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5for4: Five Days of Activism for SDG4

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague

 

The Education Team challenges you to five days of activism for UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 from March 4 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday) to March 8 (International Women’s Day)! 

 

Ed 5for4March 4: Learn more about SDG4

Find out more about SDG4  Education. Learn how educators assess progress towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning...

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An Overview of the Education System in Kenya

by Hollie Nielsen, AWC Central Scotland and AWC London

 

In January, the Education Team is focusing on SDG Target 4.5: eliminate gender disparities in education. In addition, because our Target Project 5 Awesome Blossoms is located in Nairobi, Kenya, this month we are also looking at education in Kenya, including in the slums.

ed article kenya educationThe Kenyan national educational system consists...

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The Education Team Celebrates the International Day of Education

by Karen Boeker, AWC Denmark

 

Since 2019, the UN has recognized January 24 as the International Day of Education, a date to celebrate education and reflect on the importance of learning for development and peace.

ed article Intl day of educationAccording to UNESCO’s statistical data, over 250 million children are not receiving any kind of schooling. The bitter reality is that there are countless societies...

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The Marriage of SDG13 and SDG4: Climate-Smart Education Systems

by Mary Adams, AWC The Hague and Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne

 

On April 13, 2023, the Center for Universal Education and the Global Partnership for Education co-hosted an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to discuss the nexus between climate change and education.

The climate crisis is a children’s education crisis. Extreme weather events destroy or damage...

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2023 Charitable Giving and Gifts for the Holidays, Particularly Perfect for Your Favorite Educator

Curated by the Education Team

 

sparkler 400x400Searching for a unique way to express your love or appreciation for someone special this holiday season? Look no further than the list below, which highlights charities and books that focus on equal access to literacy and education in a variety of contexts around the world. From our homes to yours, the Education Team...

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Safe Spaces Library’s “Each One, Teach One” Girls’ Reading Club

by Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, Executive Director of Safe Spaces, and Leslie Janoe, AWC Amsterdam

 

One of the beautiful things about FAWCO’s Target Project, Awesome Blossoms, is that the profits from its hydroponic urban farms will go to support Safe Spaces’ girls’ education and empowerment programs in Nairobi, Kenya. 

In this article, Peninah Nthenya Musyimi, Safe Spaces Executive Director, and...

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