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Education in Southern Africa

UNESCO has been working with its Member States as well as in collaboration with other United Nations system agencies and other development partners to address education which is central to all its programmes and activities.

Education is one of UNESCOs principal fields of activities. Since its creation in 1945, the Organization has worked to improve education worldwide believing it to be key to social and economic development.

The Organization aims to help build a sustainable world with just societies that value knowledge, promote peace, celebrate diversity and defend human rights, achieved by providing Education for All (EFA).








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12 Jul 2012 Global Action Week (GAW) on Education For All (EFA) celebration in Lesotho 2012 UNESCO Office Windhoek
The Global Action Week (GAW) on Education for All (EFA) Week is a major annual event commemorated in the ten districts of Lesotho since 2002, and led by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). For this year, in line with the internationally designated theme: Rights from the Start! Early Childhood Care and Education NOW, the Department of Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD), together with the major stakeholders, organized the activities of the GAW which started on 13 May and ended on the 18 May 2012. More

06 Mar 2012 Nepal, South Africa and Venezuela to receive UNESCO-Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum education prize UNESCO
The Rato Bangala Foundation (Nepal), the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Schools Enrichment Centre (South Africa) and the Banco del Libro (Venezuela) will be awarded the UNESCO-Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers. The ceremony that will take place in Dubai in April. More

10 Dec 2011 UNESCO recruits National Programme Officers on HIV and AIDS in Angola UNESCO Office Windhoek
Closing date for receiving applications for Angola 26 February 2012. More

05 Oct 2011 Message from the Heads of UNESCO, UNDP, UNICEF, ILO and Education International on the occasion of World Teachers Day, 5 October 2011 UNESCO
Today, on World Teachers Day, we honour the millions of educators all over the world who devote their lives to teaching children, youth and adults. More

27 Apr 2011 Education investment jump in Sub-Saharan Africa pays dividends with more children in school than ever says UNESCO report UNESCO
Sub-Saharan African countries increased their real expenditure on education by more than 6% each year over the past decade, according to a new report published by UNESCO. Yet despite these investments, many countries in the region are still a long way from providing every child with a good quality primary education. More

07 Mar 2011 Consultancy for ESTIP Sub-sector program review: Higher Education UNESCO Office Windhoek
Closing date for the submission is 24 March 2011 More

07 Mar 2011 Consultancy for ESTIP Sub-sector program review: Adult Education UNESCO Office Windhoek
Closing date for the submission is 24 March 2011 More

07 Feb 2011 Sharing knowledge on quality of education in Africa IIEP
IIEP hosted the 2nd International Exchange Meeting between SACMEQ and PASEC (24-25 January 2011) More

23 Sep 2010 Millennium Development Goals cannot be achieved without education says UNESCO Director-General UNESCO
If we want to make development sustainable, we have to invest in education, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova told participants at a high-level brainstorming session held during the Millennium Development Goals Summit in New York on Wednesday 22 September. More

21 Sep 2010 World leaders and experts meet to raise the profile of education on the development agenda UNESCO
NEW YORK, 21 September 2010 A brainstorming session to examine ways to make the case for education by showing its powerful impact on all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will be held on 22 September, as world leaders gather in New York to review progress on the MDGs. More

01 Sep 2010 UNESCO Recruitment for an Assistant Programme Specialist in Education under and Appointment for Limited Duration UNESCO Office in Windhoek
Post Title: Assistant Programme Specialist in Education
Duration: 9 months (with a possibility of extension), starting October 15, 2010
Deadline for submission of candidatures: September 21, 2010 More

10 Aug 2010 2010 Global Action Week (GAW) on Education For All (EFA) UNESCO Office in Windhoek
Every year, the International Global Action Week (GAW) is used by UNESCO and partners as an opportunity to galvanize support for the achievement of the six Education For All (EFA) goals. This years theme focused on financing quality public education: a right for all. More

13 Jan 2010 Lessons Learned in Emergency Preparedness Educational Flood Response & Shared Good Practices (Caprivi, Namibia 19 to 21 January 2010) UNESCO Office in Windhoek
Capacity development through integrated education, training and public awareness programmes for school principals in the Caprivi Region to enable culture of disaster risk reduction among stakeholders in Namibia. More

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