The fundamental right to education must include quality education – and standardised measures of outcomes must be introduced to ensure equality, quality and accountability. The future development agenda should be committed to its enforceability. These were some of the conclusions following two days of thought-provoking presentations and discussions during a conference held last month. The […]
Category Archives: Education
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Jun
Thousands of learners in the Eastern Cape continue to walk long distances each day to attend school; sometimes for more than 12 kilometres and for over four hours, through bushes, next to busy roads, and over flooded streams. Their routes are often unsafe, with armed threats and thefts a common occurrence, making it a feat […]
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Workshop report: Realising the Right to Education in Uganda LRC and ISER create a space for learning and collaboration in Uganda The Legal Resources Centre (LRC), in collaboration with the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER), hosted a two day workshop on 18-19 March 2015 in Kampala, which focussed on using strategic litigation to […]
Children's Rights, Education, Human Rights, Regional Work
Realising the Right to Education: Pratham Programmes in India
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Oct
Oct
Pratham is an innovative learning organisation, established to improve the education system in India. One of their principal projects is the Urban Programme, which seeks to provide learning support through a variety of interventions in the community. Visits to informal schools are conducted by staff of the project such as Pratyush Bose, pictured below. Cameron […]