WHAT: Validation Workshop of the Study on Peace Education and the State of Protection of Education from Attacks in Africa

WHO: Department of Human Resources, Science and Technology of the Africa Union Commission in collaboration with the Save the Children International will organize a workshop Workshop of the Study on Peace Education and the State of Protection of Education from Attacks in Africa

WHEN: 1-2 August, 2019

WHERE: AU Headquarters,Addis Ababa-Ethipia

TIME : 9 AM

WHY: The African Union (AU) envisions among others, a peaceful and prosperous Africa, integrated, and led by its own citizens and occupying the place it deserves in the global community and in the knowledge economy. Inspired by this vision and the aspirations of AU’s Agenda 2063, the Continental Education Strategy (CESA 16-25) (expected to deliver the necessary human capital for the realization of the AU’s vision) recognises peace and a secure environment as one of its pillars under the mission of reorienting Africa’s education and training systems to meet the knowledge, competencies, skills, innovation and creativity required to nurture African core values and promote sustainable development at the national, sub-regional and continental levels.

The Cluster’s mandate is to bring coherence to work in this thematic area and bring partner agencies and together to support the formulation of national policies on peace education and conflict prevention; and on protection of education from attacks by generating and bringing to bear relevant evidence; promoting the implementation of such appropriate policies in Member States; developing models for peace education and education protection, including for refugees and displaced persons; training stakeholders as peace actors and mediators; learning lessons and developing and disseminating materials on peace education and protection of schools.

OBJECTIVES OF THE WORKSHOP
The overall goal of the Validation Workshop is for the research report to be reviewed by AU Member States and other stakeholders, and validated for adoption as an Africa Union document.

Specific objectives
• To provide feedback on the relevance and the value addition of the study to Agenda 2063 and CESA aspirations for the development of education in Africa;
• To improve on the quality of the research report through participatory assessment and feedback on the extent to which the realities at country level are adequately reflected;
• To improve on the usefulness of the report by ensuring consistency of the findings with the recommendations;
• To initiate networking among peace education and safe schools practitioners, including the ICQNs by the adoption of the platform for interactions.

PARTICIPANTS :
This event is expected to bring together representatives of the Ministries responsible for Education and Defense, AU Commission, Civil Society organisations, CESA (16-25) Cluster Coordinators, International Organizations and UN agencies who have directly or indirectly contributed or are well placed to influence the implementation of the findings.

Journalists are invited to cover the event.

The draft concept and programme are also attached:

For media enquires contact:

Esther Azaa Tankou, Head of Information Division, +2519113611, e-mail yamboue@africaunion.org

Mr.Stephen Kwaku Darko| Information and Communications Officer, Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission | Tel: +251(0) 953406832 | E-mail: DarkoS@africa-union.org