Preventing School-Related Gender-Based Violence

From INEE I am not sure when schooling and threat became mixed up under the term ‘education’ -it is certainly not educational nor intelligent to beat learners to help them learn -but some of the old methods still seem to prevail…. Applying a Whole School Approach to prevent School-Related Gender-Based Violence: Lessons from ZimbabweUNGEI &

International Mother Language Day – 2019

Linguistic diversity is increasingly threatened as more and more languages disappear. Globally 40 per cent of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand. Nevertheless, progress is being made in mother tongue-based multilingual education with growing understanding of its importance, particularly in early schooling, and more commitment to its

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY 2012 -make your voice heard…

Human Rights Day presents an opportunity, every year, to celebrate human rights, highlight a specific issue, and advocate for the full enjoyment of all human rights by everyone everywhere. This year, the spotlight is on the rights of all people — women, youth, minorities, persons with disabilities, indigenous people, the poor and marginalized — to

Inspiring children through play

There are many children who wake up screaming with nightmares -the nightmare of daily living does not give the child any respite -they may be in refugee camps,they may be fleeing bombs or sniper bullets, they may be under constant threat of being bullied or sexually abused -certainly few opportunities for them to dream of