African workshop focuses on gender mainstreaming | WPN World People News

The African Teachers’ Centre (PATC)-EI African regional office (EIRAF) has joined UNESCO, UNICEF and several progressive regional and international organisations in coordinating a project to develop, print, validate and pilot a UNESCO guide containing 10 modules to be used in Teacher Training Institutions (TEIs) in Africa. This Guide for Gender Mainstreaming in the TEIs aims at making teacher trainers and trainees more gender-sensitive and ready to strive for gender equality in their learning institutions, community and society.

A continental UNESCO workshop, involving TEI lecturers and administrators, senior officials from Ghana’s Ministry of Education, UNESCO and EIRAF representatives, education specialists, and tertiary educators from 10 African states, was held in Accra, Ghana, from 16-20 December, to review and improve the guide.

“We commend UNESCO for organising this seminar,” PATC Executive Director and EIRAF member Peter Mabande said. “We will work with affiliates to develop this guide enabling education services and systems in Africa to successfully implement and mainstream gender equality in learning institutions and society.”

Source: Education International