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Nigeria: Education Education of displaced kids in limbo as teachers threaten strike

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África/Nigeria/16 Abril 2017/Fuente:dailytrust /Autor:  Kashimana Michael-Ejegwa

Resumen: Maestros, incluyendo los miembros del cuerpo y otros voluntarios en el campo de desplazados internos en Nueva Kuchigoro, Abuja Consejo del Área Municipal (AMAC), han amenazado con retirar sus servicios debido al pago irregular.Un maestro en Nueva Kuchigoro IDP la escuela primaria, que no quiere que su identidad revelada, dijo que «no hay pago regular y en ocasiones la gestión nos paga la mitad del salario.

Teachers, including corps members and other volunteers in the internally displaced persons’ camp in New Kuchigoro, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), have threatened to withdraw their services due to irregular payment.

A teacher at New Kuchigoro IDP primary school, who does not want her identity revealed said there is “no regular payment and sometimes the management pays us half salary.

“Our major challenge as teachers is non-payment of salary. Many teachers in the camp are graduates, NCE, HND and diploma holders. They can teach but because of nonpayment, they have refused to.”

A survey of some of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) camps revealed that there are currently no formal schools in most of the camps in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In some places, however, this void is filled by makeshift learning outfits run by non-governmental organisations (NGOs). The Life Builders Initiative, for instance, is responsible for the management of the New Kuchigoro IDP Camp primary school and the IDP camp in Area One.

A teacher spoken to said, “In kindergarten class, we have 108 pupils and 80 pupils in nursery one. In my class – nursery two – I have over 60 children to teach. This environment is not a friendly one.”

However, a corps member serving in Kuchigoro IDP school, who did not wish to be named, said many NGOs were exploiting children in IDP camps to enrich themselves.

“I observed that most NGOs come here claiming to help the children but, once they get what they want, they abandon them. They do nothing for the children. All you see here are donated by well-meaning Nigerians and NGOs not operating here. So it is perplexing that the management of the camp cannot pay salaries,” she said.

She claimed that the teachers used their money to buy teaching materials such as markers and lesson notes.

A volunteer at the school, who gave his name as Civic, said: “We know that people donate money to the school but we don’t have the right to ask how it is spent. I am paid N10,000, though not regularly, so it will be difficult to continue teaching here.”

However, Sanwo Olatunji David, the Chairman, Board of Trustees of Life Builders Initiative, the body running the school said he paid teachers between N15,000 and N35,000, adding: “We are not owing any teacher beyond the month of March, and today is April 3.

“I will be very embarrassed, not surprised, if they say I don’t pay them.”

Olatunji said the journey has been very challenging. “We don’t have any international partner, no local partner on financial level. Churches, Muslim organisations, private concerns and NGOs give us material support, but none has ever given us money.

“The government should wake up to its responsibility and accept that these pupils are  also Nigerians.”

But the Head, Department of Education and Social Development, Abuja

Municipal Area Council (AMAC), Mrs Tukura Dinatu, said: “The government has not neglected its responsibility because we have government schools in the communities where we have IDPs; the schools are for everyone. No discrimination in the FCT and everyone should enjoy government’s facilities.”

Fuente de la noticia: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/education/education-of-displaced-kids-in-limbo-as-teachers-threaten-strike/193326.html

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Sudan: Displaced Students Take Top Honours in Central Darfur Exams

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África/Sudan/16 Abril 2017/Fuente:dabangasudan /Autor: ZALINGEI

Resumen: Dos estudiantes desplazados de los campos de Darfur central han alcanzado las puntuaciones más altas en los exámenes escolares básicos, que fueron tomadas por 11.435 estudiantes en el estado. El estudiante desplazados Nurul Saada Musa Ahmed Adam de la escuela El Hassahisa logra primer lugar, con una puntuación de 276 marcas. Salma Suleiman Ibrahim de campo de Dar El Salaam quedó en segundo lugar.

Two displaced students from Central Darfur camps have achieved the top scores in the basic school examinations, that were taken by 11,435 students in the state.

The displaced student Nurul Saada Musa Ahmed Adam from El Hassahisa School achieved first place, with a score of 276 marks. Salma Suleiman Ibrahim from camp Dar El Salaam came in second,

The Central Darfur Minister of Education, Dr Mohammed Hassan Bashir, confirmed to Radio Dabanga from Zalingei that 11,435 students sat for examinations this session.

The education council of the camps for the displaced in Central Darfur congratulated students Nurul Saada Musa Ibrahim and Salma Suleiman Ibrahim for their respective first and second places.

Teacher Adam Abelmajid Abakar, the chairman of the educational councils of the state, said the results of the basic school certificate exams that were announced on Wednesday showed that the Ayor Barakat, El Amel, and Ibn Sina schools for the displaced rank among the top ten schools in the state.

Fuente de la noticia: https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/displaced-students-take-top-honours-in-central-darfur-exams

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Tanzania: Morogoro Teachers College Laments Over Parcelled Out Land

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África/Tanzania/16 Abril 2017/Fuente: AllAfrica/Autor: Patrick Kisembo

Resumen: Maestros del Colegio Morogoro han lamentado la decisión de las autoridades municipales para anexionarse parte de su tierra y distribuirla a los individuos. De acuerdo con la gestión de la universidad, esto no era la primera vez que su tierra fue parcelada y distribuida a las personas, algo que ha causado la universidad para quedarse con sólo una pequeña porción de tierra para sus actividades.

Morogoro — The Morogoro Teachers College has lamented over the decision by the municipal authorities to annex part of its land and distribute it to individuals.

According to the college management, this was not the first time their land was parcelled and distributed to individuals, something that has caused the college to remain with only a small portion of land for its activities.

The principal of the college, Mr August Sahili, told The Citizen that for a very long time they have been applying to have their land surveyed, but all has been in futile.

«We’ve even twice paid for this matter with the municipal council, and we have written a number times to remind them, but there has been no response forthcoming and no action at all,» said Mr Sahili.

 He revealed that records showed that in 2004 the college paid a total of Sh2.1 million and in 2011 it paid Sh3 million for the survey of its land, but this has not happened.

Mr Sahili said since the college was established over 50 years ago, its land has been being parcelled out and plots allocated to individuals, thus sometimes fuelling disputes with the college management.

Responding to the allegations, Municipal’s Communications officer Lilian Henerico said there were no any records showing that the college had ever requested to have its land surveyed.

«I have spoken to our Land Officer on this matter. He told me that there were no records of any kind that the college ever applied to have its land surveyed,» she said, asking the collage authorities to write a letter indicating that they had applied for the matter.

Fuente de la noticia: http://allafrica.com/stories/201704140370.html

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Liberia: VP Boakai to Address Liberia Educational Forum in the U.S.

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África/Liberia/15 Abril 2017/Fuente:gnnliberia /Autor: Cholo Brooks

Resumen: El vicepresidente Joseph N. Boakai, se encuentra en los Estados Unidos por invitación de la Comisión de Alcaldes de África, el Caribe inmigrantes Exteriores de la Ciudad de Filadelfia, en Pensilvania.Una vez allí, se abordará el Foro Educativo de Liberia en la Universidad de Drexel, que se centra en el crecimiento de la educación de calidad en Liberia.

Vice President Joseph N. Boakai, is in the United States at the invitation of the Mayors’ Commission on African Caribbean Immigrant Affairs of the City of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania.

While there, he will address the Liberian Educational Forum at the Drexel University, which focuses on the growth of quality education in Liberia.

The forum is a follow-up on to the memorandum of understanding signed during the Vice President’s last visit to Philadelphia which resulted to Philadelphia educators coming to Liberia to teach at the William V. S. Tubman University in Maryland County.

It also led to the signing of a memorandum between the Mayor of Monrovia and the Philadelphia City Mayors’ Commission, as well as the organization of a higher education consortium with colleges and universities in Philadelphia to collaborate with colleges and universities in Liberia.

Vice President Boakai will also address the Liberian Business Forum at the Greenberg Traurig Two Commerce Square, where he is expected to provide an overview of the primary economic sectors for growth in Liberia.

Ambassador Boakai is expected to discuss the significant opportunity for a two-way trade and investment between Philadelphia and Liberia, according to a press release from the office of the Vice President.

In the city of Philadelphia, VP Boakai will also address a high-level dinner attended by municipal, state and federal as well as other high level dignitaries from the private sector to explore areas of cooperation between Liberia and the State of Delaware.

According to the itinerary, Vice President Boakai will attend the Annual Founders Day Program honoring of General George Sullivan and also receive Lifetime Honorary Membership in the Society.

The Vice President will participate in a town hall meeting of Liberians and friends of Liberia to update them on developments in the country and entertain questions from the audience on areas of interest in national governance.

According to the release, the Vice President will visit Washington D.C. where he is expected to meet with the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services as well as the new United States Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, during which the two will familiarize and compare notes on areas of interest to Liberia.

Also in Washington D.C., Vice President Boakai will launch the «Shoes for Liberian Children.»

Fuente de la noticia: http://gnnliberia.com/2017/04/14/vp-boakai-address-liberia-educational-forum-u-s/

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África: Sudan: Khartoum Students Trying to Enter Campus Arrested

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África /Sudan/Abril 2017/Noticias/http://allafrica.com/

Bahri / Omdurman — Bahri University students were barred from entering the campus in Khartoum on Monday, leading to a riot in which police detained at least twenty students. 40 women students have been suspended from the University of Kordofan.

The university administration issued a decision to ban students who have not paid their registration fees. A student told Radio Dabanga that a large number of students, mostly from Darfur, were surprised on Monday morning when they were prevented from entering the campus. They heard that they were not allowed inside on the pretext that they have not been registered for non-payment of the tuition fees yet.

«The students started to gather at the university’s gate and cheer slogans against the decision. Police forces, stationed in front of Bahri, intervened. They beat and chased the students until Kadaro and arrested at least 20,» he said.

Exemption from tuition fees for students from Darfur was one of the conditions of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur. Students from Darfur, who have been impoverished by years of conflict, could then afford an opportunity to study. However, the measure has been met with resistance at universities thoughout Sudan and Darfuri students regularly protest the non-implementation or delays regarding the measure.

The administrators of Bahri University dismissed two students and suspended two others for speaking out against the administration in December.

‘The government pursues a policy of dismissing students who demand the cancellation of fees.’ – Students association

40 students suspended

On Sunday, several associations of Darfuri students announced that the names of 40 women from Darfur were removed from the student registry list of the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Kordofan, in El Obeid. The reason is that the 40 students were unable to pay the tuition fees, according to the student associations.

At a press conference in Omdurman, at the premises of the National Umma Party, the representatives of the associations said that students have recently been suspended for the same reason from the universities El Zaim El Azhari, Holy Quran, and others.

«The government pursues a policy of dismissing students who demand the cancellation of fees, after it failed to suppress the students’ protests by arbitrary arrests and assassinations,» a student told journalists.

Five banned

On Sunday, the University of Bahri also issued a decree and banned five students from entering the campus until they cooperate with an investigation committee. Mutasim Hamid Ibrahim, Hassan Tijani, Hussein Adam, Sadig Abdeljabbar and Mustafa Osman reportedly participated in a gathering of student supporters of the rebel SLM-Minni Minawi at the campus.

Yesterday a student told Radio Dabanga that the decision came a day after the SLM students addressed a crowd at the university, which was disrupted by student supporters of the ruling National Congress Party.

 

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África: Uganda: Universities in Dilemma As Govt Parastatals Start Training Schools

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África/Uganda/Abril del 2017/Noticias/http://allafrica.com/

 

National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) training manager, Dr Martin Kalibbala, shared that because most of the graduates that have joined their institutions have consistently failed to perform even when they have presented academic documents with good grades, they have resolved to put up vocational institutions to train those that will be working with them in the skills needed.

Dr Kalibbala told participants at an engineering conference at Makerere University yesterday that the Ministry of Education has already accredited Ggaba Vocational Skills Development Institute while Kachung in Lira District is under construction and that these will be used to retool their technicians.

«Few organisations are willing to pay for theory. Many of us want results. That is why the brightest of your students are not necessarily the most successful,» Dr Kalibbala said in his presentation.

Uganda Electricity Generation Company Ltd (UEGCL) senior engineer Musa Mukula also said his company was in the final stages of starting its own training institute because most of the people they take on lack the skills needed on the job.

But Busitema University’s dean of engineering department, Dr Wilson Musinguzi, said: «We need to be careful to avoid duplication of roles. Remember universities are grappling with low funding. That is why our lecturers are always threatening to lay down tools because their pay doesn’t equal the effort they put in to train and do research,» Dr Musinguzi said.

Prof Henry Alinaitwe, Makerere University College of Engineering, Design, Art and Technology principal said: «It is okay for them to train their technicians but they need to partner with us.»

Government already facilitates more than 50 technical and vocational training institutions in the country. These institutions are now worried that their students will not have where to go once government parastatals start their own training institutions.

Issues

Insist. Heads of parastatals say most graduates that have joined their institutions have consistently failed to perform even after presenting good grades.

Action. Ministry of Education has already accredited Gaba Vocational Skills Development Institute while Kachung in Lira District is under construction and these will be used to provide the required skills to technicians.

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East Africa: Kiswahili All Set to Be Official in the EAC

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África/ Este de África/Abril del 2017/Noticias/http://allafrica.com/

 

The ministerial meeting of the regional bloc which took place here last week stressed that for Kiswahili to be made one of the working languages, Article 137 of the Treaty has to be amended.

Article 137 of the EAC Treaty recognises English as the official language of the Community but emphasizes that Kiswahili shall be developed as a status of lingua franca, a community-wide language among the populace, of the region.

EAC Treaty is a 116 page document used as a guiding principle for regional integration. The Treaty was signed on November 30th, 1999 and went into force on July 7th, 2000. It has been amended twice; on December 14th, 2006 and August 20th, 2007.

In August last year, the East African Legislative Assembly (Eala) passed a Resolution to urge the Summit of the EAC Heads of State to amend the Treaty in order to provide for Kiswahili as one of the official languages of the bloc in January this year.

The Resolution sailed through at the regional Assembly’s session held in Kampala, Uganda early this year during which the lawmakers underscored the need to elevate Kiswahili from its current status of lingua franca.

The ministers directed the EAC partner states to formulate National Kiswahili Languages Policies and enhance the use of the language in official domains ahead of the Treaty amendment.

The EAC member countries were also urged to initiate the process of institutionalization of Kiswahili as one of the official languages through the establishment of National Kiswahili Councils and National Kiswahili Associations.

Article 119 of the EAC Treaty provides for the development and promotion of indigenous languages especially Kiswahili as a lingua franca of the region while English is the official language.

«Kiswahili will be adopted as an official language within the Community as soon as the EAC Summit of Heads of State amend the Treaty to accommodate the new resolution,» EAC secretariat said in a statement yesterday.

Officials of the secretariat said after amendment, partner states are expected to facilitate adoption of the language at the national level. However, they were not explicit on when the matter will be brought before the regional leaders.

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