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July 04
Africa: Investing in Teachers, School Leaders Key in Keeping Girls in School UN-African Union Study Finds
Investing in teachers and school leaders in Africa is the most important factor in promoting educational opportunities for girls, keeping them in school and ending child marriage,… Read more »
May 14
Africa: Educating the Mind Without Educating the Heart Is No Education At All
The words above, by the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle, serve as a reminder that we still have a long way to go to in educating ourselves. In doing so, we will naturally… Read more »
February 23
Africa: Children's Futures At a Crossroads
At the start of 2024, we stand at a critical juncture: Geopolitical tensions are escalating, economic integration is unravelling, and multilateral cooperation is faltering. This… Read more »
Nigeria: Call for Scaled Up Funding for Much-Needed, Successful Joint Program in Nigeria
Nigeria is home to 15 percent of the world's out-of-school children. More than 7.6 million girls are not in school, and only nine percent of the poorest girls in the country are in… Read more »
December 09, 2023
Africa: Greening Education - Education Paying Highest Cost for Ongoing Climate Crisis
It is a global catastrophe of astounding proportions that millions of children are on the run today, forcibly displaced from their homes. As conflict and climate change… Read more »
October 09, 2023
Africa: Effective International Aid Depends On the Application of Girl-Centered Design
In a year that is rapidly becoming the costliest on record for climate-related disasters, the International Day of the Girl Child appeals to the global community for greater… Read more »
October 05, 2023
Africa: Our Teachers, Our Heroes
Education Cannot Wait Executive Director Statement on World Teachers' Day Read more »
October 04, 2023
Africa: Wanted - Teachers for Change!
Once a year, on October 5, we celebrate World Teachers' Day. Why is it so important to have a closer look on the teaching profession? What is so special about being a teacher… Read more »
September 08, 2023
Africa: New Report Shows Successful Education Funding Model for Children Affected By Crises
In a world set on fire by climate change and brutal conflict, millions of children in emergencies and protracted crises need educational support. Children in 48 out of 49 African… Read more »
August 01, 2023
Africa: Afghan Girls, Women Deprived of Education, Find Hope in Africa
When providing education to her small group of Afghan girls, who had been studying at a boarding school back home, became tenuous, Shabana Basij-Rasikh, relocated them to Rwanda. Read more »
July 25, 2023
South Sudan: Education Is a 'Life-Saving Intervention' in Emergencies - Education Minister
In times of crisis, education is an essential component of humanitarian intervention packages, South Sudan's Minister of General Education and Instruction Awut Deng Acuil told IPS… Read more »
July 20, 2023
Africa: Financing Biggest Hurdle to Providing Children With Quality Education in Crisis Situations - ECW
If you want lasting peace, the best investment you can make is in education, said Education Cannot Wait's Executive Director Yasmine Sherif in an exclusive interview with IPS. Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: 'Spending Money On Education Is Investing in Humanity'
As the 2030 deadline for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) looms, Education Cannot Wait's director Yasmine Sherif warned, "We are failing the promises we made on… Read more »
July 11, 2023
East Africa: East African International Students Set to Benefit From Single Qualification Framework
East African international students could soon easily study in neighbouring countries after the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) proposed a new qualification… Read more »
June 24, 2023
South Sudan: President Kiir, Education Cannot Wait Jointly Announce Extended Multi-Year Education Response for Crises-Impacted Sudanese Children
South Sudan is experiencing one of the most severe crises in the world today, causing fragility, instability, and economic stagnation. While a peace agreement was reached in 2018,… Read more »
June 14, 2023
Africa: No Peace Until Peace for All
As we head into June, we will commemorate a number of important international days that call for much-needed support to protect refugees, end child labour, stop sexual violence in… Read more »
Africa: The Fight for Equity in Education Continues in Africa
June 16 marks the International Day of the African Child, a day commemorating student uprisings in Soweto Township, South Africa, in 1976. The day is meant to honor the brave… Read more »
May 31, 2023
Africa: Girls Redrawing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
A few weeks ago we celebrated the Girls in ICT Day and I am wondering how can we keep moving the digital equality needle so that more women out of the 259 million that are… Read more »
April 27, 2023
Africa: Gender Gap in Academia - Glass Ceilings & Sticky Floors
By Victoria Galán-Muros, Mathias Bouckaert and Jaime Roser Read more »
April 06, 2023
Africa: Transforming Education With Equitable Financing
With schools now reopened around the world, countries are called to take transformative action on education financing to recover and accelerate learning for all children,… Read more »
March 30, 2023
Mauritius: Quo Vadis Republic of Mauritius?
Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is Former President of the Republic of Mauritius Read more »
March 23, 2023
Burkina Faso: School Closures Keep More than One Million Scholars Away
Over a million children in Burkina Faso are currently affected by school closures with 6,134 academic institutions shut as of February 2023, an increase of over 40 per cent since… Read more »
March 10, 2023
Africa: Breaking Barriers - Why Free And Public Education Should Be Every Woman's Right
The writer is Global Campaigns Strategist for Gender Rights and Justice at Oxfam International. Read more »
March 08, 2023
Africa: Women and Girls: Innovation and Higher Education #IWD2-23
The following opinion piece is part of series to mark International Women's Day, March 8. Read more »
January 24, 2023
Africa: On International Day of Education, We Must Prioritise Girls in Humanitarian Crisis
"Is it a sin to be a girl? We don't want to be at home and illiterate. We want to go to school, study and be intelligent." Read more »
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