Category: Education


  • Fantastic opportunity to visit South Africa with ACTSA

    Are you an active member in a youth or student movement? Are you interested in Southern Africa Issues? Action For Southern Africa want you to be part of their 2010 Youth and Student Delegation to South Africa. You will gain an in-depth knowledge on Education issues, HIV/AIDS, Civil Society, South Africa Government, South Africa’s relations

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  • Cuts to development education may increase public scepticism

    First posted on Left Foot Forward. Monday saw the first cuts at DfID were announced by the new Conservative administration, as new international development secretary Andrew Mitchell announced that projects designed to raise awareness of development issues amongst the UK public are to be scrapped. He said: “I’m surprised that Labour ministers thought these projects

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  • Labour’s Manifesto on International Development

    Extract from Labour’s manifesto The global poverty emergency: our moral duty, our common interest Labour’s international leadership on development has helped transform the lives of millions across the world. Yet too many people still live in extreme poverty, die from treatable diseases, or are denied the chance to go to school. We will lead an

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  • Global Summit on Education to be held during World Cup

    The Prime Minister and Sarah Brown welcomed President Zuma and his wife to Number 10. During the visit they met representatives from the charity 1Goal – education for all – including Steven Gerrard and South African Football Captain Aaron Mokoena. It was announed at the meeting that South Africa will host a global summit on

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