Since 2016, UNESCO has published the Global Education Monitoring Report - Gender Report. This year’s report explores 25 years worth of efforts for gender equality in education. From the Foreword:
Those working in the education sector know that the way we respond to the COVID-19 pandemic today will have implications for years –
Plastic waste. It’s everywhere – from the depths of the oceans to the peaks of mountains. Even before COVID-19, the volume of plastic per day going into the ocean by weight was equivalent to 90 aircraft carriers. This is the speed at which we are destroying the ocean. According to UN Secretary-General António Guterres,
Now more than ever, it is critical that we shine a spotlight on how we support our learners and teachers as they work to bridge the gap from secondary to post-secondary learning and/or careers. SDG Targets 4.3, 4.4 and 8.6 set lofty goals for this focus, and we are happy to share stories and resources...
The FAWCO Foundation grant helped fund TheBridge2Hope Academy program that bridges the gap for sex trafficking survivors in Amsterdam. We are pleased that we succeeded in the execution of the original funding plan, despite the challenges of the coronavirus crisis. The pandemic delayed th
e recruitment of new cohorts and changed the nature of...
In November 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) brought about the first-ever global commitment to eliminate a cancer: cervical cancer. You can read the full details in this article.
The thought that we can be free of cervical cancer in the foreseeable future is astounding. This gives me pause...
The Education Team recommends the following:‟...there have been moments where we reached out to one another as a nation, channeling what unites us rather than what separates us.” p. 103
Dan Rather and Elliot Kirschner’s What Unites Us is a beacon of hope in what has been a fairly bleak 2020. Originally published in 2017, the current edition has been...
As a follow-up to the Education Team’s book discussion on Among the Maasai with author Juliet Cutler, J
uliet has reached out to the Maasai Girls School to solicit thoughts from the girls on their lives in and out of school. We are honored to share these thoughts with you. If you are inspired by Mary’s story and...
This year, why not give the gift of books to friends and family? It’s a perfect time to escape into the pages of a book. If 2020 has taught the world anything, it’s that we can make do with less, and what’s important is the friends and family we have. The last year...
In 2015, when I first read I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai, I was overwhelmed by the enormity of it. I knew little about Pakistan, bo
th geographically and politcally, and I had yet to fully realize the barriers and obstacles for millions of girls seeking educational opportunities in various areas of the world. Malala...
