“...a bridge from misery to hope.” – adapted from a quote by Kofi Annan
A basic education is an essential human right and should be a global, national and local priority. On September 25, 2015, the countries of the UN adopted a set of goals to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all as part of the UN’s...
Education - Empowering Women and Girls through Knowledge and Skills, was announced as the overarching theme for the 2016-2019 FAWCO Target Program, at the Interim Meeting in Frankfurt, Germany (March 11-13, 2016).
Education is one of the most critical areas of empowerment for women. When girls are educated, they lead healthier and more productive lives. They gain the skills, knowledge and...
Picking up where we left off last month, we will explore the research on global education.
I wanted to go hide under my blanket or better yet binge watch Game of Thrones as I tackled this blog issue… But I pushed through… if we don’t understand where the data is coming from and how...
Tara Scott (AWC Central Scotland), member of the Education Team, traveled to Korea to attend the UN Department of Public Information NGO Conference 2016. This is Tara's report:
Education for Global Citizenship: Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals Together
The 66th UN DPI / NGO Conference
Seeing oneself as a Global Citizen was at the heart of this conference. My understanding...
This was one of the first things I tried to wrap my head around when I began delving into the issues concerning global education for women and girls. I found it interesting that concern for global education issues follows a similar timeline as the evolution of modern market globalization. So we don’t need to go back too far to understand...
Well, I’m breaking the rules already! I promised you an issue dedicated to the big picture of global education: a look at the UN and leaders in global education to better understand the 2030 Agenda for education. Instead, I am highlighting the application process for the next Target Project.
I have good reason: the Application Packet was just released on...
Welcome to our inaugural blog post! It’s a little experiment to get our message out. “What message?” you ask... Education is vital to the well-being of women and girls.
The FAWCO Target Program 2016 - 2019: Education – Empowering Women and Girls through Knowledge and Skills was launched at the FAWCO Interim Meeting in Frankfurt (March 11-13, 2016).
Wikimedia Commons : Girls...
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