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Education International Africa
We are the voice of teachers and education workers around the world.
Through our 375 member organisations, we represent more than 33 million teachers and education support personnel in 180 countries and territories.
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News 25 March 2025 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education International strongly condemns the escalation of violenceDemocratic Republic of the Congo: Education International strongly condemns the escalation of violence
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News 24 February 2025 Democratic Republic of the Congo: Education International strongly condemns the escalation of violence
As violence intensifies in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the situation of those displaced worsens, Education International (EI) expresses its support for and solidarity with its member organisations in the country: the National Education and Scientific Research Union (Centrale de l’Éducation Nationale et de...
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News 21 February 2025 Palestine: International solidarity strengthens early childhood educators’ professional skills and their union
With the purpose of enhancing the professional skills of early childhood educators in Palestine, the General Union of Workers in Kindergarten and Private Schools (GUWKPS) organized a series of four union-sponsored, half-day workshops focused on “trauma-informed education.” This training for Palestinian kindergarten teachers, focused on providing them with tools to...
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News 21 February 2025 A promising future for education in Senegal: tackling the teacher shortage
Faced with a serious shortage of teachers in the country, Senegalese education unions affiliated to Education International, grouped within the Union Syndicale pour une Éducation de Qualité (USEQ) – a trade union coalition for quality education – welcomes the government’s decision to recruit graduates into the profession on an immediate...
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News 4 February 2025 Zambia launches “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign to address critical challenges in education
To boost public education in the country, Zambia has officially launched the Education International (EI) “Go Public! Fund Education” campaign in Lusaka. This initiative, led by Education International Africa (EIA), aims to address the critical challenges facing the national public education system and ensure that every child has access to...
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News 28 January 2025 Cape Verde: Parliamentary consensus to enhance the education workers’ status
"The International Day of Education 2025 should be remembered as a milestone of achievements for the teaching profession, reflecting the dignity and recognition of its importance." This was the message of hope and determination to the nation's educators and society at large delivered by Abraão Borges, the president of SIPROFIS,...
Cape Verde: Parliamentary consensus to enhance the education workers’ status