Building New Bonds for Social Impact in Education by Beth Yu
This post is part of the NORRAG Debates stream on Philanthropy in Education which contributes to the ongoing dialogue to help unpack... Read More
Rethinking Alternative Education to Achieve Learning for All in Sub-Saharan Africa by Lily Neyestani-Hailu and Laetitia Houlmann
This blog post is authored by Lily Neyestani-Hailu, UNESCO Regional Education Policy & Planning Cluster Lead, and Laetitia Houlmann, UNESCO Dakar Education... Read More
“Learning, if you use it, increases”: a database of African education research to inform policy and practice by Rafael Mitchell and Pauline Rose
Rafael Mitchell is a Research Associate at the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Pauline Rose is Director at the REAL Centre, University... Read More
Towards a Learning Generation in Africa: From the Nairobi Workshop, a Newfound Value for ‘Ruthless Prioritization’ by Veronica Dzeagu
Veronica Dzeagu, Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition From 8-12 May 2017, the Education Commission hosted the Learning Generation Lab Workshop in Nairobi,... Read More
Creating Productive Jobs for Africa’s Youth: A Huge Challenge with Global Implications by Birger Fredriksen
By Birger Fredriksen, Results for Development. In an article in the Financial Times (“Africa’s youth, frustrated and jobless, demand attention”, April 13),... Read More
We Need a Wide Range of Providers to Quickly Overcome the Huge Shortage of Schools Across Africa by Marcus WLEH
By Marcus WLEH, Head of Liberia, Bridge International Academies. Most Sub-Saharan African countries are struggling to improve their education systems. The UN... Read More
As Liberia Privatizes its Schools, An Unforeseen Result: Hungry Students by Ashoka Mukpo
By Ashoka Mukpo, Freelance Journalist (*) In a longer school day, students complain of hunger and drop out “As you can see,... Read More
Outsourcing Liberia’s Education System: A New level of Absurdity in Education Provisioning by Salim Akoojee
By Salim Akoojee, Independent Education and Training Analyst, South Africa and Hong Kong. The recent move to outsource Liberia’s education system in... Read More
The Governance of Education and Training Agenda 2030 and Beyond: Perspectives from Sub-Saharan Africa by Peliwe Lolwana
By Peliwe Lolwana, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. As the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) pick up from where the Millennium Development Goals... Read More
Can African Universities Deliver Knowledge for ‘Transforming our World’ Without Decolonizing the Academy? By Hanne Kristine Adriansen
By Hanne Kirstine Adriansen, Aarhus University, Denmark. In the UN document of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, Transforming our World: the... Read More
