“A world where all girls and boys are empowered through
quality education to realize their full potential and contribute to
transforming societies where gender equality becomes a reality.”
(UNGEI,
2008, para.1)
The
name of the international website I have selected to explore is United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (See Link Below). The organization partners with national governments
to promote education for all children, whilst ensuring gender equality. UNGEI’s
mission is to diminish the gender gap in education and raise awareness of the
significance of education for girls and the community. It participates in various
advocating initiatives to eliminate obstacles standing in the face of girls’ education;
these involve education fees, violence, disasters, and others. UNGEI focuses on
empowering disadvantaged members of society, including women, young children, and
poor families in attempts to enhance girls’ education (UNGEI, 2008).
As
I was browsing through the website, I came across ediscussioons built around challenges
that minority girls encounter in education. As I read on, I learned that many
factors contribute to impede the girls’ opportunities for quality education around
the world. To name just a few: poverty, cultural differences, lack of security,
early marriage, and discrimination (McDougall, 2009). The UNGEI is working
toward finding applicable strategies through which educators can achieve
successful interventions and help the girls overcome the obstacles (UNGEI, 2008). I have
registered to participate in the next discussion, and I hope to learn more
about this topic. (Check the address below if you are interested in joining in).
As
for our week’s issue, “Changing Demographics and Diversity”, I noticed that
UNGEI examines it at length, especially pertaining to young girls. The partakers
in this organization acknowledge diversity all around and build their projects
around this specific foundation. They recognize that not addressing change
engenders serious problems in education worldwide. Providing adequate
scaffolding enables children and families undergoing change to develop mentally
and physically (UNGEI, n.d.). In the website, I found many articles, videos,
and podcasts covering climate change, conflicts, natural disasters, and economic
dilemmas. An example of reports tackling this issue is Teaching Well? Educational reconstruction efforts and
support to teachers in
postwar Liberia,
which examined the demographic changes
that posed serious challenges to education in Liberia after the war.
AN INTRODUCTION TO GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION, BY EAP UNGEI
McDougall,
G. (2009). Challenges facing minority girls in education (Discussion
No.8). Retrieved from United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative website:
http://www.ungei.org/listserve/index_2222.html
United
Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI). (2008). Vision Statement.
Retrieved from http://www.ungei.org/whatisungei/index_211.html.
United
Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI). (n.d.). News and Campaigns.
Retrieved from http://www.ungei.org/infobycountry/247_289.html
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the eDiscussion at http://www.ungei.org/listserve.
Hi Reem, I really enjoyed reading about your post on the website you chose. I think that it is great that there is an organization for girls. I would love to hear more about this organization when you start communicating with the organization more.
ReplyDeleteHi Reem!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great post! It was great learning more about the United Nations Girl's Education Initiative because I did not even know about the organization. You shared so much information in such a small post.
Thanks!