‟Never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that is it’s an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.” ~ Rahm Emanuel
The COVID-19 pandemic has created the largest disruption of education systems in history,
“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm. But how...
The Education Team focus for October and November is Equal Access, which encompasses SDG Targets 4.2 & 4.5. Our October ‟Notes from the Field” focus on the ‟S” and ‟T” of STEM Education: Science and Technology – traditionally fields where girls and women have been discouraged from entering, thereby denying them equal access to a...
This month, the Ed Team is focusing on Equal Access, SDG Targets 4.2, 4.3 & 4.5. In conjunction with this, I read Bluestockings by Jane Robinson. The book describes, in meticulous detail, the remarkable story of the first women in the UK to fight for a university education. It starts in 1694–97 with...
As we face the reality of climate change – raging forest fires, droughts, floods, extreme temperatures, loss of Arctic ice and glaciers, rising ocean levels, species extinction, habitat loss, and so on – is it any wonder that we are concerned about what the future holds for our children and grandchildren? We may feel depressed, helpless,
The Education Team celebrated the International Day of the Girl Child on October 8 with a presentation by one of its members, pilot Rachna Reiter. Rachna walked viewers through the path she took to become a pilot and the triumphs and challenges of being a woman in a career typically dominated by men.
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(photo: Eduardo Davad for Pixabay)‟ECPAT-USA is the leading anti-child trafficking organization in the United States, seeking to end the commercial sexual exploitation of children through awareness, advocacy, policy and legislation. ECPAT-USA is a member of ECPAT International, a network of organizations in more than 100 countries with one...
As reported in the June UN Liaison Bulletin, following an urgent debate on racially-inspired human rights violations, systemic racism, police brutality and violent responses to peaceful protests, the Council mandated the High Commissioner to develop a report on “systemic racism, violations of international human rights law against Africans and people of African descent by law enforcement agencies, especially those incidents...
AAWE is pleased to announce the publication of the second edition of Beyond the Bac – Higher Education in France and Abroad, a unique, “all-in-one” resource for bicultural, French and international students considering higher education in France, the US, Canada, the UK, the Netherlands or Australia. The book was released in February of 2020, just...
World Teachers’ Day was launched by UNESCO on October 5, 1994 to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO Recommendation Concerning the Status of Teachers. World Teachers’ Day 2020 is being observed with the theme “Teachers: Leadership in Crisis, Reimagining the Future.” World Teachers’ Day is celebrated with enthusiasm around the globe, with...
