Tag: Inclusive Education

[Webinar] What does it mean to ‘adapt an innovation’ when scaling global development projects?

Date: 02 March 2023.

Time: 13.00 – 14.00.

Venue: Jennie Lee Building L1 Blue Ash, The Open University, Milton Keynes (hybrid event).

The Centre for the Study of Global Development is delighted to commence their external seminar series for 2023.

Adaptation as a dynamic two-way open process, which is participatory, relational and positions participants at all levels of the system as knowledgeable experts.   A key challenge is to create conditions in which there are opportunities for all participants to be agentive to experiment with different adaptations within regimes of accountability.

This seminar will draw on emerging findings from education projects in different contexts which aim for system change to illustrate how adaptation has occurred in practice and share a tentative model for adaptation to prompt discussion of adaptation in different sectors such as health, nutrition and youth employment, and contexts.

See the website for more information and to register.

[Webinar] Disability under siege: Decolonising disability in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine ~ 05 Feb 2023

Date: 05 February 2023.

Time: 15.00 – 16.00 UK time GMT.

Most of the knowledge on disability has been produced in the Global North, despite the majority of disabled people being in the Global South. Not only is disability higher in these countries and its effects exacerbated by the sociopolitical conditions, infrastructure and attitudes to disability, but disability also arises as a direct result of conflict and armed violence. The link between conflict, disability and access to education has been relatively under- examined.

This talk discusses the Disability Under Siege Network Plus Programme working with partners in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine, addressing the fundamental challenge that most children with disability in the region never go to school.

Check out the webpage for more information and to register for the event. 

[Webinar] Stepping up or falling behind? Students, universities and climate crisis

Date: 08 February 2023.

Time: 9:00-10:30 (UK time).

In this online presentation, UKFIET discuss the findings from a large-scale survey conducted among undergraduate students in twelve universities in Brazil, Fiji, Mozambique and Kenya carried out as part of the Transforming Universities for a Changing Climate (Climate-U) project.

The survey centres on students’ attitudes and experiences in relation to climate change and perceptions of climate action in their universities. Overall, in all countries, students reported that they were most likely to learn about climate change from internet and social media sources. There is strong consensus that students should be learning more about climate change at their universities and that they are not satisfied with current learning.

Take a look on their webpage for more information and to register.

** Deadline expired ** Global Inclusive Education Adviser – CBM

Location: Flexible, wherever CBM has a permanent presence.

Application deadline: 1 March 2023.

Read the full job description.

CBM is an international development organisation committed to improving the quality of life of persons with disabilities in the persons communities of the world. They address poverty as a cause and a consequence of disability and work in partnership to create an inclusive society for all.

They are looking to recruit a Global Advisor – Inclusive Education within the Community Based Inclusive Development Initiative.

Please see their website for more job details and how to apply.

Applications are due by the 1st March 2023.

 

[Advocacy] Education rights for pregnant pupils and teenage mothers, Mauritius

Experts of the Committee on the Rights of the Child have commended Mauritius on new legislation for children including the rights of pregnant school pupils and teenage mothers.

Aissatou Alassane Sidikou, Committee Expert and Member of the Taskforce for Mauritius, discussed what measures had been taken to ensure respect for Government policies concerning the rights of pregnant school pupils and teenage mothers.

The delegation said pregnant teenage mothers could continue with their schooling and were provided with spaces for breastfeeding.  When these teenagers returned to school, arrangements were made with the Ministry of Education to provide support for the mothers.  Students were encouraged to attend school until delivery time, and an education psychologist was provided upon request.  Non-governmental organizations also worked with the Ministry to address the situation of teenage pregnancies.

Read more about the combined sixth and seventh periodic report of Mauritius on the OHCHR website. 

[UK advocacy] ALLFIE to build new coalition on fight for inclusive education

The Alliance for Inclusive Education (ALLFIE) is the disabled people’s organisation leading the fight for inclusive education in the UK is building a new coalition of allies and supporters to end segregation and push for mainstream education for all disabled people.  ALLFIE hopes the coalition will draft new legislation on inclusive education and push for it to be introduced in parliament.

The coalition will look to address the lack of funding and support for disabled children in mainstream settings, which forces parents to seek places in segregated special schools and colleges, and the disproportionate number of disabled children excluded from mainstream schools and colleges for “behavioural” reasons.  They will also look at the links between segregated education and poverty, and the experiences of black and other global majority children.

Read more about the coalition on the webpage.

[Resources] Ukrainian children embrace new reading app

Today, more than 48.5 million children are out of school as a result of armed conflict. Denied their right to an education, these children also come up against a range of social and mental health problems. War Child’s Can’t Wait to Learn innovation addresses this dual emergency.

After the success of their EdTech Can’t Wait to Learn programme, reaching more than 85,000 children, a new reading game has been launched.  Reaching displaced children though a digital application was a conscious choice by WarChild to be able scale faster

The reading app, co-created with Ukrainian children, takes the ‘game world’ to a whole new level. It also helps children stay engaged with the reading tasks and progress through the lessons quickly – no matter where they are.

“To me, the app is a real saviour. The children are very excited and engaged in the game. Everybody tries to solve more tasks. Some have even completed several grades.”
– Iryna, a teacher in Ukraine using Can’t Wait to Learn to continue her lessons from an underground bomb shelter.

The Can’t Wait to Learn: Ukraine reading app is now available for download on iOS and Android.

[Advocacy] SDG4 youth leaders launch open letter to prioritise investment in global education systems

Through the Youth Declaration, young people all over the world committed to lead the way in transforming education. With the Global Youth Initiative young people are reiterating their support and commitment to the cause and are urging all world leaders to turn words into action by investing in concrete, transformative actions for education.

As part of their ambition to create a global movement for education, SDG4 youth leaders and global influencers are launching an Open Letter to call on governments and the international community to stand by their commitments and to prioritise investment in transforming education systems worldwide.

 

[Advocacy] Presidents Akufo-Addo and Kikwete call for bold multilateral action in global education

Global education has reached a tipping point.

‘The COVID-19 pandemic, the global food crisis, and climate change pose a grave threat to the future prospects of hundreds of millions of children around the world, particularly in lower-income countries. Ensuring that all children receive 12 years of quality education requires bold multilateral action.

ACCRA – The International Day of Education (24 January 2023) is a good time to reflect on education’s essential role in achieving a peaceful and prosperous world. The severe impact that the COVID-19 pandemic, the global food and fuel crises, and climate change have had on the learning experience of millions of children worldwide, especially those in lower-income countries, has underscored the need for new thinking’.

Read more of the joint editorial by GPE Board Chair H.E. Jakaya Kikwete and President Akufo-Addo of Ghana calling for more children to go to school and learn.