Sub-Saharan Africa
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Equal Education sways Western Cape Minister of Education to support, not close, two poor performing schools
When a school is closed, it is not just the end of an institution but of a history, heritage and a community. Schools are more than places of learning. They […]
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Equal Education Launches Virtual Picket for Minimum Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure – Join our campaign!
Equal Education’s ground breaking court case for Minimum Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure is set to start on 20 November 2012. The court case follows two years of campaign […]
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EELC: A law centre dedicated to advancing the right to a basic education
January of this year saw the launching of the Equal Education Law Centre (EELC), a team of young dynamic professionals targeting their collective talents towards ensuring the realisation of every […]
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A call for Action – Special Needs Education in Southern Africa
“I want to exercise my right to go to a school of my choice and not be forced to go to an exclusive school for the blind,” said Delisle, a […]
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South Africa: Equal Education takes Education Minister to Court
Every generation has its struggle. Today, South Africa’s learners face enormous challenges as they try to access and enjoy their constitutionally protected right to a basic education. One of the […]
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Tanzania: Burt Award for African Literature Provides Young Readers with Outstanding Books
Three new outstanding young adult fiction books will be made available to Tanzanian readers thanks to the third round of the Burt Award for African Literature – Tanzania. The award […]
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South Africa: Teacher training in Keiskammahoek
For the last 15 years, a large number of high school students in the Keiskammahoek district (in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa) has left to study in nearby […]
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Zambia: Critical Thinking Education
The first of a series of four seminars on critical thinking for the Zambian Ministry of Education was organized in August 2011, with support from the Open Society Initiative for […]
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South Africa: Helping Refugee Children Tell Their Stories
Stop frame animation is a notoriously fiddly business. Add a bunch of (young) school kids and… the whole business becomes exponentially more difficult? Having used the time in a holiday […]
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South Africa: Equal Education
EE submits report on Department of Basic Education’s annual performance Equal Education (EE) has sent a briefing note to the South African Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Basic Education. This coincides […]
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