12/03/2019 Building safe school communities with restorative practices In Ecuador, schools use 'restorative practices' to mitigate peer-on-peer violence in educational settings. Three counsellors testify to the long-lasting positive effects... Ecuador Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachersSchool leadersGenderEquity
20/01/2019 Bamboo’s benefits: sustainable constructions in Ecuador Ecuador Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachersPartnerships
20/12/2018 Schooling for Learning in Africa: facing forward with VVOB In their latest publication ‘Facing Forward: Schooling for Learning in Africa’, the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement identify ways forward to improve learning outcomes. VVOB shares its good practices from working in South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda and Zambia. DR CongoRwandaSouth AfricaZambia Early educationSecondary educationPrimary educationSecondary technical and vocational educationTeachersSchool leaders
12/11/2018 Developing entrepreneurial mindsets in the DRC’s youth Agriculture in the DR Congo presents ample business opportunities, but a lot remains to be done before we can expect the country’s youthful population to successfully exploit them. Quality entrepreneurship education in secondary agricultural schools is a possible effective path. DR Congo Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachersSchool leaders
08/08/2018 Ecuador’s tourism sector to benefit from “effective approach” to TVET Dubai Cares and Belgium have joined forces in supporting VVOB's 'Skilling for Sustainable Tourism' project. With a total budget of over 600,000 dollars, the project links up secondary schools with the growing travel and tourism sector in Ecuador... Ecuador Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachers
09/07/2018 Investing in youth skills motivates, empowers and gets the job (done) RCC projects build a partnership between schools and private businesses: “Companies contact us for the details of students who have graduated here, because they know they have more and better skills than most students.” Ecuador Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachers
11/06/2018 Lessons from the Stronger Together conference: “Practice can challenge policy” VVOB Education Advisor Hans De Greve at the Stronger Together conference: "Many, if not all forms of school-related violence are gendered."... Suriname Secondary technical and vocational educationGender
19/12/2017 Flagging inappropriate behaviours in Suriname’s schools VVOB is equipping teachers and school leaders of Suriname’s lower secondary vocational schools with pedagogical tools to respond to inappropriate sexual behaviour with the help of Sensoa , the Flemish expertise centre for sexual health and member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation... Suriname Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachersSchool leadersGenderPartnerships
05/09/2017 Ecuador tackles school-related gender-based violence Since his appointment as Minister of Education in May, Fander Falconí has made the prevention of violence in and around schools a national priority. VVOB Ecuador is providing technical assistance. Violence in and around schools is a serious issue in Ecuador. According to data of the Ministry of... Ecuador Secondary technical and vocational educationTeachersSchool leadersGender