employed, appropriately deployed, motivated and retained.… Read more »
