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— Graduate Women
International news —
International
Mother Language Day (IMLD)
The theme of the
2016 International Mother Language Day, 21 February 2016 was Quality education,
language(s) of instruction and learning outcomes. Mother languages are key for
quality education and linguistic diversity. At the same time it is important to
underline the importance of access to education. Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director
General stated: “Mother languages in a multilingual approach are essential
components for quality education, which is itself the foundation for empowering
women and men and their societies”. For the full message, read here. GWI advocates for non-traditional forms of education and innovative
approaches to education for inclusivity in education for all women and girls in
indigenous societies or remote areas.
— GWI member news
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Sierra Leone
Association of University Women (SLAUW) celebrate their 40th
year!Last week SLAUW
members came together to celebrate 40 years of empowering girls and women in
Sierra Leone through lifelong education, a symbolic milestone in their journey
and a significant achievement. SLAUW has a number of achievements in its 40-year
history including, contributing to the establishment of the Women’s Forum
umbrella organisation of women’s network in Sierra Leone, which is now vibrant
and widely recognised nationally. They have successfully awarded school
scholarships and university scholarships to girls. One scholarship recipient is
now a well-respected member of Parliament and the minority leader in the House;
an example of what can be achieved through the associations.
— Advocacy
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International
Women’s Day (IWD) 8 March 2016 Graduate Women
International (GWI) is encouraging all members to celebrate International
Women’s Day (IWD), 8 March 2016. The event is an opportunity to honour women’s
achievements, past, present and future, and to push for progress on women’s
rights. This year, GWI wishes particularly to draw attention to the value of
women teachers as uniquely positioned, powerful drivers of positive social
change for girls and young women. This is particularly true in the area of
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) where women role models
can encourage young women to consider these as career options. Ideas can of
course be adapted to local contexts and issues. If you are a member and would
like ideas on IWD events or activities please see here. If you are not yet a member of GWI and would like access
to these and other useful resources, you are welcome to join us!
— Call for
nominations—
Nominations
for the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable
Development (ESD) 2016Open to all
Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in official partnership with UNESCO and
generously funded by the Government of Japan, the UNESCO-Japan Prize on ESD
consists of three annual awards of US $50,000 for each recipient. The 2016
nomination process takes place online through the UNESCO website: https://teams.unesco.org/org/ed/esd-prize. In order to request
an account, please register here: http://www.unesco.org/esdprize/register. A user guide can be
downloaded here.The online nominations should be submitted to UNESCO via
the online form in English or French by 30 April 2016. Further
information on the UNESCO-Japan Prize and the nomination process can be found
at: https://en.unesco.org/esd-prize.
— Give the gift of
membership —
GWI
partnership with the New Spring Fund means US taxpayers can support projects tax
free GWI is working in
partnership with the New Spring Fund on the Teachers for Rural Futures project If you are a US taxpayer
and would like to support the training of women teachers in Uganda, you can make
a tax-deductible donation here. If you are a UK taxpayer your contribution is
eligible for Gift Aid (an additional 25% funded by the UK government) on the donation you can make here.
— Other information
and events —
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