[Efa] UNESCO/Nairobi: Education and HIV/AIDS in the press - 20th July - 24th August 2007

Mon Aug 27 09:11:55 EAT 2007

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Kenya

Group wants tertiary level fees scrapped
Children with disabilities should be educated from pre-school to tertiary
level for free beginning next year, a new report proposes. .. 
>>Source: Daily Nation 21st August 2007                             
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170,000 teachers to take courses in special education
More than 170,000 primary school teachers will undergo in service training
on special education if new proposals by a Government human right.. 
>>Source: Daily Nation 20th August 2007                         
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Tanzania

Sec school streams to increase to eight from four
The government yesterday announced new plans to introduce more streams in
secondary schools in a strategic drive to accommodate increasing number of
passed Standard Seven pupils. 
>>Source: IPP media 23rd August 2007                                  
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Sixteen win Ford Foundation scholarships
The Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) in collaboration with the
International Fellowships Programme (IFP) of the US-based Ford Foundation
has endorsed sixteen people for scholarship awards to pursue further
studies... 
>>Source: IPP media 23rd August 2007                              
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Aga Khan launches academy
The Aga Khan Development Network is to set up an international academy worth
$50m (about sh87b) in Munyonyo, a Kampala surburb. 
>>Source: IPP media 23rd August 2007                                
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Uganda

USE gets sh10b boost
The Government has earmarked sh10b to enhance the Universal Secondary
Education programme (USE). The Commissioner in the Ministry of Education,
Yusuf Nsubuga, said about 3,000 grade five teachers and 1,000 graduate
teachers would be recruited in September to solve the problem of inadequate
staff. 
>>Source: New Vision 24th August 2007                           
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Stanbic, New Vision donate books to Rukungiri schools
STANBIC Bank and The New Vision have donated Primary Leaving Examination
textbooks to boost academic performance in three schools in Rukungiri
district. 
>>Source: New Vision 20th August 2007                        
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Tanzania

Go on fighting AIDS, Lowassa tells clerics
Prime Minister Edward Lowassa has said religious leaders have a monumental
role to play in educating and sensitising people... 
>>Source: IPP media 24th August 2007                          
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Uganda

Doctors to attend HIV summit
Ugandan medical officials will this week participate in the International
AIDS Conference in Seattle , Washington , in the US . 
>>Source: New Vision 21st August 2007                     
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<http://www.education.nairobi-unesco.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=v
iew&id=707&Itemid=56>  Weekly News Roundup 20th - 24th August 2007 - (PDF
version, last updated 24th August 2007)

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