* As the FAWCO Global Issues Teams work to seek intersections and pathways to support each other, Graduate Women International (GWI) is offering a parallel event that highlights how the accomplishment of SDG 13 can lead to the achievement of SDG 4. Click on the link below to join the conversation!
Typically, the Education Team focuses its energies on shining a spotlight on efforts, concerns and victories in underserved communities outside of the United States. However, with so much attention recently on the Black Lives Matter movement, the confusion over critical race theory, the disenfranchisement of Black voters through redistricting and restrictive voting practices...
Searching for a unique way to express your love or appreciation for someone special this holiday season? Look no further than the list below, which highlights not only The FAWCO Foundation and books by FAWCO members, but also other education-related giving opportunities from around the world. From our homes to yours, the Education Team...
With the rising COVID-19 infection rates, countries have to again make a difficult choice between keeping schools open or enforcing a complete shutdown of schools and continuing with some form of remote learning. A far more difficult choice faced by many countries is to close schools again with the knowledge that millions of children will not...
Their News from TheirWorld continues to provide insights and information about the international education scene. Read the latest newsletters, featuring the needs of teachers in refugee settings, Gordon Brown’s Education Cannot Wait funding plea, empowering girls with digital skills, up-to-date info on girls’ education in Africa, Lebanon and Syria, and so much more!
It is not beyond our power to create a world in which all children have access to a good education.
– Nelson Mandela
Equal access guarantees that every student has an equal opportunity to participate in all aspects of the educational process, including learning facilities (schools, classrooms and labs), resources, and extracurricular and curricular programs.