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International Conference: Celebrating 50 Years of Adult Education in Tanzania
| East Africa Conference
This event is organized by the University of Dar es Salaam in partnership with other adult education stakeholders in Tanzania. The guest of Honor will be His Excellency, Kassim Majaliwa Majaliwa (MP) and the Prime Minister of The United Republic Of Tanzania. The conference will provide room for plenary discussions with participants about status of adult education in Tanzania
Exploring ‘resilience’ and climate justice: challenges for ALE
| Global Webinar
In these times of extreme precarity, a new buzzword is ‘resilience’. In combination with adjectives resilience means many different things to different constituencies across the natural and social sciences, ranging from absorptive to adaptive; restorative to transformative resilience. This webinar explores different interpretations of resilience and outlines a variety of resilience capacities in the context of climate justice. We pose the questions: how do we as adult educators understand and utilise the concept of ‘resilience’? What understandings of `resilience’ are most useful and generative in the collective struggles towards climate justice?
For further information contact Dorothy Lucardie: dorothy.lucardie@bigpond.com.au
Please register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/webina...
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining
the meeting.
Ecofeminism and Food Systems
| Southern Africa Webinar
Building food systems is becoming increasingly important and raises important questions about the role of adult educators. The Centre for Integrated Post-School Education and Training (CIPSET) at the Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa is currently running a series on Community Food Systems.
Susan Nakacwa is the speaker at this event. Susan joined GRAIN, an international non-profit organisation. in 2017 after working with several regional civil society organisations on the African continent. A journalist by training, her passion lies in researching, documenting and making the case for smallholder farming in Africa. Based in Kampala, Uganda, Susan works with GRAIN partners across the continent, especially on issues related to seeds, land grabs and trade policy.
Date: 12 May 2021
Time: 16:30 (CAT)
RSVP to: siyabulelam@mandela.ac.za
Zoom details: ID:999 3598 8869 Pass Code: 189406
Leave no one behind - Opportunities to build ALE in Africa
| Africa Meeting
Purposes of the meeting are:
(i) Reconnecting ALE practitioners with one another
(ii) Exploring opportunities to build ALE in Africa through ’We are ALE’ campaign; Swedish partnerships; Moja Website, Connection to Agenda 2030
(iii) Learning from recent study in Uganda by Dr Salome Awidi on literacy and sustainability amongst refugees
Draft Programme
- Welcome and check in
- Brief introduction to ‘We are ALE’ campaign – Carole Avande-Houndjo, Vice President, ICAE
- Short reports from KTO (Tanzania) and FSO (Sweden)
- Group discussion: how can we work with ‘We are ALE’ campaign
- Report on launch of Moja Africa, an online platform for adult educators in Africa
- Brief presentation ‘Literacy and sustainability amongst refugees’ - Dr Salome Awidi
- Discussion
- Pulling threads together for ways forward - discussion
RSVP if you want to attend the meeting to lina.remnert@sverigesfolkhogskolor.se
Time: 11:00-12:30 (CAT)
Upcoming events
Reflecting on 30 years of democracy
The Divisions for Teaching Excellence, Institutional Planning, Evaluation and Monitoring (DIPEM) as well as Academic Development and Support (ADS), invite you to a lecture on: 30 Years of Education Policy and Practice - Looking Back and Looking Forward.
Guest Lecturer: Mr John Samuel | Respondents: Prof Salim Vally & Prof June Bam-Hutchinson
Date: 02 May 2024 | Time: 15:00 - 16:30 (South African Time)
Venue: STH, Sun International Auditorium, Bunting Road Campus, Johannesburg
RSVP: Link https://forms.office.com/r/U5z...
This event will be live streamed.
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8650...
Educationist John Samuel has contributed exceptionally to public life and the well-being of society at large as a leader at the heart of South Africa’s educational development over his lifetime.
Between 1965 and 1975 he was a teacher, education administrator and policy specialist, working in the secondary and post - secondary school systems in Zambia, England, Ghana and Nigeria. In 1979 he was appointed as the Executive Director the Southern African Council of Higher Education (SACHED). SACHED developed into one of the most innovative and pioneering independent education organisations in the country in the 1980s. Building on its long and successful legacy of developing alternatives to apartheid education, SACHED pioneered new developments in such areas as publishing, distance education, mass education through the newspaper, tutorial and support work for students.
As a result of this work, he was approached to head up the ANC’s Education Department during the transition years, playing a critical role through the establishment of the Centre for Education Policy Development and Constitutional working committee in mobilising education research for change and drafting the education clauses of the Constitution.
Between 1994 and 1997 he was appointed to the first Nelson Mandela government Education Department as DDG for Education Policy and Planning, in which capacity he again played a key role in mobilising research forces and crafting new legislation to sweep away the apartheid inheritance. From 1997 he became active in the work of the Kellogg Foundation, with which he developed a programme for rural education.
From 2000-March 2006 he was appointed Chief Executive to the Nelson Mandela Foundation. Under his leadership the foundation commissioned three major national studies that influenced policy development in this country and internationally, including Emerging Voices (2003-2004). This dealt with the critical challenges of rural schooling. The work resulted in the former Minister of Education setting up a rural school forum to develop strategies to tackle these challenges. He founded the Centre for Memory that became the Nelson Mandela Archives. He also launched the 46664 Concerts, a global platform for a major Aids Awareness Campaign, harnessing the commitment and interest of popular musicians and singers from around the world.
John Samuel is a person whose contribution to education in South Africa over time has been exceptional and deserves recognition. Please attend his lecture.
Formation des Bâtisseurs de Paix en Afrique 2024
Le cycle de formation « Formation des Bâtisseurs de paix en Afrique » est un projet de renforcement de capacités des acteurs de paix dans un nombre de pays en Afrique francophone en vue de la promotion de la paix, la gestion non-violente de conflits et un développement sensible aux conflits.
Dans beaucoup de pays d’Afrique, il existe des programmes de promotion de la paix et de sensibilité aux conflits. Ce travail pour la paix nécessite des stratégies adaptées à un contexte précis et une gestion efficace orientée vers un changement personnel, relationnel, structurel ainsi que culturel.
Pour les collaborateurs francophones des projets de paix (nationaux et internationaux), les occasions de se former dans le domaine de « paix, réconciliation et gestion civile de conflits » sont rares. C’est pourquoi nous avons commencé dès 2011 à offrir des modules de formation des bâtisseurs de paix en Afrique. Ces formations ont eu lieu en août 2011, mars 2014 et août 2021 à Bujumbura, en novembre 2017 à Kigali, en janvier 2013, janvier 2016 et août 2019 à Ouagadougou/Burkina Faso et en février 2022 et septembre 2022 à Yaoundé. Ces formations sont ouvertes à des participants travaillant dans des projets de paix de tous les pays francophones en Afrique ou à d’autres participants intéressés.
Le programme est composé de plusieurs modules. L'inscription se fait par module.
Past events
Asia Pacific Regional Dialogue on Public Financing of Free Education Technology
As part of the GAWE 2024 celebration, ASPBAE will hold a 2-hour webinar on April 30, 2024, at
2:00 - 4:00 pm Philippine Standard Time (GMT + 08:00). This event will feature presentations,
discussions, and interactive sessions focusing on the intersection of education technology
linking with GAWE thematic priorities, with an emphasis on transforming education to benefit
all learners, particularly the most marginalised.
Semaine mondiale d'action pour l'éducation 2024 (22 au 26 Avril)
Dans le cadre de la Semaine mondiale d'action pour l'éducation (SMAE) du 22 au 26 Avril 2024, le réseau Pamoja Éducation organise une série d'activités auxquelles vous êtes conviés.
Le thème de la SMAE 2024 est « Faisons du bruit pour l'éducation transformatrice ».