ACTUALITE
Inscrivez-vous MAINTENANT Semaine d'action mondiale 2010
CEDEAO (ECOWAS) décision de justice qui fait date sur le droit à l'éducation. Lire la suite
Les droits des enfants apres 20 ans
CONFINTEA Décembre, au Brésil. L'analphabétisme des adultes est une double violation des droits de l'homme
CONFINTEA «L'éducation dans un contexte de crises multiples» par D. Archer
Mise à jour de l'éducation dans les normes minimum d'urgence
Portail de l'ONU des approches du développement fondées sur les droits
Abolir les frais scolaires: Éthiopie, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique
Mobilisation: qui pour travailler dans votre pays
Discrimination: la Tanzanie, le Guatemala, la Slovaquie, la République Dominicaine
Thank you for this discussion forum! As part of the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, we too see the importance of building coalitions and communities of practice to tackle issues of discrimination particularly in emergency and post-crisis contexts. Often in these contexts vulnerabilities are even more pronounced and discrimination potentially has an even greater impact on the life chances of learners, given the life-saving and life-sustaining support that education in emergencies can provide.
In emergency contexts, where establishing learning environments and providing educational opportunities for the majority can itself be extremely difficult; inclusive approaches that are proactive in not discriminating can seem particularly challenging. Addressing these issues doesn't start with guilt or anxiety, but rather by asking ourselves – practitioners and policy makers – these questions:
• What are the barriers to participation and learning?
• Who experiences these barriers?
• What can we do first to minimize these barriers? and then…
• What can we do next?
Education in emergencies can also become a target for discrimination itself – often in the form of violent attacks. We are also considering how we can better work with legal experts to address this issue. From girls being attacked on their way home from school in Pakistan, to the disappearance and assassination of teachers and trade union workers in Colombia, to the occupation and destruction of educational buildings in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, these acts are abhorrent, violating fundamental rights and undermining the provision of education. Reducing the incidence of attacks on education and bringing perpetrators to justice is critical to the safety and development of individuals and communities affected by conflict and insecurity, and it will be important to consider how we can work together to halt these crimes and ensure legal accountability.
More information on all these issues are available on the INEE website and blog: www.ineesite.org/blog.