School based training in Vietnam – building capacity for sustainable development

In a centralised state such as Vietnam it is often helpful to see the benefits of centralisation. When it was realised that too many motorcyclists were being killed or severely injured on the roads in Vietnam,the government instituted a law to mandate all motorcyclists to wear helmets. In Hanoi, almost overnight,everyone was wearing one. So

Education, conflict and fragility – preparation for 2011

INEE Working Group on Education and Fragility has continued to  engage with the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) and World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) teams. A paper was recently developed on behalf of this Working Group – entitled The multiple faces of education in conflict-affected and fragile contexts. The paper will be published soon -but in

Equity and Inclusion in Education – A Guide to Support Education Sector Plan Preparation, Revision, and Appraisal

From the new INEE newsletter comes this  new guide on the integration of equity and inclusion issues in education. It is well presented and very practical: This guide is a joint product of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative, the UNAIDS Inter-Agency Task Team on Education, the Global Task Force on Child Labour and EFA, the EFA

Human Rights Education materials for teachers

We still have a long way to go in terms of providing a real education environment in schools and other education establishments where students not only learn about child rights and  broader human rights but live the theory that may be espoused. Any new resources are a welcome addition to the teacher’s toolbox, so here are some