This blog was written by Professor Pauline Rose, Director of the REAL Centre at the University of Cambridge. It is the first in a series of blogs reflecting on the impacts of the current COVID-19 pandemic on research work on international education and development. As the Director of a multi-connected and vibrant university Centre, I […]
This blog was written by Ellen Chigwanda, Advocacy Advisor for Education with CARE USA, using CARE’s global programming evidence on girls’ education to multiply the impact of this work through learning exchange platforms and working with government partners. Prior to holding this position, Ellen was the Project Manager for CARE under IGATE – a Girls’ […]
By Ruth Naylor, Senior International Consultant with Education Development Trust, and Vice-Chair of the UKFIET 2019 Conference. In the closing panel at this year’s 2019 UKFIET conference, Colin Bangay, Senior Education Advisor for DFID in Sierra Leone, described an innovative approach to bringing young women from rural communities into teaching. I smiled… because I knew […]
This blog was written by Catherine M. Jere, School of International Development, University of East Anglia, in response to the launch of the GEM Gender Report on 5th July 2019. The latest in the series of Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Gender Reports was launched at the G7 France – UNESCO International Conference on Friday, 5th […]
This blog was written by Alfred Odour, Communication Development Officer for the Wasichana Wetu Wafaulu Project, led by Education Development Trust. Why is it that some primary school girls get pregnant, deliver, go back to school and achieve excellent learning outcomes while others drop out and never go back to school? These were the central […]
