[Efa] Education news roundup - 10th April 2006

Mon Apr 10 11:13:50 EAT 2006

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EFA News 2006 Issue X

It's race against time as the EFA deadline nears

With only nine years to 2015, when the target of Education For All (EFA)
should have been met, indications are that many countries will not realise
the set goals. While there is evidence that laudable achievements have been
made in various areas, by and large, the majority of countries are missing
out in the targets. 
The first target of achieving gender parity in primary and secondary
education by 2005 has been missed by 94 countries out of 149 which presented
their data to the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2006 . Some 86 countries have
little chance of achieving that target even in 2015, meaning they need a lot
more time to catch up. 
Read more (English <http://efa.nairobi-unesco.org/efaX/> )(
<http://efa.nairobi-unesco.org/efaxfrench/> Français)

Press scan 

Education in the press

More pupils completing primary education
Thirteen more pupils in every 100 are now completing primary school
education , thanks to the free education programme.
>>Source: Daily Nation 10th April 2006               For more: click here
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Celtel donates textbooks to eastern schools
SEVENTEEN schools in the eastern region on Tuesday benefited from Celtel's
social responsibility programme dubbed “build our nation”.
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006                 For more: click here
<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
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Masindi residents build primary school
RESIDENTS of Nkondo parish in Kabwoya sub-county Hoima district are
constructing a school at Kyehooro village. The money was collected by the
Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) through fining herdsmen who trespassed with
cattle in the Kabwoya, Kaiso-Tonya Wild game Reserve.
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006               For more: click here
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ISBAT brings Indian education closer
STUDENTS in East African do not have to travel to India for studies anymore.
At the International School of Business and Technology (ISBAT) in Kampala ,
they can access cutting-edge business, technology, and management programmes
from Sikkim Manipal University (SMU), supported by Manipal Universal
Learning (Manipal U).
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006         For more: click here
<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
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Gulu school reward students
GULU Central Academy has rewarded students who excelled in UCE and UACE in
2005. Teachers whose subjects were well done, were also honoured.
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006           For more: click here
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UCU gets items worth over sh200m
TRURO Church in Virginia and Bethel University , USA , have aided Uganda
Christian University (UCU) Mukono branch with items worth over $120,000
(about sh222m).
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006               For more: click here
<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
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Kaberamaido gets sh113m for orphans
THE government has earmarked sh113m for supporting orphans and vulnerable
children in Kaberamaido district to get education .
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006                     For more: click
here
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UK scouts to build sh38m facility
A UK-based scouts group has started the construction of a classroom block at
Kiseege Primary School in Kamuli district.
The sh38m facility will comprise an office, a store and five pit latrines.
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006                    For more: click here
<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
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Debub University to launch 19 new programs, set up four research institutes
The Debub University in South Ethiopia Peoples' State says preparations are
underway to launch 19 new academic programs as well as set up four research
and training institutes in the coming three years.
>>Source: Ethiopian News Agency 8th April 2006                     For more:
click here
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WFP donates 6,500 textbooks to Karamoja primary schools
The World Food Programme has donated 6,535 books to the Ministry of
Education and Sports for the enrichment of primary education in Karamoja
district.
>>Source: Daily Monitor 8th April 2006                For more: click here
<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
iew&id=1061&Itemid=127> 

 HIV/AIDS in the press

Kenya gets tough conditions for Aids cash
The Global Fund has listed seven conditions the Government must meet if it
is to continue receiving funding for its fight against Aids, tuberculosis
and malaria. The tone of the dispatch suggests the Fund has serious
misgivings regarding the planning, accounting, management, transparency and
processes employed in the management of its kitty.
>>Source: The Standard 10th April 2006        For more: click here
<http://www.hivaids.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie
w&id=442&Itemid=71> 

HIV vaccine trial starts soon
TRIALS on an HIV vaccine aimed at preventing transmission of the virus from
infected mothers to their babies through breast feeding are to start in the
next few months at Mulago Hospital .
>>Source: New Vision 10th April 2006           For more: click here
<http://www.hivaids.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie
w&id=441&Itemid=71> 

People on ART rising with time
A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Joint United
Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) shows that the number of people on
HIV antiretroviral treatment (ART) in low- and middle-income countries more
than tripled to 1.3 million in D..
>>Source: IPP media 9th April 2006           For more: click here
<http://www.hivaids.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie
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Kyela Aids sufferers get kiss of life
A faith-based organization providing care for people living with HIV/AIDS in
Kyela District, Mbeya Region, has extended a grant to enable them start
economic ventures and use part of the income for nutritious food.
>>Source: IPP media 9th April 2006             For more: click here
<http://www.hivaids.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie
w&id=439&Itemid=71> 

District gets Shs1 billion for Aids fight
AN Irish-based International Humanitarian NGO, GOAL, has given Bugiri
district Shs1 billion to help in the fight against the spread of HIV/Aids.
>>Source: Daily Monitor 8th April 2006          For more: click here
<http://www.hivaids.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie
w&id=438&Itemid=71> 

<http://www.hivaids.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=vie
w&id=367&Itemid=71> French UNESCO education website now accessible from:
http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/french

Study Abroad:  <http://www.unon.org/vac.php> UNESCO international guide to
higher education opportunities:
<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
iew&id=707&Itemid=56> click here

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