Happy 36th Independence Day, Namibia!
Namibia is part of COL’s Virtual University for Small States of the Commonwealth (VUSSC) network and benefits from programmes delivered by COL’s regional centre in South Africa, the SADC Centre for Distance Education. We work with government ministries, education authorities and education institutions to support open schooling, higher education, and skills development for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
Over the last five years, with COL’s expertise, Namibia has:
- Developed a strategy to digitise learning resources, with a focus on climate-responsive sustainable livelihoods and food security
- Strengthened open education capacity at three education institutions
- Provided gender equity training to more than 3,900 women and girls
- Trained 300 community members in practical livelihood skills such as horticulture, poultry production, tailoring, and entrepreneurship
Earlier this year, the Honourable Sanet L. Steenkamp, Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture, joined COL’s Board of Governors as a Regional Representative for Africa. We are honoured to benefit from her leadership and expertise as we continue working together to make education more inclusive, equitable, and accessible for all Namibians.
Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture - Namibia Khomas Directorate of Education, Arts & Culture Namibia Qualifications Authority Namibia Open Learning Network Trust NAMCOL Namibia University of Science and Technology - NUST University of Namibia (UNAM)
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From climate change impacts and natural disasters to rapid technological change, expanding learning opportunities in the Pacific requires addressing the unique challenges of small island developing states. That’s why we work with COL’s Focal Points from across the region to centre national priorities of our Pacific Member States in our work.
Last month, Prof. Peter Scott and Anne-Marie Scott, COL’s President and Vice President, with a team of COL specialists and advisers, travelled to Nadi, Fiji, to host a Pacific Focal Points Meeting and facilitate regional consultations for the second phase of the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning. The meeting brought together senior officials from Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu to identify shared priorities, exchange perspectives, and strengthen regional ties.
During the preceding consultations, Prof. Peter Scott outlined a forward-looking vision for education in the region, with emphasis on the need to strengthen STEM teaching capacity, expand skills pathways, enhance inclusion, advance climate resiliency, and address the needs of youth not in employment, education, or training. We thank the Fiji Ministry of Education for hosting the event and the continued support of its funding partner, New Zealand’s MFAT.
Read more: www.col.org/news/col-convenes-pacific-focal-points-meeting-to-strengthen-regional-collaboration-i...
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning Ministry of Education FIJI The University of the South Pacific MOE Kiribati Nauru Department of Education Flexible Open and Distance Education of Papua New Guinea Ministry of Education and Culture Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development - MEHRD Ministry of Education and Training Tonga Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development Ministry of Education & Training, Vanuatu #SmallIslandStates #PacificEducation #OpenLearning #EducationInnovation
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We were pleased to welcome His Excellency Anderson Blanc, High Commissioner of Canada to Mozambique and Eswatini (designate), along with a delegation of Canadian Parliamentarians from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, to an Empowering Women & Girls (EWG) project site in Marracuene earlier this week.
With generous support from Global Affairs Canada, and in collaboration with community partners like ADPP, COL is expanding lifelong learning opportunities for women and girls across far-reaching corners of the Commonwealth.
Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada Canada in Mozambique, Angola and Eswatini ADPP Mozambique COL4D's Empowering Women & Girls
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