SDG 4

After COVID-19, education in Africa will not be the same

ADEA, Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - 13:52

June 16 marks the Day of the African Child. Today we honor those who participated or died in the Soweto uprising in South Africa in 1976 while demanding equal and quality education for all, and all those around the world who support the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
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Training African youth in coding and robotics has never been more urgent

ADEA, Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 22:59

Only through a joint and concerted effort by all African stakeholders (ministries, foundations, NGOs, specialized training providers and other agile startups) will the keys to the future be handed over to our children, whose creative potential only needs to be unlocked.
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Why Africa needs to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning for all

ADEA, Friday, January 31, 2020 - 11:34

Education is a key driver to transform lives, build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development. The adoption on December 3, 2018 of resolution 73/25 proclaiming January 24 “International Day of Education” - co-authored by Nigeria and 58 other Member States - demonstrated the unwavering political will to support transformative actions for inclusive, equitable and quality education for all.
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Spotlight on the ADEA’s Inter-Country Quality Node on Peace Education

ADEA, Monday, September 30, 2019 - 15:27

The Global Education 2030 Agenda, which is a part of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, identifies education as an essential tool to achieving all of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through Goal 4 which aims to: “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.”
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L’Afrique face au développement des compétences des jeunes

ADEA, Saturday, September 21, 2019 - 14:34

Face à la situation critique des jeunes africains en matière d'emploi, le Pôle de qualité inter-pays de l’ADEA sur le développement des compétences techniques et professionnelles (PQIP-DCTP) entend agir comme catalyseur des politiques et pratiques innovantes dans le champ de l’éducation et de la formation en Afrique.
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Bridging the gender equality gap in STEM to fully transform Africa

ADEA, Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 21:43

Today we celebrate and recognize all women for their achievements without regard to divisions, and review why investing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics must go hand in hand with addressing the gender equality gap. Happy International Women’s Day!
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What does a quality education mean for African youth?

ADEA, Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - 22:16

On December 3, 2018, the United Nations General Assembly adopted with consensus the resolution 73/25 – co-authored by Nigeria and 58 other Member States – proclaiming January 24 as the International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.
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Education in Africa: Why data collection plays a key role

ADEA, Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 21:33

Education is an important factor that can help improve a country’s situation, with constant adjustments to uncertain educational contexts, new societal demands, new student and teacher profiles, new teaching and learning methods, and the communications and digital revolution.
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Non-formal education: a viable alternative for African children

ADEA, Friday, March 15, 2019 - 12:05

In commemoration of the students massacred by the apartheid regime on June 16, 1976 in Soweto, South Africa, for demonstrating against their inferior education and demanding respect for their right to instruction in their own language, the African Union (AU) has observed the Day of the African Child (DAC) every year since 1991.
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International Day of the African Child: Accelerating protection, empowerment and equal opportunities

ADEA, Friday, March 15, 2019 - 14:21

The Day of the African Child is celebrated by the African Union every year in memory of the June 16, 1976 student uprising in Soweto, South Africa, when demonstrators were massacred by the apartheid regime.
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