Transforming African Education: the UN Global Compact Powering Change
25,000 leaders from the worlds of Business, Government, the UN, and Civil Society are convening in a Summit this week, starting today 15 June and ending tomorrow 16 June. It is meeting virtually, because of the global Covid pandemic -
VR and 3D Printing Startups Bringing Sustainability To Museums
Museums, such as the Louvre and the British Museum, because of COVID19, started collaborating with VR and 3D printing startups to make their exhibitions digitally accessible. As a result of that, startups indirectly prompted sustainability in museums by providing alternative
How Education Obscures British Racial Legacy
According to the Race Report, published recently by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, the British system is no longer “deliberately rigged against ethnic minorities.” Arguably, British education is the “most emphatic success story of the British ethnic minority
One Health for One Planet: How to Address 21st Century Education Challenges
We have been experiencing the worst global pandemic in over a century and it has brought the world economy to its knees. Now we need to map out the path to recovery, and in doing so, we have become aware
How Education Sustains Racial Inequality and White Supremacy
“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today.” Malcolm X, 1964. Denmark was liable for 2.3% of the entire slave trade between the 1660s and 1803. While the country can praise
Scaling up Adaptation Experiences in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala
A new course for professionals that work in agricultural development in the Dry Corridor of Guatemala aims to scale climate change adaptation approaches and practices. Guatemala is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change and variability in Latin America. In the region
Commonwealth Charity’s Action Against the ‘Learning Poverty Pandemic’
Half the world’s children are not learning, many people are unaware of that. A child under eleven years of age who can read and understand a simple sentence is in the minority in low and middle income countries. Hundreds of
Taking Teach2030 Online
When Mere Access to Education Is Not Enough The Commonwealth Education Trust (CET) recently announced the digitalization of their Teach2030 program, which trains teachers with the goal of improving the quality of education in low and medium income countries that suffer
The Importance of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act
India enacted the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act), effective as of 2010 (Government of India, 2009). This Act is still not fully implemented in many schools in India. It is imperative to understand the history
The Education Outcomes Fund: An Interview With The CEO Amel Karboul
A good education can be a gateway to a better quality of life for anyone if they are given the opportunity. So why is it that in today's globalized world, many children are still not being offered the same opportunities
Schools out forever? Supporting resilient learning in the face of COVID-19
To contain the continuous spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has seen, at the latest count, 188 countries taking the unprecedented action of closing their nation’s schools. Over 1.5 billion learners are affected. While the measure is necessary to
Shape Your Future with Aishah Nur
In Rome, we met Aishah. A lovely and determined young 15yrs woman. She told us that she is currently studying at SMK Lubok Buntar in Kedah, Malaysia. Her take on the question "What is your ambition?" came with a resounding response