Full Coverage: Education

30.04.2007 The National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), an autonomous institute of the Indian government, undertakes training, research and consultancy functions on the rural development sector. NIRD is now offering three months certificate programme in Participatory Rural Development.

30.04.2007 The oneVillage Foundation has aligned with the International Free and Open Source Software Foundation (iFOSSF) for empowering developing nations in Information, Communication and Technologies (ICTs) by initiating a project “Telecenter Portals and Applications." The first project will be launched in Ghana.

27.04.2007 The First Children Embassy in the World – Megjasi, under the global week for inclusion of children in education process, implements the “Join Us! Right to Education NOW” campaign, that started on April 23 and will be implemented in over 100 countries in the world.

27.04.2007 Initiated by the affiliates of Global Campaign for Education (GCE) the Global Action Week aims to make sure that governments ensure the right to free and quality primary education, to highlight its violation inspite of government promises, local meetings to know the reality of the accessibility of education and create human chains around the world for education.

25.04.2007 NEW YORK, Apr 25 (OneWorld) - Human rights defenders across the world are making fresh calls this week for governments to get serious about ensuring basic education for all.

20.04.2007

20.04.2007 To address the need for building up a Southern discourse on the information society phenomenon, ITforChange(ITfC) launched a beta version of 'Information Society Watch' (www.IS-Watch.net) in April 2007. This is a resource portal providing a Southern perspective on information society (IS) issues. ITforChange is a non-profit organization based in Bangalore, India, that visualizes a society competent in the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) as a tool for progressive social change.

20.04.2007 Ungana-Afrika, a regional ICT for development organisation addresses the challenge of ICT in development sector and its expansion through the network of ICT consultant and eRiders, as non-governmental and other development organisations in Southern Africa confronting the crisis of main-steaming ICTs into their operations.

18.04.2007 International conferences workshops and exhibitions (ICWE) is organizing eLearning Africa, 2nd International Conference on ICT in Kenya on May 28-30, 2007. It will provide a podium for all stakeholders engaged in the planning and implementation of technology-supported learning and training.

18.04.2007 In this paper, presented at the national workshop on Gender Budgeting as an effective tool for women's empowerment, organised by the Equity Foundation Patna and the Planning Commission of India on 15th April, 2007, Dr. Vibhuti Patel, Director, PGSR, SNDT Women's University Mumbai, shares a detailed analysis of the state of gender budgeting in India.

17.04.2007 A flourishing ICT sector that generates more than a trillion dollars in global exports each year, and has thrown up social and welfare issues, has forced the ILO, employee organizations and governments to initiate a dialogue on upcoming challenges.

17.04.2007 Kerala has emerged as the top performing state while West Bengal finds itself in the bottom five (with Bihar in the last spot) in an official survey on the health of elementary education in the country in 2005-06. The District Information System for Education data, compiled by government think tank NUEPA, took access, infrastructure, teacher and outcome indicators into account to compute the Educational Development Index

17.04.2007 UNDP-APDIP and APC WNSP release a publication on Gender and ICT which says access to ICTs benefits women. This e-primer examines the role of women in ICT, and to ensure their equal participation in the Information Society.

16.04.2007 Under the campaign for implementation of the National Youth Strategy, four workshops were organized in Veles secondary schools, with participation of their students.

10.04.2007 Vlora Ambassadors have placed Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) high on their agenda. They are carrying out a public awareness and information campaign, which aims to spread awareness and promote public debate and understanding of the MDGs.

03.04.2007 The 14th summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is slated to be held here in Delhi from April 3. This precedes the 28th session of the SAARC council of ministers.

02.04.2007 Right to Education Task Force (RETF) (A unit of Social Jurist) in association with Asha Vikas Pariyojna, Chetnalaya, Kiran Deep and others is launching "Chalo School Abhiyan" to mobilize the out of school children get enrolled themselves in government schools and study.