News & Events
- From: 01/04/2012
- To: 03/04/2012
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
The first Africa forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) being held in Nairobi, Kenya on April 1-3. The forum is hosted the Kenyan government and organized by the African Development Bank (AfDB), African Union (AU), United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA).
Categories: Kenya, Education, Human and Social Development, Information & Communication Technology, Youth
29/06/2011 - The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund (ADF) today approved a USD 23.4 million (Unit of Account 15 million) loan to finance The Alternative Learning and Skills Development Project Phase II (ALSDP II), in Tanzania.
Categories: Tanzania, Education, Human and Social Development
07/06/2011 - Africa has enjoyed healthy growth over recent year, but to help maintain this growth, it needs to harness Science and Technology Innovations (STI). That means training people for STI, integrating into the global market, and preparing to compete hard in a world fueled by information and driven by knowledge, experts said at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) on 6 June, 2011.
Categories: Portugal, Education, Human and Social Development, Youth
- From: 24/03/2011
- To: 26/03/2011
- Location: Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will organize a workshop to review Technical and Vocational Skills Development (TVSD) initiatives and experiences in Africa, from March 24-26, in Ouagadougou. The workshop will guide preparations of studies on TVSD for the 2011 ADEA Triennial, which will take place from 27 November to 2 December 2011 in the Burkinabe capital.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education, Human and Social Development
25/02/2011 - “ADEA is working toward making the 2011 Triennale a platform for in-depth debate – with the participation of all stakeholders in development – on the reforms needed to build effective and relevant educational and training systems, for the sustainable development of Africa.” The Triennale, to be held in November, 2011 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, is the world’s most important conference on education in Africa. Nine months before the event, ADEA’s Executive Secretary, Ahlin Byll-Cataria, sheds light on the Triennial and related issues saying, “Africa’s advantage lies in its youth and in the dynamism of its population.” Read the interview.
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education, Human and Social Development
23/02/2011 - "The turmoil currently afflicting African countries, and the confusion among the young generation with no prospects for the future, requires us to take a more critical look at our strategic development policies as well as at our education and training systems ".
Categories: Burkina Faso, Education, Human and Social Development
22/12/2010 - Le Groupe de la Banque Africaine de développement (BAD) et le gouvernement du Niger ont signé le mercredi 22 décembre 2010 à Tunis, des protocoles d’accords de dons et de prêts. Les accords de don du Fonds africain de développement (FAD), de 4,03 millions d'unités de compte*, et de prêt de 23,97 millions d’unités de compte, sont destinés au financement du programme d’appui à la stratégie de développement accéléré et de réduction de la pauvreté (PASDRP-1) au Niger. Ceux concernant le don du FAD, soit 17,63 millions d'unités de compte, et de prêt, soit 7,87 millions d’unités de compte, sont destinés au financement du projet d’appui au développement de la formation et de l’enseignement professionnels et techniques pour le pays (PADFPT).
Categories: Niger, Education, Human and Social Development
20/12/2010 - Le Conseil d’Administration du Groupe de la Banque Africaine de développement (BAD) a approuvé, le mercredi 15 décembre 2010, l’octroi de prêt et de don pour plus de 39 millions de dollars. Le prêt porte sur 12 millions de dollars et le don est d’un montant de 27 Millions de dollars.
Categories: Niger, Education, Human and Social Development
09/12/2010 - Le vice-président pour les opérations secteurs (OSVP), Kamal El Kheshen, a lancé vendredi 3 décembre 2010 à Tunis, au nom du président Donald Kaberuka, la Triennale 2011 de l’Association pour le Développement de l’Education en Afrique (ADEA). Le thème de cette triennale est : Vers des systèmes d’éducation et de formation au service du développement durable de l’Afrique.
Categories: Education, Human and Social Development
09/11/2010 - The Joint Partnership for Africa (JPA), in collaboration with the World Bank Institute (WBI), is organizing a course on strategic choices for education reform in Tunis, Tunisia from November 1 to 12, 2010. This course is designed for executives and technical staff of public and private sectors involved in the design and implementation of educational policies
Categories: Tunisia, Education, Human and Social Development
