SADC Child and Youth Agency Framework Launch | Webinar Presentations | Webinar held 23 June 2022

SADC Child and Youth Agency Framework Launch | Webinar Presentations | Webinar held 23 June 2022

 

Panel: Pressing and persistent development challenges in the SADC region: scale and nature, approach to date, and why we have not been able to end them

Gender inequality – Sarah Reis

Early and unintended pregnancies – Amir Fouad

Youth agency – Ntokozo Nyathi

 

Presentations

The SADC Child and Youth Agency Framework: A vehicle for developing universal child and youth agency in the SADC region through quality, inclusive, transformational education for development – Patricia Martin

Opportunities for sharing and learning through CSTL Pulse – Shéla McCullough

Message to Member States: Don’t wait – Act Now!. Strengthen the quality of education for agency across the three pillars – Patricia Martin

 

To read the Information Note on the SADC Child and Youth Agency Framework, 

REPORT | Gains and Losses for Care and Support in a COVID-19 Era: Findings of a Rapid Evaluation of CSTL in South African Schools

REPORT | Gains and Losses for Care and Support in a COVID-19 Era: Findings of a Rapid Evaluation of CSTL in South African Schools

Since its adoption by SADC Ministers of Education in 2008, the Care and Support for Teaching and Learning (CSTL) Framework has been instituted within the South African Department of Basic Education as a guide for mainstreaming care and support. An evaluation of CSTL was planned for 2019/2020, but with the advent of the coronavirus in early 2020, this was not possible. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic and related government lockdowns have resulted in numerous consequences for the education sector and the children it serves. It was thus determined necessary to conduct a rapid evaluation of CSTL implementation in schools, to determine how schools have coped during the COVID-19 period. The findings of the rapid evaluation were presented at the November 2021 CSTL conference, as a contribution to discussions around strengthening the system for effective delivery of school-based care and support services and preparing the system and schools for future disruptions or emergencies.

Report & Presentations|| SADC Webinar: Reopening Schools in the Time of COVID-19 – Best Practices, Experiences and Challenges

Report & Presentations|| SADC Webinar: Reopening Schools in the Time of COVID-19 – Best Practices, Experiences and Challenges

The SADC Secretariat, UNESCO, UNICEF, MIET AFRICA and key partners held a successful webinar on 3 September which provided a platform for exchange between education leaders and stakeholders on good practices and challenges related to the re-opening of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The webinar highlighted the close relationship between health and education and the negative impact COVID-19 has had in this regard. Lockdowns highlighted pre-existing challenges facing schools, for example infrastructure and governance, and other roles that schools play aside from education, for example in nutrition. A key takeaway message is that at the systemic level, it is necessary to build resilient and robust systems, and it was acknowledged that the following elements were critical: infrastructure, capacity building, (e.g. equip teachers with ICT skills), financing, psycho-social well-being of educators, and the building of partnerships.

Click here to read the report and see below to download presentations.

Partner-driven cooperation: Teaching for inclusion and democracy

Partner-driven cooperation: Teaching for inclusion and democracy

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This is desktop review of current developments in existing teacher education for inclusion and democracy in the partner countries (Botswana, Namibia and South Africa), classified into three areas: policies on Inclusive Education and teacher training; programmes for teacher education; a literature review looking at existing research related to teacher education for inclusion.