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UNESCO, Regional Office of Southern Africa, is hosting International Literacy Day celebrations 2021 under the theme ‘Literacy for a human-centred recovery: Narrowing the digital divide’. The regional event will take place on Friday 10^th September 2021, 10:00-12:00 hrs.

The 12th International Researching Work & Learning Conference (RWL12) will take place at the University of Toronto, July 13-15, 2022.

The conference aims to bring leading researchers together to explore contributions to theory, policy and practice revolving around our main theme of Work, Learning & Social Change face-to-face and online.

Please explore our conference sub-themes to see the many ways your work can make a contribution. We invite your proposal submissions and hope you will join us at RWL12.

Please note that, as always, we continue to monitor the effects of the pandemic in light of our goal of successfully bringing together our international research community.

The Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MGLSD), in partnership with DVV International, will host a webinar as we join the rest of the world to mark International Literacy Day (ILD). Our theme is: "Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide” with specific focus on youth and adult literacy. The webinar will take place Friday, 10th September 2021 from 09h30 – 12h00. It will also be streamed live via the MGLSDs Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its socio-economic consequences may last many years and the world as we knew it may never be regained. Adult learning and education (ALE), like other forms of social and economic activities in Uganda and elsewhere, have been affected. Whilst this pandemic has drawn attention to a global health crisis, we recognise that its effects are felt across many sectors causing devastating social, economic and political crises that are bound to leave deep and lasting scars on local, regional and global economies.

By the end of this webinar, we expect that participants will have:

• shared experiences on technology-enabled literacy learning programmes as part of activities to mark ILD 2021;
• analysed national responses and strategies for recovery and resilience-building beyond the pandemic; and;
• considered appropriate mechanisms to deliver ALE services in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cape Agulhas municipality in partnership with WESTERN CAPE DEPT OF AGRICULTURE, CAPE NATURE, OVERBERG DISTRICT MUNICIPALITY, DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING, INSTITUTE FOR POVERTY, LAND, AGRARIAN STUDIES, AND THE OVERBERG DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION will host a climate change webinar themed “Climate Change and the impact on the livelihood of women in rural areas” on August 13, 2021 from 10h00 – 12h00. The webinar will be streamed via the the Cape Agulhas municipal Facebook page and YouTube page

The objective is the bring diverse voices together from civic, government and the academia to discuss where are in the climate debate and what practical steps needs to be implemented to assist the livelihoods of women who severely affected by global warming in the rural areas e.g., fishing communities and women in agriculture.

CONNECTING TO FREIRE AND CO-CREATING ACTIVISM BEYOND COVID-19

The 5 day Introduction Workshop is an initiation to Training for Transformation (TFT) methods, skills and tools designed for development practitioners, activists and community organizers from CBOs, NGOs and FBOs. It explores Paulo Freire's approach to critical conscientization and how to apply it in a changing environment.

KEY THEMES

- Personal Mastery

- Introduction to Transformative Development

- Political Economy of the Environment

- Introduction to Paulo Freire

- Facilitation or Animation

Founded in 2005, eLearning Africa is the leading pan-African conference and exhibition on ICT for Education, Training & Skills Development. The three day event offers participants the opportunity to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as to enhance their knowledge and skills.

Over 14 consecutive years, eLearning Africa has hosted more than 18,000 participants from100+ different countries around the world, with over 80% coming from the African continent. More than 3,830 speakers have addressed the conference about every aspect of technology supported learning, training and skills development.

Join us from May 11 – 13, 2022 in Kigali and make connections with the key people shaping the future of education and training on the African continent. Network with top educational decision makers and professionals, investors, experts, policy makers and practitioners from governments and inter-governmental organisations, public and private education, and corporate learning and development.

Read more about the eLearning Africa 2022 theme "A New Purpose for Education", and become involved in shaping the conference agenda by proposing a topic, talk or session here.

The Sub-regional online preparatory consultation for CONFINTEA for Eastern and Southern Africa takes place on 21 June 2021.