Advancing gender equality in education and the empowerment of girls through the power of partnership.
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In May 2022, 13 African Ministers & Permanent Secretaries of Education came together to create the Freetown Manifesto: a collective vision & commitment to gender equality in & through education.
Sign on & be a part of this transformative change: ungei.org/freetown-manifesto
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
Youth hold the key to a more sustainable future.
We must uplift the voices of young ppl, who have the energy, ingenuity & ambition to make the #GlobalGoals a reality for all 💪
Join world leaders for the 2022 #HLPF 🗓️5-15 July & make your voice heard 🔗 hlpf.un.org/2022/registratio…
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
We aim to improve the lives of 200 million girls in the next five years. Read our strategy to find out more about our main priorities. plan-international.org/organ…
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
“What the most marginalized children need is not more promises but action on the ground that will transform their lives.”
The #TES agenda calls for transformative action. The Freetown Manifesto commits to it.
Sign now 👉🏿 ungei.org/freetown-manifesto @UNGEI
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Let’s transform the psychosocial environment of our schools, so that they uplift all children and youth, celebrate differences, and support learners’ social and emotional journeys and wellbeing. 🌸
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Happening at 1pm ET today!
@MalalaFund Education Champions, @EduCannotWait, @GCE_US, @GCPEAtweets & @ZiauddinY will explore how girls are being affected by crisis in Afghanistan & Ethiopia and ways to safeguard their education.
Register: bit.ly/3Aayp86
#HLPF2022
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Welcome to the Freetown Manifesto - 4 policy actions for #GenderTransformativeEducation developed for the world by civil society and African Ministries of Education.
🖊️ Sign on here: ungei.org/freetown-manifesto
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We're thrilled to see the #FreetownManifesto recognized as a critical tool for mobilizing commitments and actions towards gender equality in and through education!
Read it and sign on here: ungei.org/freetown-manifesto
At the start of the @TransformingEdu Summit this week, GPE ministers of education released a powerful and inspiring statement, committing to #TransformingEducation and calling on the international community to #FundEducation 🙌
Read the full communique: g.pe/lgg330smY6O
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
What does gender transformative education look like? Maybe like this 👇
Have a look at this impressive illustration, based on the #TransformingEducation Pre-Summit discussion, reimagining education for a just & inclusive world.
@UNGEI @antaraganguli @edu_transformer @PlanGlobal
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
Join @MalalaFund Education Champions and @UNGEI in an interregional dialogue - exploring the challenges and what works for improving girls’ education.
Register here: bit.ly/3uen3Mu
Tuesday 5th July @ 1pm ET.
#HLPF2022 #TransformingEducation
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
Tackling gender bias early on is fundamental to address gender inequalities that manifest later in life.
In our technical brief, we show how gender-responsive pedagogy can challenge limiting stereotypes in early childhood education: on.vvob.org/GRPforECE
🤝 @RsFawe | @UNGEI
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Today at #HLPF2022!
Join @MalalaFund Education Champions and @ElineVersluys for an interregional dialogue - exploring the challenges & what works for improving girls’ education.
🗓️Tues 5th July
⏰1pm ET
Register: bit.ly/3uen3Mu
#SDG4 #SDG5 #TransformingEducation
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"Education was about hope for the future - especially for us girls."
#ICYMI: On #WorldRefugeeDay we collaborated with @YaldaHakimFund
this to share what it means to be denied, fight for, and protect the right to education for girls in Afghanistan.
ungei.org/blog-post/educatio…
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
Minister @dsengeh’s leadership and vision is super inspiring. I can’t wait to see this work trickle down here in the Caribbean!
In the meantime, check out and support the Freetown Manifesto: ungei.org/freetown-manifesto
@UNGEI
"Every single country needs to take the page, actually borrow the book from Sierra Leone to ensure that they have youth at the center, that they listen to young people, that they value their lived experiences, and ensure that's the way we are moving forward" Ashlee Burnett
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UN Girls' Education Initiative retweeted
Did you miss the #TransformingEducation pre-summit session on gender transformative education, co-organized by @GPforEducation @UNGEI @PlanGlobal @TransformingEdu last week? Check out the incredible summary by young feminist artist Hazel here. What's your favorite part?
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The #GCI approach is rooted in gender-responsive education sector planning (GRESP), which has the goal of embedding gender equality in the 🧬 of national education systems. Learn here: bit.ly/Gender-responsive-edu…
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Happening tomorrow!
Join @MalalaFund Education Champions and @ElineVersluys in an interregional dialogue - exploring the challenges & what works for improving girls’ education.
🗓️Tuesday 5th July
⏰1pm ET
Register: bit.ly/3uen3Mu
#HLPF2022 #TransformingEducation
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One year ago, during the #GenerationEquality Forum in Paris, young people like @banda_yande asked for more
✔️Gender equality
✔️Inclusion
✔️Empowerment of women and girls
Find out more: unwo.men/FjyH50JLV7n
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“We resolve collectively to focus our leadership on empowering girls through education while seeking to achieve gender equality in and through education.”
This is the mission of the Freetown Manifesto.
✍🏾 Sign on: ungei.org/freetown-manifesto
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متوفر الآن باللغة العربية: مبادرة EiE-Genkit الجديدة- مجموعة أدوات لتعزيز مراعاة المنظور الجنساني في برامج التعليم في حالات الطوارئ.
⬅️ ungei.org/publication/eie-ge…
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