The Target Project Awesome Blossoms Safe Spaces is based within the curtilage of two schools in Mathare, Nairobi, Kenya. The schools selected have reliable access to an adequate road network, as well as access to water sources through piped water from the Nairobi City Council and borehole water. Additionally,
Education plays a vital role in Portugal, and as our Interim Meeting 2024 is taking place in Porto this year, let’s have a look at our host country’s educational system.
The educational system is regulated by the state, i.e., the Ministry of Education and the Ministry for Science, Technology and...
The Education Team challenges you to five days of activism for UN Sustainable Development Goal 4 from March 4 (Dr. Seuss’s birthday) to March 8 (International Women’s Day)!
March 4: Learn more about SDG4Find out more about SDG4 – Education. Learn how educators assess progress towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning...
In January, the Education Team is focusing on SDG Target 4.5: eliminate gender disparities in education. In addition, because our Target Project 5 Awesome Blossoms is located in Nairobi, Kenya, this month we are also looking at education in Kenya, including in the slums.
The Kenyan national educational system consists...
Since 2019, the UN has recognized January 24 as the International Day of Education, a date to celebrate education and reflect on the importance of learning for development and peace.
According to UNESCO’s statistical data, over 250 million children are not receiving any kind of schooling. The bitter reality is that there are countless societies...
On April 13, 2023, the Center for Universal Education and the Global Partnership for Education co-hosted an event at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C. to discuss the nexus between climate change and education.
The climate crisis is a children’s education crisis. Extreme weather events destroy or damage...
