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EI is currently looking into the possible damages to education in the areas affected by the 6.3 richter scale earthquake that hit the island of Java in Indonesia on 27 May. The main areas affected were Klaten, Bantul and the ancient city of Yogyakarta.
Indonesian earthquake: EI investigates damages to education
From 6-8 March, 40 representatives from both Education International (EI) and Action Aid International (AAI) met in Johannesburg, South Africa in a meeting to discuss mutual co-operation on various issues and reaffirm their strong relations. The meeting was opened by EI President Thulas Nxesi.
EI and Action Aid International reaffirm relations and co-operation
The South Asia Earthquake struck the Pakistan-administered and parts of the India-administered region of Kashmir on 8 October 2005. It registered a magnitude of 7.6 and caused widespread devastation. Almost 90,000 people died and more than 4 million were directly affected.
Relief for victims of the South Asia Earthquake of 2005
As of 5 Jan 2005, about 150,000 people in 8 Asian countries have perished and more than 5 million lives affected due to the tsunami waves generated by the underwater earthquake near Bandar Aceh, Indonesia on 26 Dec 2004. About one third of those killed are children. As part of...
EI’s solidarity programme in Indonesia after the tsunami: Your Solidarity is our Motivation!
The CD-rom includes information on all activities carried out by EI in 2005 to reach the objectives adopted at the EI World Congress:
Annual Report 2005 now available on CD-rom!
As part of the Global Unions Tsunami Solidarity (GUTS) programme, co-operating partners including EI launched the Tsunami Skills Development and Vocational Training project in the Aceh province in Indonesia. A Manpower Training Centre was set up in this area most affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami, and the centre aims...
Indonesia: Launch of the Tsunami Skills Development and Vocational Training project in the Aceh province
As part of EI's Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme in partnership with NOVIB (Oxfam Netherlands) to restore education back in the areas affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami in Dec 2004, the first school has been reconstructed and refurbished.
EI Tsunami Rehabilitation Programme: first fully furbished school completed in Indonesia
The March/April 2006 issue of Worlds of Education, Education International’s bi-monthly magazine, is now available.
Worlds of Education No 18 (March-April 2006) now available
The EI Research Network is holding its second meeting in Brussels from 29-30 March. The network comprises research officers from EI affiliates.
Second EI Research Network meeting
EI affiliate the ASTI has welcomed recommendations made by the Task Force on Student Behaviour. Commenting on the actions outlined by the Minister for Education and Science to deal with serious behaviour issues in second level schools, the ASTI General Secretary, John White said: "This is an excellent report which...
Republic of Ireland: ASTI Welcomes Student Discipline Report
Education International is pleased to report that good progress is being made with the development and rebuilding of schools in Aceh and Sri Lanka, the areas which were destroyed by the tsunami of December 2004.
Rebuilding Aceh and Sri Lanka through Education for All
Following its 26th Meeting last week, the Executive Board of Education International has announced two new appointments.
Education International: New appointments to executive board
On behalf of all its member organisations, EI has expressed its sympathy to its four affiliates in the Philippines after the entire village of Guinsaugon, in the town of St Bernard on the southern part of Leyte, in the central Philippines, was buried by a major landslide on Friday 17...
Philippines landslide: EI offers solidarity assistance
Meeting in the historic city of Sevilla, Spain, last week, the World Confederation of Teachers (WCT) approved the agreement negotiated by the two Executive Boards to join with EI in a new integrated structure.
WCT votes to join with EI
The Jan/Feb 2006 issue of Worlds of Education, Education International’s bi-monthly magazine, is now available.
Worlds of Education No 17 (Jan-Feb 2006) now available
Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and wife of Dr Martin Luther King Jr, has died aged 78.
Remembering Coretta Scott King
Global Union Federations (GUFs) held their Annual Conference in Brussels 10-11 January. General Secretaries of the 10 GUFs, representing many millions of employees in the main sectors of the global economy, dealt with an impressive list of issues facing the global trade union movement.
Global Unions prepare the future
An EI delegation led by Deputy General Secretary, Elie Jouen, participated in the World Social Forum held recently in Bamako, Mali. Two other forums will be organised soon, the first in Caracas, Venezuela and the second in Karachi, Pakistan.
World Social Forum, 19-23 January 2006