compiled by Carol-Lyn McKelvey, FAUSA/AIWC Cologne
Happy New Year! 2023 offers hope in the face of many challenges. Click on the links below to learn more!
**TheirWorld began 2023 by outlining the priorities of their five-year plan: placing a massive investment in Global Youth Ambassadors and doubling the size of their investment in local education innovators and entrepreneurs to help scale local, community-based solutions; launching a major global campaign, with funding, supporting early childhood development programs; and looking at how education can work with other sectors and advance broader societal goals. Click HERE to read more. Also, you can subscribe to their newsletter.
**On January 25, Graduate Women International held an Outreach Conversation with Fawzia Koufi, a former member of the Afghan parliament, titled Education, Work, Freedom: What Can We Do for Women and Girls in Afghanistan? Checkout GWI’s website for an archive of the conversation.
**Dedicating the 5th International Day of Education on January 24 to all the girls and women in Afghanistan who have been denied their right to learn, study and teach, UNESCO hosted an event in New York City; click HERE to learn more, and view Graduate Women International’s infographic in honor of the International Day of Education.
**An excellent example of advocating for equal access in education, find out how and why Dr. Brian Wang founded an initiative to help underrepresented UK school students access medical school. Now, In2MedSchool has matched thousands of students with mentors.
**What do South Korea, Japan, Denmark, the Netherlands and Australia have in common? They have some of the world’s highest-ranked education systems! Read this article from The Scotsman to find out more about the top five, as well as how Scotland’s education system is rising to the challenge.
