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Youth engagement for global action

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Voices & Views

The EU’s Development Education and Awareness Raising (DEAR) Programme funds projects across the European Union. The 10 latest projects were launched in July 2020. They focus primarily on empowering and engaging young people in...

Worldwide
Children and Youth
Education
Global Citizenship

Decentralisation of education in the Central African Republic

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Voices & Views

How did decentralisation policies affect Central African Republic's struggling education sector?

Africa
Education
Schoolchildren in Nepal

The debate over private and public provisions of education

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Voices & Views

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?

Education
Education financing and private sector engagement
Quality of education
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Private Sector
Privatisation
Public Private Partnerships
Girls and boys attending the EDGE workshop in Bangladesh

English and digital peer learning for girls in rural Bangladesh

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Voices & Views

Since 2012, the British Council’s EDGE programme has trained 16,000 girls from marginalised communities in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, helping them steer their own future.

Asia
Bangladesh
Children and Youth
Youth engagement and participation
Education
+2
ICT in education
Inclusive education
Primary pupil in Uganda

Supporting the teachers: Where do development actors come in?

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Voices & Views

What kind of issues and challenges do teachers face in developing countries? What forms of support can help address them? Join our discussion and share your views.

Africa
Uganda
Capacity Development
Education
Employment & VET
Classroom in Cambodia

EU Delegations: Grasping opportunities for educational development

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Voices & Views

Access to quality education is vital for sustainable and equitable development. What strategies have some EU Delegations employed in helping partner countries address the major challenges to achieving SDG4?

Development Effectiveness
Education
Employment & VET
Girls education

Three approaches to gender equality through education

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Voices & Views

Globally, 15 million girls of primary school age will never learn to read or write compared to about 10 million boys. What are some ways of ensuring gender equality in education?

Children and Youth
Education
Gender

Thematic series: Education and development

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Voices & Views

Education is one of the most fundamental factors in reducing poverty and improving health, gender equality, peace and stability.

Worldwide
Children and Youth
Education

Harnessing South Africa’s youth dividend for development

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Voices & Views

Despite important investments, educational outcomes in South Africa still have a long way to go. From programmes targeting early-childhood development to life-skill workshops, we discussed EU involvement in the country with Arno...

Africa
South Africa
Children and Youth
Children rights
Youth employment, skills and entrepreneurship
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Youth engagement and participation
Education
Education facilities
Inclusive education
Primary education
Education financing and private sector engagement
Quality of education
Secondary education
Employment & VET
Decent work
Vocational training
Youth employment

Reboot required: Fine-tuning technology for educational development

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Voices & Views

The European Commission has been looking closely at how computer-assisted learning can most seamlessly and effectively be integrated into classrooms to foster educational development. Getting that right needs a sound strategy...

Worldwide
Africa
Education
ICT in education