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In pictures: EU, Belgium Ambassadors visit Vietnam preschools

In December, VVOB received high-level visitors to some of our pilot preschools in Vietnam. EU Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti and Belgian Ambassador Paul Jansen learnt more about the projects co-financed by their institutions: GENTLE and BaMi respectively.

Vietnam

Early education

Gender

Equity

Partnerships

10/12/2019

Working together for safe places to learn

Each year from 25 November to 10 December, the global community stands united for 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence (GBV). But in Suriname, VVOB joins forces with partners year-round to tackle GBV in schools.

Suriname

Secondary technical and vocational education

Gender

01/05/2019

Rethinking gender, sexuality and safe learning environments with teachers

VVOB has been working on gender-related challenges in the vulnerable context of vocational schools in Suriname for some years. Since 2018, the training trajectories for teachers also include pedagogical tools to respond to inappropriate sexual behaviour in schools.

Suriname

Secondary technical and vocational education

Teachers

Gender

04/04/2019

Gender and Development for Cambodia: committed to constructive dialogue

In the TIGER project in Cambodia, VVOB partners with Gender and Development for Cambodia (GADC). Mr Roeurn Satya of GADC explained how they challenge age-old cultural norms about what it means to be a man or a woman.

Cambodia

Teachers

Gender

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 education

Teachers

School leaders

Gender

Equity

04/03/2019

Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation endorses GRP4ECE toolkit

Alexander De Croo received his own copy of the GRP4ECE toolkit and said: "This gives girls genuine equal opportunities."...

Global

Belgium

Early education

Teachers

Gender

18/02/2019

Teachers dismantle gender stereotypes with GRP4ECE toolkit

VVOB, Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and public education partners in Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia have joined forces to develop a practical approach to gender-responsive pedagogy for early childhood education teachers: the GRP4ECE toolkit.

Global

Early education

Gender

24/01/2019

Cambodia’s Minister of Education honours VVOB

At VVOB's annual progress review and planning workshop for activities in Cambodia, the country's Minister of Education, Youth and Sport awarded VVOB medals of honour for achieved results...

Cambodia

Primary education

Teachers

Gender

11/10/2018

Unravelled: 3 forms of school-related gender-based violence in Cambodia

Kaat Van Horen, recent graduate from Catholic University Leuven (Belgium), spent nine months in Cambodia working with VVOB on her thesis about school-related gender-based violence. The results of her research define the baseline of our TIGER project.

Cambodia

Primary education

Gender

Offices

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In pictures: EU, Belgium Ambassadors visit Vietnam preschools

Working together for safe places to learn

Rethinking gender, sexuality and safe learning environments with teachers

Gender and Development for Cambodia: committed to constructive dialogue

Building safe school communities with restorative practices

Belgian Minister of Development Cooperation endorses GRP4ECE toolkit

Teachers dismantle gender stereotypes with GRP4ECE toolkit

Cambodia’s Minister of Education honours VVOB

Unravelled: 3 forms of school-related gender-based violence in Cambodia

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