Mar 8, 2018 - This was the climax of a two weeks training on YouthMobile Apps Development. Upcoming events. 12 to 17 Mar
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Photo: Women in Tech, young girls in electronical engineering, computer sciences and IT
University Students from Kenya, using cell phones to create Mobile Apps and solve local and global issues, participating at the International Women's Day Celebrations at the University of Nairobi, on 8 March 2018, within the Nairobi Innovation Week 2018.
Message of the Director Dear
Colleagues
and
Partners,
This week has been an exciting week as we are celebrating International Women’s Day. The UNESCO Office for Eastern Africa celebrated the day at the University of Nairobi and at the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa. At the University of Nairobi during the
Innovation Week, UNESCO propagated the important role of women in technology and innovation, and praised young girls for their extraordinary work in Mobile App Development, under the UNESCO Youth Mobile Initiative, through a workshop and a hackathon organized by UNESCO during the Nairobi Innovation week, from 26 February to 5 March I Nairobi. Hands-on work, learning, determined and hardworking, Women in Tech were the protagonists of
this
year
International
Women’s
Day.
According to a recent report, the inequalities in access to digital media are diminishing globally, for all populations across the world. However, this general trend conceals another, which is worrying to say the least: an increasing gap between the number of men and women with an online presence. In 2016, there were 250 million more men than women online. If women are more connected, they can use digital technologies for the advancement of society, we can have a pluralistic, more diverse and inclusive media environment, where every voice
is
heard.
At the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, we celebrated women and their contribution to society but also at the workplace. We reflected on action at the office to join international gender champions and committed to gender parity of panelists in all events organized by the office. We committed to gender equality and empowerment in the workplace and no sexual harassment and exploitation at the workplace. UNESCO should be at the forefront of the fight against gender discrimination, deconstructing the stereotypes. In parallel, UNESCO, in collaboration with Media INK and UN Women, under the initiativeWomen Make the News, breaking gender stereotypes of women in media outlets, produced a series of videos portraying somali women and their courage to make a difference in society by advocating and raising awareness about world happenings and the important place of
women
in
newsrooms.
The Time is Now to make a Change, and Bring about Innovation and Leadership in People’s Lives. Women can lead the visionary and transformational process. We start today! Happy International Women’s Day to all, and may Women be role models for the generations to
come.
Next week, I will be in the Seychelles and take part in a joint scoping mission for education policies
in
the
Seychelles.
Ann
May
you
have
a
Therese
gender
empowered
Ndong
week!
Jatta
Announcement Call for Funding: International Fund for Cultural Diversity On 26 February 2018 UNESCO launched its
9th IFCD call for funding and
the UNESCO-Sabrina Ho initiative“U40 Empowered: Women entrepreneurs powering the digital creative industries”. For more info about the conditions and the procedure here Application
for
Deadline
for
funding, here.
application:
16
April
2018
Call for Proposals: Education, Advocacy and Awareness-Raising Activities for the Protection
and
Promotion
of
Consult
Somali
Cultural
the
Deadline:
Heritage call here.
30
March
2018
First Aid Course for Cultural Heritage in Bamako UNESCO and ICCROM are organizing, in November 2018, a first aid to cultural heritage in times Read
of the Call
crisis for
Applications &
course, Download
in and
Bamako, fill
in
the
Mali.
application, here
Deadline for application: 29 March 2018 World
Heritage
Education
Programme Patrimonito series
A series of videos made by children around the world about safeguarding natural and cultural World Heritage Sites. They can all be viewed in various languages from the following link
UNESCO Kids' page about the importance of safeguarding underwater cultural heritage The 2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention features a Kid’s page with games and cartoons and other information about the importance of safeguarding underwater cultural heritage, on this link
Web News of the Week- Special Women's Day
International
Women's
Day
celebrations
at
University
of
Nairobi
Public Private Partnerships enhanced in Uganda in support of teacher training institutions Women Make the News in Somalia, celebrating International Women's Day 2018 WOMEN IN TECH: UNESCO YouthMobile, making an impact through ICTs International Women’s Day: Do not fear to innovate
What happened this week Stars in Africa for Youth and Entrepreneurship in Nairobi 6 to 7 March 2018 Nairobi, Kenya Stars in Africa is a unique market place. Its goal is to connect and accelerate the actors and networks that bring proven solutions for youth training,
employment
entrepreneurship
in
and Africa
while doing business. This private-sector
led
dynamic
brings an outstanding view on entrepreneurship and youth by federating renown in-the-field actors and networks. It is a world cup of ‘doers’ championing business and societal actions together. In 2050, Africa is expected to host nearly 1/4 of the global urban population. The dynamic of demography in Africa is either seen a chance or a risk. Whatever stance observers take, infrastructures will have to be created and adapted to the new realities. In the next 35 years, Africa will need to accommodate almost 900 million new urban dwellers. Schools, universities, housing, transportation, hospitals will have to be crafted to face the increasing demand and urban centers will have to manage an exponential population while offering additional services and qualitative life for the population. UNESCO participated, on 6 March 2018, on a panel session discussing the new economic leadership of Africa and the role of Youth and Women to become the pillars of this first global network marketplace. Entrepreneurs will be also the pillars of this ongoing transformation, and Education is key to building the culture of entrepreneurship.
ICT
and
6
Disabilities March
Policy
Board
and
2018,
Management
Committee
Kampala-
Meeting Uganda
UNESCO and UNICEF are jointly implementing a one year project on ICT and Disabilities in Uganda. On 6th March 2018 the Policy Board and Management Committee met in Kampala, Uganda, to discuss how to create an enabling policy environment for the use of Assistive Technology to ensure Inclusive Education and Access to Information, the production and use of accessible learning materials and effective monitoring of the use of Assistive Technology to ensure Inclusive Education and Access to Information. Kenya Media Sector working Group deliberates on the shrinking space for the media 7
March
2018
Nairobi,
Kenya
UNESCO convened the Kenya Media Sector Working Group to address the multifaceted factors affecting an enabling environment for the media in Kenya. Deliberations included an urgent media landscape assessment to understand the current media ecosystem in Kenya and a mentorship programme bringing together the media veterans and the younger media personnel. 2018 celebrations of the World Press Freedom Day in Kenya will be on raising awareness on the important role of the media at the county levels, to counter the current negative publicity around Meeting 7
the with March
“Githeri Cabinet 2018
Media” Secretary
of Nairobi,
tag. Education Kenya
The Director of UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, accompanied by Teeluck Bhuwanee and Georges Boade, met with the Cabinet Secretary for Education. Ms. Amina Mohamed, with her highest administrative cadre to brief her on the main role of and mandate of UNESCO in the region and in Kenya. It was also an opportunity for those present to introduce the Troika+ group members to the new Cabinet Secretary (Minister) of Education for Kenya. Briefly - Troika plus is a Local Education Group (LEG) - group comprising of the UN Agency
and Funds/Programme working in Education (UNESCO, UNICEF), USAID, Canadian high commission, JICA, World bank, DFID. The group is also a sub set of the larger ED coordination group - Education Development Partners Coordination Group (EDPCG). The meeting provided an opportunity for UNESCO to provide a brief description of our major areas of work in Education (such as TVET, ESD, STEM, EMIS and education data, Curriculum, Teachers etc) and related activities. The other partners (UNICEF, Global Affairs Canada, USAID, JICA, DFID and the World Bank) also submitted briefs.The Director of UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa also talked about the organization of Pan African Conference for Education 2018 and enlisted the support and collaboration of all partners present.
Technology
Assisted
Gender Based
Violence
hampering
Women
Progress
8 March 2018 Nairobi, Kenya To celebrate the Women in Technology, UNESCO organised a successful International Women’s day event, within the framework of the 2018 Nairobi Innovation Week. “Change your mind-set on science and technology, use the social media platforms wisely and your beauty, not be for exploitation but for your advancement’’: Ann Therese Ndong Jatta, UNESCO Director for the Regional Office for Eastern Africa challenged the young women. This was the climax of a two weeks training on YouthMobile Apps Development.
Upcoming events 12 to 17 March 2018 On-site Training on Mobile Learning Technologies
in
11
Teachers
Colleges
12 to 14 March 2018 Workshop on Income Generation and Entrepreneurship for Speak FM Gulu, Uganda 12 to 16 March 2018 National consultations for the revision of the project “Restoration of the collections of the Manjakamiadana Palace Museum” in Madagascar
13 to 15 March 2018 Workshop on the role of correspondents to feed local news, collect testimonies, Radio
Nakaseke- Nakaseke,
Uganda
14 March 2018: Launch of the World Trends Report on Freedom of Expression and Media Development Kampala,
Uganda
15 to 16 March 2018 Workshop on use of Internet to report on the three areas of local interest for Radio Izuba, Ngoma,
Rwanda
15 to 16 March 2018: Meeting of the Preparatory Group of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Paris- France 13 to 16 March 2018 Training of Teachers on Entrepreneurial Skills Development, Tanga- Tanzania
Publications & Videos
International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education, An evidenceinformed approach
Women Make the News Series 2018 Women Make the News 2018 Profile of Sagal Abdirahman Ahmed Women Make the News 2018- Profile of Khadra Mohamed Faraha Women Make the News 2018- Profile of Warda Sagal Ahmed
Missions Ann Therese Ndong Jatta Georges Boade Scoping mission for education policies review.This is a joint mission UNESCO office, UIS, IICBA and UNESCO-HQ 12 to 14 March 2018
Mahe, Seychelles Jaco Du Toit Workshop for CI Specialists working on SIDA III Project 12 to 17 March 2018 Paris, France
Karalyn Monteil National consultations for the revision of the project “Restoration of the collections of the Manjakamiadana Palace Museum” in Madgascar 12 to 16 March 2018 Antananarivo, Madagascar
& "Enhancing fundamental freedoms through the promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions" 19 to 21 March 2018 Dakar, Senegal Mika Odido Training course on Geonode and African Marine Atlas Development & National workshop on Ocean Sciences 12 to 14 March 2018 Swakopmund, Namibia Lydiah Gachungi Launch of the World Trends report on Freedom of Expression and Media Development 13 to 15 March 2018 Kampala, Uganda
Tweet of the Week on @UNESCOEast Deputy Chief of Mission Chu Maoming and Hon. John Muyingo attend the handover of ICT equipment from UNESCO-China Funds-in-Trust Project to Uganda at Shimoni Teachers College on 6 March. Enhancing teacher education for bridging the education quality gap in Uganda.
