UNESCO Dakar in collaboration with ADEA and other partners across 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have launched a survey for early childhood education (ECE) personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey aims to collect data on how early childhood teachers, teaching assistants, early childhood centres and school directors and principals are responding to the strains of the pandemic, understand the needs of the early childhood education personnel and learn how to support them.

The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is pleased to invite you to participate in a Virtual Forum to present the ADEA Country Status Report titled “Impact of COVID-19 on Africa’s Education: Reflecting on Promising Interventions and Challenges, towards a New Normal​”, to be held on Thursday 16th July 2020, from 12:00p.m to 2:15p.m (GMT) via Zoom.

Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 17 July 2020 - The Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group, presented yesterday a report that examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education and training in Africa, with the participating Ministers highlighting the need to embrace change.

A part of the Mastercard Foundation’s report on Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work.

To better understand the thoughts, experiences, and concerns of Africa’s youth when it comes to secondary education, it is critical to listen to the voices of young people themselves. Their perspectives are notably absent from many policy discussions on secondary education. To rethink secondary education to meet the needs of young people entering the labour force, it is critical that their experiences and needs be heard.

Now is the Time to Rethink Secondary Education Systems to Ensure Africa’s Young People Have the Skills and Knowledge Needed to Succeed in the Workforce.

August 13, 2020: Kigali, Rwanda — The Mastercard Foundation today released an important new report, Secondary Education in Africa: Preparing Youth for the Future of Work. Report findings indicate that changes in the nature of work are placing a premium on skills that help young people be adaptable, resilient, and creative problem solvers.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a new reality that necessitates a rethinking of education delivery, with technology coming into sharp focus as an enabler to such a delivery. Addressing the challenge of delivering quality education equitably and inclusively, a ghost that perennially haunts most African countries, requires out-of-the-box ideas and strategies, least of which is the deployment of a multi- pronged approach as one solution does not fit all situations.