World experts on girls’ education meet in Kathmandu
Nike Foundation and Buffetts Join to Invest $100 million in Girls
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Where the Water Meets the Sky wins “Best Global Insight” award at Jackson Hole Film Festival
NEW YORK, New York, June 19, 2008 – Where the Water Meets the Sky, the first documentary film from the Campaign for Female Education (Camfed), was honored with the “Best Global Insight” award last week at the Jackson Hole Film Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.Other news
Nepal: UNGEI meeting in Kathmandu calls for equity, gender and quality in education
New York: Special podcast: Women and girls tell their stories through film and radio documentaries
Togo: ‘Gender and Equity’ campaign shows success, as more parents are putting girls through school
Rwanda: First Lady of Rwanda awards young women for their scholastic achievements
“A world where all girls and boys are empowered through quality education to realize their full potential and contribute to transforming societies where gender equality becomes a reality.”
Adopted at the 13 June 2008 meeting of the UNGEI Global Advisory Committee in Kathmandu, Nepal
THE GAP Project
"Empowering girls not only to believe in themselves but to believe that they can overcome many hurdles makes a world of difference."– Penina Mlama, Executive Director of Camfed Tanzania
and former Executive Director of FAWE
Learning from Girls’ Education as an Organizational Priority
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Education For All
‘Beyond School Books’ audio series
World Day Against Child Labour 2008 - Education: The right response to child labour
RESOURCES
World Economic Forum: The Global Education Initiative (GEI) Model of Effective Partnership Initiatives for Education (2007)
UNESCO: New Partnerships for EFA: Building on Experience (2008)
UNICEF: The Girls' Education Initiative in Egypt (2008)
Beyond Access: Equals: Issue 20, April 2008 (2008)
FHI: Impact of Sex and HIV Education Programs on Sexual Behaviors of Youth in Developing and Developed Countries (2005)
UNESCO: New Partnerships for EFA: Building on Experience (2008)
UNICEF: The Girls' Education Initiative in Egypt (2008)
Beyond Access: Equals: Issue 20, April 2008 (2008)
FHI: Impact of Sex and HIV Education Programs on Sexual Behaviors of Youth in Developing and Developed Countries (2005)
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Events
4-6 Jun - World Economic Forum on Africa, South Africa
12 Jun - World Day Against Child Labour
15-16 Jun - World Economic Forum on East Asia, Malaysia
16 Jun - Day of the African Child
20 Jun - World Refugee Day