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The history of education in Africa can be divided into pre-colonial and post-colonial periods. [1] Since the introduction of formal education by European colonists to Africa, education, particularly in West and Central Africa, has been characterized by both traditional African teachings and European-style schooling systems.
The Association for the Development of Education in Africa, previously known as "Donors to African Education", is a "network and partnership" established by a World Bank initiative in 1988. It groups Ministries of Education, international Development Agencies, NGOs and education specialists.
Link was founded in 1989 as Link Africa by students of Cambridge University who actively supported Black Education in South Africa.Due to the educational departments restructuring after the end of apartheid in 1994, Link shifted its focus from placement work to government; aiming to support the new integrated Department of Education.
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a pan-African non-governmental organization founded in 1992 by five women ministers of education to promote girls’ and women's education in sub-Saharan Africa by making sure they have access to schools and are able to complete their studies and fulfill their potential, in line with UNESCO's Education For All movement.
Obama said that she had heard of the work done in supporting girls education and that her foundation funded AGE Africa since 2018. Accounts of the visit included quotes from all four of the BBC 100 women. Mtamba as the country director for AGE Africa noted that the visit of the other three showed the importance of their work. [11]
South African Education and Environment Project is a non-profit organisation serving children and youth through educational support at every level of academic development. The organisation helps young people who are neglected by South Africa's education system.
The University of Pretoria Faculty of Education, South Africa, took the initiative in 2013 to establish a platform for African deans of education. [2] An informal structure under the leadership of Prof Irma Eloff [3] (University of Pretoria Dean at the time) was established, with the University of Pretoria hosting the Secretariat of the Forum.
[6] [7] In the context of teacher education in Sub-Saharan Africa, the most notable OER project is TESSA, Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa, which constitutes 13 African institutions and five international organizations working to equip teachers with practical activities for classrooms and language specific modules. [6] [7]