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Connect&Learn | Early Childhood Education in transition
Building foundations for democracy & inclusion
This webinar examined how early education has adapted to major social and political changes. Experts reflected on the Step by Step programme’s legacy and South Africa’s evolving early childhood development (ECD) landscape, highlighting policy shifts, challenges, and innovative solutions.
Connect&Learn | AI: A Blessing or Curse for Education?
This Connect&Learn explores the pervasive presence of AI in education, questioning whether it is a blessing or a curse. It emphasises the importance of understanding AI for its effective use and discusses the rapid pace at which AI-related challenges are emerging.
Connect&Learn | Navigating the Data Landscape
Practical insights for actors in development cooperation
Not sure how to handle all the data your organisation collects and uses? Looking for practical solutions to data management challenges? During this interactive Connect&Learn session, Mark Desmaele (TDSO) and Michaela Stubbers (VLIRUOS) share their experiences navigating the complexities of data-driven management as their organisations grow and evolve.
Connect&Learn | Zambia Open Community Schools
As part of her visit to Belgium in the context of eNSPIRED, Cleopatra Muma Chona shared her story and expertise within the Educaid.be platform during a Connect&Learn on the 14th of March.
Cleopatra is currently serving as Executive Director for Zambia Open Community Schools (ZOCS), a pioneer NGO in the education sector in Zambia. She shared her ideas on working education innovations that take parental involvement and community engagement at the center of a child’s education.
Connect&Learn | The Climate Change-Resistant Schools Project
The Climate Change-Resistant Schools Project in Cambodia addresses climate challenges through enhanced infrastructure, STEM education, and community involvement. Son Nat and Mark Desmaele from TDSO explored collaboration opportunities and applicability in other regions during the session.
Connect&Learn | Fair and Ethical Finance for skills development and employability
In this Connect&Learn, Cedric Nsengiyumva, Acting Country Lead at Chancen International in Rwanda, steps forward to discuss the pressing need for improved education accessibility amidst financial constraints in Rwanda.
Connect&Learn | How to improve girls' and women's lifelong learning in Uganda?
Online - 2 February 2024
As part of her working visit to Belgium, Angela Nakafeero will be presenting to Educaid.be members – in collaboration with Enabel - an overview of the key issues and strategies for girls' and women's education, training and employment in Uganda: how to improve girls' and women's lifelong learning in Uganda?
Connect&Learn | AI in Education: Translating Educational Material for a Global Audience
Online via Zoom - 19 December 2023
In this Connect&Learn, you learn how artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to translate educational material into multiple languages, making it accessible to students and teachers all over the world.
Connect&Learn | Impala DigiLib & D4D Access
Online via Zoom - 22 June 2023
As a part of the Educaid.be Project Group ‘Digitisation for Education’ (D4E), Impala Bridge and D4D Access presented their projects and share experiences on digitisation for development during this third Connect&Learn session.
Connect&Learn | Angels’ Center for Children with Special Needs (ACCSN) in Uganda
Hybrid: via Zoom & in Brussels - 27 April 2023
Member of the platform Howest University of Applied Sciences and Educaid.be join forces to organise a Connect&Learn moment about inclusion of children with disabilities. As part of their visit to Howest, Rosemary Nambooze and Professor Eddy Walakira from Uganda are happy to share their expertise on this topic.
Connect&Learn | VVOB presents: Blend ON
Hybrid: via Zoom and in Brussels - 20 April 2023
As a part of the Educaid.be Project Group ‘Digitisation for Education’ (D4E), VVOB and Educaid.be will work together to organise a Connect&Learn moment on a digital topic. VVOB will present the Blend ON guide. The Blend ON guide is a practical guide for providers of continuous professional development (CPD) who want to design or re-design blended CPD programmes for educators.
Gender (im)balances in STEM education in Rwanda
Lunch seminar (hybrid: via Zoom & in Brussels) - 17 May 2022
STEM education in general, and for girls in particular, is prominent in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. Empirical research shows that gender imbalances in attitudes towards STEM tend to be smaller in Sub-Sahara Africa, compared to the West; a trend confirmed in a 2021 Multistakeholder research project implemented in Kayonza, Rwanda, by KU Leuven, VVOB and RAWISE (Rwandese Association for Women in Science and Engineering).
Five thematic webinars for better education programming
#Five4Education
From 28 October 2021 to 16 December 2021, Educaid.be organises a series of five webinars on Education in Development. Each digital session will address a specific theme linked to education and training.
Labour Market Analysis: which kind suits your situation?
VET Toolbox Webinar - 12 November 2020
Together with VET Toolbox, we are hosting a webinar on how to choose the right type of labour market analysis (LMA) for your context. Speakers will share their insights and experiences on how to make the choice that fits your needs and situation.
keynote speaker: Kevin Hempel
Methods and tools for the identification of skills, trades and promising sectors
Seminar - 26 November 2019
Two international experts, Annelore Verhagen and Kevin Hempel, will elaborate on existing labour market assessment methods and tools - and the choice thereof.
Multilingualism: more than a focus on languages
Lunch seminar - 12 November 2019
Kathleen Heugh of the University of South Australia will focus on the implications for teacher education of increasing diversity, with specific attention to lessons learned from longitudinal studies of different approaches to bilingual and multilingual education in Africa, Asia and Australia.
Gender and Education in Rwanda: How FAWE Rwanda works towards the improvement of education for all girls
Lunch seminar - 22 March 2019
Joséphine Kobusingye of FAWE Rwanda will talk about her work in the field of gender responsive pedagogy, about Tuseme clubs and the promotion of STEM for girls.
Ontwikkeling en onderwijs van het jonge kind: een universele uitdaging
28 januari 2019
Met dit seminar willen Educaid.be en Plan International België meer aandacht vragen voor ontwikkeling en onderwijs van het jonge kind in de Belgische ontwikkelingssamenwerking.
Good Practices and Tools for ICT in Education (workshop)
6 December 2018
Presentation of and exchange on innovative education initiatives and tools with a digital component, implemented in challenging environments with limited resources and high demands.
Gender equality through digitalization. The power of digital literacy in the Global South
19 October 2018
Workshop organised by ARGO-CCGD, in collaboration with ACODEV, CNCD-11.11.11, Educaid.be, Enabel, KU Leuven and Le Monde selon les femmes.
The Global Partnership for Education: role and interaction with the EU and Belgium
21 June 2018
Briefing session on the GPE and the priorities and role of the European Union and Belgium with regard to this multilateral agency.
De bijdrage van technisch en beroepsonderwijs en -vorming (TVET) aan de empowerment van meisjes en vrouwen
23 maart 2018
World Development Report 2018: LEARNING to Realize Education’s Promise
18 January 2018
The World Bank, the Belgian Development Cooperation, the European Commission and Educaid.be co-hosted the launch of this important report in Brussels.
