27 Apr 2016
Funding Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Can the Momentum be Maintained During the Current Economic Slowdown? By Birger Fredriksen
By Birger Fredriksen, Results for Development Institute. The impact of good quality education on a country’s economic growth is now quite well understood.... Read More
11 Apr 2016
Countering Violent Extremism – can Education and Vocational Training Play a Role? By Martine Zeuthen
By Martine Zeuthen, The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). European specialists in Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) and education programming gathered in Geneva... Read More
09 Dec 2015
How can Teachers be Supported to Provide Quality Learning in Emergency and Conflict Situations? The Experience of South Sudan By John J. Lujang Wani
By John J. Lujang Wani, Ministry of Education, South Sudan. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, committed itself to the Education for... Read More
12 Feb 2015
Learning in Africa's Informal Economies, 1965-2015 By Robert Palmer
By Robert Palmer, NORRAG. 50 years ago, in 1965, a young doctoral student called Keith Hart arrived in Ghana to begin his... Read More
06 Oct 2014
Sustaining Literacy in Africa: Developing a Literate Environment By Peter B. Easton
By Peter B. Easton, Florida State University. The goal of achieving widespread and durable literacy in Africa and other target areas of... Read More
28 Jul 2014
Breaking Down the Silos: Learning Knowledge and Skills for Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods By Anna Robinson-Pant
By Anna Robinson-Pant, University of East Anglia. As a researcher in literacy, gender and development, I was excited to have the opportunity... Read More
28 Nov 2013
Building Basic Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2030: A Huge but Feasible Funding Challenge
By Birger Fredriksen, Consultant, formerly World Bank. To build the basic human capital covered by the six EFA goals is an indispensable... Read More
15 Jul 2013
The Red Threads of China’s Education and Training Cooperation with Africa
By Kenneth King, University of Edinburgh and NORRAG. China has an increasing role as an education collaborator with Africa, and this... Read More
26 Feb 2013
Private TVET in Africa: Preserving Traditional Forms Differently - Managing Novel Ones Creatively
By Salim Akoojee. Since the beginning of the 1990s, there has been a growing sense from both national policymakers and international agencies... Read More
03 Sep 2012
Tackling the Python: EFA in East Africa, and Beyond
By Joshua Muskin, Aga Khan Foundation. I had the opportunity a year ago to participate in a meeting of the Ministers of... Read More