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Uganda, VVOB sign agreement to boost agripreneurship

On 14 May 2019, Uganda and VVOB signed a partnership agreement for quality education in Uganda. The first programme within the framework of the partnership is dedicated to providing Uganda’s youth with the skills necessary to succeed in the agricultural sector.

Uganda

Secondary technical and vocational education

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

25/04/2019

Annual report 2018: Unlocking the potential of teachers and school leaders

In our 2018 annual report, we zoom in on our approach to developing the capacity of teachers and school leaders. Four feature stories from our partner countries illustrate our capacity development approach and its impact on educators and learners alike.

Belgium

Cambodia

DR Congo

Ecuador

Rwanda

Suriname

Vietnam

Zambia

South Africa

Early education

Secondary education

Primary education

Secondary technical and vocational education

Teachers

School leaders

11/04/2019

Linking early childhood education classrooms to develop global identities

Three Belgian teachers involved in a SchoolLink with a Zambian school share how putting preschoolers in contact with peers who act, speak or look different supports the development of global citizenship skills.

Zambia

Early education

Teachers

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

Shifting school leaders' self-perception away from 'director' towards 'coach' for SDG4 and quality education

25/03/2019

Empowering primary school directors: shifting self-perception

School leaders have a crucial responsibility in making sure their teachers teach well. The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports in Cambodia supports them in this, and VVOB contributes by shifting school leaders' self-perception away from a 'director' towards a 'coach' of...

Cambodia

School leaders

14/03/2019

'Teaching at the Right Level' to reach 3 million learners with Co-Impact

Proven to be an effective methodology to improve learners' basic skills in Africa, 'Teaching at the Right Level' will soon be implemented at national levels in the contintent thanks to new funding from global collaborative Co-Impact...

Zambia

Primary education

Equity

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

06/03/2019

#AfricaPlay: learning through play and South-South exchanges

End February, VVOB colleague from Vietnam Quynh Chau presented our work on play-based learning in the Asian country to a primarily African audience at Africa Play Conference in South Africa.

Vietnam

South Africa

Early education

Teachers

Offices

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Uganda, VVOB sign agreement to boost agripreneurship

Rethinking gender, sexuality and safe learning environments with teachers

Annual report 2018: Unlocking the potential of teachers and school leaders

Linking early childhood education classrooms to develop global identities

Gender and Development for Cambodia: committed to constructive dialogue

Empowering primary school directors: shifting self-perception

'Teaching at the Right Level' to reach 3 million learners with Co-Impact

Building safe school communities with restorative practices

#AfricaPlay: learning through play and South-South exchanges

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