Global inclusive education updates from EENET and other organisations.

[Blog] The Price of Exclusion: How Education Costs Keep 98 Million African Children Out of Class
Across Africa, 98 million children cannot get into a classroom — not for lack of will, but for lack of money. When a family in rural Niger or eastern DRC must choose between feeding children and schooling them, feeding wins. When the cost of transport to the nearest school exceeds a daily wage, children stay … Continue reading [Blog] The Price of Exclusion: How Education Costs Keep 98 Million African Children Out of Class

[Blog] Feminist and Global South perspectives on AI-supported learning environments
The authors of this blog argue that Global South must help design and govern AIEd, not just receive it. AI systems frequently prioritize dominant languages and knowledge systems, marginalizing indigenous or local knowledge, reinforcing global hierarchies of knowledge production. They also reinforce gender norms: even when AI programs target inclusion, structural barriers, including norms around … Continue reading [Blog] Feminist and Global South perspectives on AI-supported learning environments

[Blog] Scaling climate-resilient education: putting disability inclusion at the heart of sector adaptation
In this blog, the author highlights learning from Sightwaver’s projects on climate-resilient education. He writes: “For millions of learners with disabilities living in particularly climate-vulnerable regions, a single extreme weather event – a flood, a cyclone or a prolonged heatwave – frequently marks the permanent end of their education. As governments, the INGO sector and … Continue reading [Blog] Scaling climate-resilient education: putting disability inclusion at the heart of sector adaptation

[Blog] UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2026 reward six impactful initiatives
Six outstanding literacy programmes from Colombia, Lebanon, Mexico, Kingdom of the Netherlands, Nigeria and Thailand have been awarded the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes for their exceptional contributions to advancing literacy across the globe. One winner was The ‘Escuelas LEO’ Programme by the ‘BibloRed’ (Colombia). Launched in 2024 by BibloRed, the programme provides intercultural and multilingual literacy … Continue reading [Blog] UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2026 reward six impactful initiatives

[Report] More than 171 million students had their schooling disrupted by climate hazards in 2025
Learning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2025 analyses data from 106 countries or territories and finds that climate hazards, including storms, floods, heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires, led to suspended classes, damaged schools, a shift to remote learning, shortened instructional time, reduced school attendance, and increased risk of dropout for millions of students … Continue reading [Report] More than 171 million students had their schooling disrupted by climate hazards in 2025

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