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The annual LITASA conference is the premier platform for those working in the literacy sector to connect, share knowledge and learn from each other.

Join us for a thought-provoking webinar focused on the transformative power of adult education for women.

During the webinar, researcher Simone Gastl will share her research that examines the ways in which women are empowered through learning. We will explore the benefits of women's education on personal, community, and national development, while also shedding light on the barriers often encountered in this process. (English/French)

SPEAKER: SIMONE GASTL

DATE: 25 JULY 2023

HEURE: 14:00 – 15:30 (SAST) 15:00 - 16:30 (EAT)

A youth-led organization called Kuyenda Collective will be sharing some insights on what equitable education financing really means, as well as the barriers, an enablers to effective funding of education programmes.

#education #funding #youthempowerment #youngentrepreneurs

Adult education worldwide is a field within education that is challenged by very diverse societal and political conditions and is overall still much less acknowledged and structured than school education. A research project from Universität Hamburg (Germany), Rutgers University (USA) and University of Technology Sydney (Australia) has examined the state of Adult Learning and Education (ALE) in eight selected countries: Australia, Brazil, India, Jordan, South Africa, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand and Ukraine through interviews with expert informants in each of these countries. The study was initiated in 2022 by DVV International (Institut für Internationale Zusammenarbeit des Deutschen Volkshochschul-Verbandes e.V.) and funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

In this webinar we will have the chance to share our findings and get into discussions together.

Based on the agreement with The World Academy of Sciences for the Advancement of Science in De-veloping Countries (TWAS), the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Founda-tion) draws the attention of researchers at German research institutions to the possibility of inviting early-career researchers of all disciplines from sub-Saharan African countries to spend three months at their institution in Germany for the purpose of research and cooperation.

The DFG pays the host institution a monthly lump sum of €2,350 to cover the guest’s maintenance costs and visa expenses. In addition, the guest’s flight and rail costs to and from the institution are re-imbursed up to an amount of €1,350. The host institution can receive up to €700 per month in funding to cover direct project costs such as material and laboratory costs.

The requirements for proposal submission on the part of the visiting researchers are as follows:

• They must be from a sub-Saharan African country
• They must be engaged in research activity at a university or research institution in a sub-Saharan African country
• They must not have obtained their doctorate before the year 2018. Visiting researchers with children must have obtained their doctorate no earlier than two years earlier per child (maxi-mum six years in total).
• They must not be currently engaged in any activity in Germany or ongoing research with the host institution.
• The DFG funding instrument Initiation of International Collaboration is available for repeat stays, especially with the aim of developing joint research projects (see link under “Further In-formation”)

Proposals must be submitted to TWAS by visiting researchers by no later than 6 September 2023. The proposal must also include an official invitation issued by the host institution that specifies the research topic of the cooperation (not a project proposal) and contains information on the infrastruc-ture that will be made available to the guest.

Prior to extending the invitation, hosts are asked to ensure that scientific cooperation with the guest offers sufficient potential. In the case of approval, the host institution is to support the visiting re-searcher in organising their stay, for example in booking flights and finding accommodation.

The DFG explicitly welcomes proposal submissions by researchers of all genders and sexual identities, from different ethnic, cultural, religious, ideological and social backgrounds, at different career stages, types of higher education institution and research institution, as well as by researchers with disabilities or chronic illnesses.

Further information

Link to the TWAS-DFG Cooperation Visits Programme and all proposal documents required by the TWAS:

• Externer Linkhttps://twas.org/opportunity/twas-dfg-cooperation-visits-programme

Link to the DFG funding instrument Initiation of International Collaboration:

• Interner Linkwww.dfg.de/bilateral_cooperation

Link to the Information sheet for the host institution in Germany

• Link auf PDF-Dateiwww.dfg.de/download/pdf/dfg_im_profil/internationales/afrika/ twas_information_sheet_host_institution_en.pdf

You can view and access the DFG’s data protection notice on research funding at:

• Interner Linkwww.dfg.de/en/service/privacy_policy

If necessary, please also forward this information to those individuals whose data will be processed by the DFG due to their involvement in your project.

Contact at the DFG, International Affairs:

• Link auf E-Mailtwas-dfg-programme@dfg.de

Le Projet Continental Africain (PCA) et MOJA vous invitent à un webinaire sur le Journal de l'Éducation des Adultes MOJA (lien) - le journal sur l'apprentissage et l'éducation des adultes en Afrique.

Le webinaire mettra en lumière deux contributions de deux éducateurs d'adultes tunisiens et béninois. Les participants auront l'occasion de rencontrer les auteurs et de discuter avec eux de leur travail.

• Monia Manai - Monia Manai Une langue des signes pour un travail décent dans les territoires oubliés : Une approche de l'éducation des adultes
• Laya Boni - L'éducation des adultes comme outil efficace de prévention et de gestion des conflits

DATE: 23 Mai 2023
HEURE: 14:00 – 15:15 (SAST) 15:00 - 16:15 (EAT)

Prenez connaissance des auteurs.

Laya Boni écrit sur l'utilisation des cercles de littératie REFLECT dans la prévention et la gestion des conflits au Bénin. Boni soutient que la littératie peut contribuer à la cohésion sociale et à la paix dans les communautés. (Vous pouvez voir ou télécharger l'article ici).

Box PIC Monia Mania met en lumière l'impact d'une nouvelle approche de l'acquisition de la littératie. Travaillant avec des femmes de territoires marginalisés de Tunisie, elle explique l'application de l'éducation non formelle dans la construction des moyens de subsistance. (Vous pouvez voir ou télécharger l'article ici).