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
11/05/2018 Meet us at #EDD18: eliminating school-related gender-based violence VVOB organises a large debate at this year's European Development Days on eliminating gender-based violence in and around Schools and other educational settings with UNGEI, Education International, FAWE and Plan International... Global Gender
08/03/2018 Celebrating girls and women General director Sven Rooms makes a commitment on International Women's Day: "Girls and young women who are brimming with talent don’t get the same opportunities as boys to develop to their full potential. More than is already the case, VVOB will take on the fight against gender... Global Gender
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
08/12/2017 Safe learning in Cambodia: overcoming school-related gender-based violence VVOB Goodwill Ambassador Herman Van Rompuy launched VVOB’s latest EU-co-funded project ‘Teaching for Improved Gender Equality and Responsiveness’ in Cambodia: “TIGER transforms schools into safe and learning-friendly environments for all children."... Cambodia Secondary educationPrimary educationTeachersSchool leadersGender
05/09/2017 Addressing African first ladies: "We call on you to take up a leading role" Anna Murru, VVOB’s Partnership Manager, had the rare opportunity to speak to the first ladies of Mali, Uganda and Zambia at FAWE’s 2017 Girls’ Education in Africa conference on 24 August. She raised her three top concerns about Africa’s out-of-school children, disproportionately female, and called... Global Gender
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
04/09/2017 Gender equality starts in the early years VVOB and the Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) have committed themselves to making early childhood education gender-responsive in Rwanda, South Africa and Zambia. The gender partners are in the process of developing a toolkit to be used by both student teachers and in-service teachers... RwandaZambiaSouth Africa Early educationTeachersSchool leadersGenderPartnerships