We commemorate 16th June as the Day of the African Child (DAC); a day set aside by the African Union (AU) to focus on the plight of Africa’s children. This event traces its history back to 1991 when the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union agreed to honor the memory of the 176 persons who died following the student uprising in Soweto, South Africa on 16th June 1976.
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ADEA, Friday, June 16, 2023 - 10:59ADEA, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 - 10:52
On 22nd September 2021, ADEA through its Inter-Country Quality Node on Early Childhood Development (ICQN-ECD) and in collaboration with Together for Early Childhood Evidence, hosted a 2-hour webinar on Early Childhood Education (ECE) Quality Assurance Systems (QAS) for Africa.
Read moreADEA, Wednesday, July 8, 2020 - 11:08UNESCO 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.
Read moreADEA, Monday, July 8, 2019 - 20:24The ADEA's ICQN-ECD organized the first Leadership Capacity Building Workshop on Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) to contribute to the implementation of the Continental Education Strategy for Africa 2016-2025 (CESA 16-25) and strengthen ECED policy development.
Read moreADEA, Wednesday, June 19, 2019 - 20:22Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 19th June 2019 - The Inter-Country Quality Node on Early Childhood Development (ICQN-ECD) of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will launch a first Leadership Capacity Building Workshop on Early Childhood Development from 24th to 26th June 2019 in Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius.
Read moreADEA, Monday, March 18, 2019 - 09:11It is vital that all countries, relevant intergovernmental bodies, organizations of the United Nations system, relevant non-governmental organisations and all other relevant stakeholders give due consideration to the contribution of play-based learning to develop the knowledge, human capital, capabilities and skills.
Read moreADEA, Sunday, July 14, 2019 - 21:05De nombreux pays en Afrique se sont engagés à assurer une éducation équitable, inclusive et de qualité pour tous en vue de réaliser la scolarisation primaire universelle. C’est ainsi que des initiatives, aussi bien formelles que non formelles, ont été prises afin de ne laisser personne à l’écart du système éducatif.
Read moreADEA, Monday, September 14, 2020 - 23:04Universal Children’s Day was established in 1954 and is celebrated on November 20 each year to offers each of us an inspirational entry-point to advocate, promote and celebrate children's rights, translating into dialogues and actions that will build a better world for children.
Read moreADEA, Monday, September 14, 2020 - 22:59The early years of life are a time of immense hope and possibility for young children and their families and for nations as a whole. Conversely it is also a time of particular risk for children living in the most adverse circumstances. The ever-evolving science of early development tells us that the brain of the infant is primed to develop faster in the first 1,000 days than at any other time during their lifetime.
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