Life Changing Experiences – Education and Guyana – Child Friendly Schooling

The World Summit for Social Development  held in Copenhagen in 1995, gave me the opportunity to work with UNICEF. I was working on secondment for the North South Centre, based in Portugal and we were asked to co-plan an ‘Education for Development’ workshop at the Summit. We all worked hard for three days and the

Best Practices on Effective SEL/Soft Skills Interventions in Distance Learning

During school closures young people’s mental health has been subject to Best Practices on Effective SEL/Soft Skills Interventions in Distance Learning United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative  The COVID-19 pandemic has brought critical attention to the value and importance of social and emotional learning (SEL) and Soft Skills, in coping with crisis. The purpose of this review

Malnutrition -a crime, particularly for women and girls

Disruptions to food and health systems because of COVID-19 are causing rates of malnutrition to rise substantially. Experts predict that severe hunger around the world will more than double over the course of the pandemic [1]and in many parts of the world malnutrition will kill more people than the COVID-19 virus itself. In South East Asia Almost

Learning never stops – Global Education Coalition

Learning never stops – Global Education Coalition More than 1.5 billion students and youth across the planet are or have been affected by school and university closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Global Education Coalition launched by UNESCO , is a platform for collaboration and exchange to protect the right to education during this unprecedented disruption