The success of the new “African Continental Free Trade Area” (AfCFTA), which took effect on January 1, 2021, will depend on the capacity of African governments to tap into the potential of human capital.
With 60% of its population under 25, robust investment in education with emphasis on STEM education, innovation and 21st century skills, must be urgently made for Africa to achieve its goals.
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20, 06, 2022
The Education Watch Group invites GRANs to celebrate World Refugee Day on June 20 by having a look at this beautiful online Annual Report, “... Read more
02, 04, 2022
The Grandmother’s Advocacy Network, alongside its partners in the Canadian International Education Policy Working Group (CIEPWG), welcomes the release of the outcome document launched at the... Read more
05, 11, 2021
A recent study of large-scale interventions to improve girls’ education worldwide identifies four successful strategies:
22, 05, 2021
Can education help solve the climate crisis? Is this too good to be true? What if there were a new way of educating and engaging youth and adults in climate solutions? In a report from the... Read more
12, 04, 2021
The success of the new “African Continental Free Trade Area” (AfCFTA), which took effect on January 1, 2021, will depend on the capacity of African governments to tap into the potential of human... Read more
06, 12, 2020
On this National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women in Canada, and in support of the UN’s 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, GRAN’s Education Working... Read more
18, 10, 2020
Girls’ education in Africa is at risk. The disruption to education from COVID-19 has placed girls at higher risk of falling behind in school and of permanently dropping out of school. This is due... Read more
17, 09, 2020
“… This is an opportunity for us to reset the world we are living in, and not just return to normal.” -- Nobel laureate, Malala Yousafzai
Five million Canadian children... Read more
26, 08, 2020
“As the world faces unsustainable levels of inequality, we need education – the great equalizer – more than ever. We must take bold steps now, to create inclusive, resilient,... Read more
02, 08, 2020
The Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE’s) latest annual report is showing that great strides are being made to bring quality education to the world’s most marginalized children. Although many... Read more
11, 07, 2020
“My message to girls around the world facing education challenges would be this: “You are worth it. I know it is hard and there are a lot of challenges you are facing... Read more
17, 06, 2020
June 20th marks World Refugee Day. For millions of women and girls among the world’s ever-growing refugee population, education remains an aspiration, not a reality. In... Read more
05, 06, 2020
Read about this unique MA in Education program at York University in Toronto that is celebrating the first cohort of Dadaab students to earn a York University graduate... Read more
13, 05, 2020
The impact of COVID 19 on adolescent girls in Africa is likely to have devastating long term effects. The pandemic will exacerbate the inequalities already faced by young girls. Read... Read more
04, 11, 2019
Education Cannot Wait (ECW) and United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) recently announced they are teaming up to reach vulnerable children and youth caught in crisis-affected countries.... Read more
07, 07, 2019
Good News! At last year’s G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Québec, Canada committed $400 million to support education for girls and women, especially in crisis situations. Just last week, at... Read more
25, 06, 2019
This week Canada announced its first education project to be funded from the $400 million G7 Charlevoix Declaration on Quality Education made in June 2018. The Honourable Maryam Monsef... Read more
04, 04, 2019
Is access to lifelong learning crucial to older women in sub-Saharan Africa? This area of human rights will be explored at the 10th Session of the UN Open-ended Working... Read more
14, 01, 2019
Have you ever thought of water as a feminist issue?
When women and girls have to spend many hours each day collecting water for their families it is harder for them to go to school or work... Read more
27, 04, 2018
Prime Minister Trudeau has announced that Canada will champion girls' education in crisis situations at the G7 Summit in June – backed by a significant financial investment. This... Read more
27, 11, 2017
Schools do not exist in social isolation... Read more
31, 10, 2017
Can you even imagine for a moment what your life would be like if you could not read? Florence Cheptoo, who lives in a village in rural Kenya, learned to read at age 60 when her... Read more
06, 10, 2017
This Thanksgiving, we Canadians have so much to be thankful for. Many of us are grateful for the wonderful teachers that have influenced us and given us the knowledge and tools to... Read more
16, 09, 2017
According to environmental activist Paul Hawken of Project Drawdown, the number one solution to global warming is not an innovative clean energy technology, but the empowering of women... Read more
30, 08, 2017
5,000,000 Canadian children will head back to school this week to well-trained teachers, a holistic curriculum, the latest technology and new friends. But almost 100,000,000 sub-Saharan... Read more
10, 07, 2017
The G20 Leaders' Declaration in Hamburg, Germany on July 8th included a commitment to step up and improve education financing. Now, all that is needed is commitment, innovative thinking, and... Read more
31, 05, 2017
Great news! Belgium, has become the first country to make a commitment of funds to the Global... Read more
14, 04, 2017
An extra $60 million a year to Canadian corporations that invest in 'Africa" does not make up for the Government’s failure to increase aid funding in the 2017 budget.
... Read more
12, 03, 2017
Let's Get 130 million Girls into School!
Each girl who cannot go to school today is a precious daughter and grandaughter. As we celebrate all the advances that have made in recent... Read more
03, 03, 2017
For Signing the Safe Schools Declaration
This February Canada became the 59th country to sign on to the Safe Schools Declaration, an international political commitment to protect students,... Read more
06, 01, 2017
It has been an exceptional year for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). The GPE welcomed four new partner countries, funded US$4.6 billion in grants to over 50 countries, trained over 240,... Read more
19, 12, 2016
Great News! Millions more children in sub Saharan Africa will soon be able to go to school.
The Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education approved US$90.6 million to... Read more
12, 10, 2016
This week we celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. We reflect on how far we have come and bring awareness to all of the challenges that still remain to fully achieve gender equality.... Read more
05, 10, 2016
Around the world, schools are attacked or being occupied by military forces in conflict zones. This is having a devastating effect on children endangering their lives, their teachers’... Read more
02, 09, 2016
This week over 5 million Canadian children and youth will head back to school looking forward to another year of learning. However, GRAN's thoughts are with the 62 million girls... Read more
21, 08, 2016
The Education Commission is a major global initiative engaging world leaders, policy makers and researchers to develop a compelling investment case and to provide a roadmap to... Read more
07, 08, 2016
Around the world, children in areas of crisis and conflict are often denied access to education. The world’s newest country, South Sudan, currently has the world’s highest... Read more
18, 07, 2016
A Good Reason to Invest in Education
Peacebuilding is a fundamental Canadian value and what we all strive and hope for in our world. That is why we should be paying some attention to... Read more
07, 07, 2016
Sustainable Development Goal #4 focuses on inclusive and equitable quality education for all children, everywhere. In recent years, education systems around the world have worked hard to get... Read more
20, 06, 2016
WHAT DO CHILDREN WANT IN TIMES OF EMERGENCY AND CRISES?
THEY WANT AN EDUCATION. (Save the Children, 2015)
Besides the basic survival needs,... Read more
10, 06, 2016
Where is Education?
GRAN welcomes the International Assistance policy and framework review launched on May 18 by the Minister of International Development and Francophonie... Read more
01, 06, 2016
Theirworld, War Child, Global Citizen Photo
SafeSchools Petition and Call to Action Handover at 10 Downing Street
GRAN is part... Read more
25, 05, 2016
World Humanitarian Summit-linking humanitarian and development aid
The first UN World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) initiated by UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon convened May 23/24,... Read more
03, 05, 2016
Research presented for the Launch of Global Action Week April 24-30, 2016
To accomplish SDG 4 by 2030:
Ensure inclusive and equitable quality... Read more
10, 04, 2016
The first-ever World Humanitarian Summit will be held on May 23-24 in Istanbul, Turkey.... Read more
18, 03, 2016
Investing in education for all is critical to ending chronic poverty. Education has a profound effect on development goals such as improved health, stronger economies, peace and social... Read more
04, 12, 2015
Gender-based violence (GBV) is a pervasive human rights issue. It often goes unrecognized and unreported, is accepted as part of the nature of things and is shrouded in a culture of silence... Read more
Aug 20, 2024
"Dismiss ‘grannies’ as frail old biddies at your peril: they’re some of the toughest activists out there." In an opinion piece in The Guardian, writer Sally Feldman challenges "granny" stereotypes... Read more
Jul 19, 2024
"Africa’s growing debt problem risks reversing decades of progress, pushing millions of people into poverty, and setting off political instability.... Fortunately, it’s a problem with known solutions... Read more
Apr 25, 2024
Despite being preventable and treatable, malaria kills nearly half a million people and infects over 200 million worldwide every year – 70 per cent of whom are children under five years old. ... Read more