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28 Apr, 2015

Sexuality education programming set to reach millions of young people across eastern and southern Africa

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Young people in eastern and southern Africa, like many of their peers around the world, often receive conflicting and inaccurate information about sex. This can lead to badly informed decisions about how, when or with whom to have sex and how to protect themselves against HIV.  With support from UNAIDS, UNESCO and SAfAIDS a major

27 Apr, 2015

How would you feel if your gaming model became a teaching tool in classrooms across the world?

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Are you a simulation game developer? How would you feel if your gaming model became a teaching tool in classrooms across the world? This could be your chance! United Nations Educational, Scientific and  Cultural Organization Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace & Sustainable Development  (UNESCO MGIEP) is calling for proposals to design a digital simulation

14 Apr, 2015

Work on promotion of culture & artistic creation? Apply for the International Fund for the Promotion of Culture grant

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Are you a young artist or creator? An NGO or a non-profit private or public body, whose activities contribute to the promotion of culture and artistic creation? If your project is compliant with the criteria indicated in the Operational Guidelines of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) International Fund for the Promotion of

10 Apr, 2015

Register Now! UNESCO’s Online Media and Information Literacy Course for Youth

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Are you between 15 and 25? Are you interested in media and information literacy (MIL)? Do you wish to become a critical citizen and agent of change?  Register now for United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) free online course on media and information literacy (MIL), in partnership with Athabasca University and in cooperation with the UNESCO-UNAOC University Network on

9 Apr, 2015

Education for All 2000-2015: Only a third of countries reached global education goals

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Just one third of countries have achieved all of the measurable Education for All (EFA) goals set in 2000. Only half of all countries have achieved the most watched goal of universal primary enrolment. An extra $22 billion a year is needed on top of already ambitious government contributions in order to ensure we achieve

30 Mar, 2015

How can youth contribute to the implementation of Morocco’s National Youth Strategy?

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UNESCO's workshop in Rabat, Morocco, on 27 and 28 February 2015. For two days, youth organisations developed methods of analysis and proposals for actions for the next two years. “We tackled the Strategy from three angles: financing and accountability governance and coordination, as well as territorialization”, explains Madiha Taouss from the association Jeunes pour Jeunes

26 Mar, 2015

Online consultations for the UNESCO Youth Forum have begun!

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The preparations of the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum have begun! Building on the calls from youth and the experience of the 8th Forum, through the following questionnaire, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization wants to shape the specific thematic agenda of this Forum together with youth across the world. Under the general theme “Young Global

17 Mar, 2015

Do you want to contribute innovative solutions that promote the social wellbeing of youth and women? Join the challenge

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Join the challenge and create an app with Scratch, Qualcomm® Vuforia ™ platform, a product of Qualcomm connected experiences Inc or AllJoyn ™ technology. If developing apps is your passion, here is your opportunity. This contest, with the patronage of UNESCO and the YouthMobile Initiative, has two special categories, one dedicated to apps intended for

2 Mar, 2015

The strategic planning in Young Tunisians’ hands!

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“This is the first time that we provide this kind of workshop to a young audience and is actually a first step in Tunisia”reported the two Tunisians experts, Hafedh Bouktif and Ahmed Abdennadher, accredited by the United Nations System Staff College in Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) and Results-Based Management (RBM). Over thirty young women and

24 Feb, 2015

UNESCO is Training Teachers to Improve Education in Palestine

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Dr Refa’ Ramahi is Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the Faculty of Education at Birzeit University in Palestine and one of the beneficiaries of the ‘Quality Systems for Quality Teachers’ Project. The implementation of this project in Jordan changed the lives of 23 PhD students. Refa’ was one of them. She became a strong advocate