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Africa: How Can African Schools Support Children’s Mental Health? Research Shows What Works and What Doesn’t

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago012 mins

Schools are often among the first places where emotional and behavioural difficulties become visible. Learners may start missing classes, withdrawing from friends or struggling academically. Schools are strategically positioned for mental health intervention because of their centrality in the lives of children and adolescents. They are an important entry point for mental health responsive action…

Paratus Zambia delivers Starlink connectivity to thousands of children in Family Legacy schools

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago05 mins

Connecting more than 10,000 children to new learning opportunities through reliable Starlink connectivity. Paratus Zambia completed Starlink installations in 18 Family Legacy Lusaka schools to provide high-speed, reliable internet access for more than 10 000 vulnerable children. The connectivity roll-out, completed within approximately two weeks, replaces a previously unstable connection that was unreliable and affected…

Paratus Zambia brings Starlink to 18 Family Legacy schools

eriinfo.com2 weeks ago06 mins

Paratus Zambia has completed Starlink installations at 18 Family Legacy schools in Lusaka, giving more than 10 000 vulnerable children high-speed, reliable internet access. The roll-out, completed in about two weeks, replaces a previous connection that was unreliable and affected by frequent outages and limited infrastructure. Traditional connectivity options are often constrained by distance from cellular…

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Africa: CAF to Begin Handover of African Schools Football Championship Infrastructure Projects Across Africa

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) will begin a series of handover ceremonies this month to mark the delivery of projects funded through the CAF African Schools Football Championship Prize Monies, bringing tangible investment to schools and young people across Africa. Launched in 2022, the CAF African Schools Football Championship is the brainchild of CAF…

Rain SA20 Derby Series launches with 26 cricket schools

eriinfo.com2 months ago04 mins

SA20 has launched the rain SA20 Derby Series, a set of standalone fixtures between leading South African cricket schools, and named mobile network operator rain as title sponsor of both the new series and rain Schools SA20, the league’s national schools T20 competition. The Derby Series opens on Tuesday, 22 September, when Menlo Park hosts…

Jerusalem schools strike after Israel enforces curriculum and bans teachers | Education News

eriinfo.com2 months ago08 mins

The academic year in occupied East Jerusalem began on Tuesday with an open-ended strike by teachers at private and Christian schools after Israeli meddling in students’ curriculum. All new first and seventh-grade classes at East Jerusalem’s Palestinian-majority municipal schools have been told to exclusively use the Israeli curriculum this year. Entry permits for West Bank…

Algeria’s schools put Shakespeare before Molière in break from France | Arts and Culture News

eriinfo.com2 months ago013 mins

Ahmed Krim spent 30 years teaching English in Algeria’s middle schools. Now retired, the 60-year-old watched the language he loved remain firmly behind French as the country’s second language. English was less valued than French, which might have been the language of Algeria’s coloniser, but continues to be present in every dialogue, six decades after…

Cisco, Hanley Group bring digital skills training to Northern Cape schools

eriinfo.com3 months ago05 mins

Cisco Networking Academy and Hanley Group have collaborated to bring digital skills courses to 235 schools across the Northern Cape. The Northern Cape Department of Education, Hanley Group and Cisco Networking Academy have collaborated to bring networking, cyber security, AI and digital skills courses to 235 schools across the province, with classes expected to begin…

Stellantis backs mobile lab to teach coding in underserved schools

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

Social Coding SA partners with Stellantis SA to expand technology in schools. Stellantis South Africa has partnered with Social Coding SA to launch a mobile computer lab that will bring coding, robotics and digital literacy to learners in underserved communities. The initiative targets grade eight and nine learners, who will gain hands-on experience in digital literacy,…

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Africa: Airtel Africa Foundation Connects Over 3,000 Schools to Internet Across Africa

eriinfo.com5 months ago06 mins

The Airtel Africa Foundation (AAF), the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa plc, has released its inaugural annual report, highlighting its impact across the continent during its first full year of operations. According to the report, the Foundation committed $6.2 million to programmes under its Financial Inclusion, Education, Environmental Sustainability and Digital Inclusion (FEED) strategy, with…