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The debate over private and public provisions of education
Various forms of private education have emerged in recent years in developing countries. Is this an important contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals or a worrying trend that will disenfranchise the poor?
Projecto RETFOP promove seminário sobre dupla de certificação
No âmbito das actividades do RETFOP, técnicos dos serviços de educação e formação de instituições angolanos e técnicos do CENFIM e IEFP de Portugal analisaram em Seminário, realizado em Lunda, no dia 29 de Junho, a proposta de...
Global Education at the European Parliament
While working for the digital and green transitions, the EU designated 2023 the European Year of Skills. Civil society networks are calling on the EU to broaden its definition of skills beyond those linked to professional...
Global Gateway Series: Digital education in East Africa
Digital education can be a powerful purveyor of equality, personal development and peace, especially in conflict regions. We interviewed the teams behind two international cooperation programmes with impressive achievements in e...
Gender inequalities: fighting for inclusivity with education and community engagement in Sudan
One in three school-age boys and girls in Sudan are currently out of school according to UNICEF’s latest Humanitarian Action for Children brief. That’s almost 7 million children, with girls being the most affected. With the...
As smart phone use grows rapidly, even among the poor and in the most remote areas, new uses to improve access to micro-finance are identified!
Watch this very interesting TED talk (video) about a new way to use smart phones to improve access to micro-finance in Kenya here . While many may argue that the poor are not using smart phones, the evidence shows that mobile and...
News on microfinance and microinsurance: the Microfact Newsletter
In the Microfact Newsletter you can find updated news about tools and trainings on microfinance and microinsurance. Microfact is a joint initiative of ADA (Appui au Développement Autonome, NGO located Luxembourg) and BRS, Belgian...
Welcome to our team of experts, Joy Stephens
Joy has 30 years of experience in grass-roots projects in Nepal and Tanzania covering sustainable community development and women's empowerment, including income generation/micro-finance and adult literacy. She also has country...