In Africa, Teachers Are Agents Of Change During The Pandemic

This post is the 10^th in a blog series published in 2020 in the context of a collaboration between the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).

October 5^th marks World Teachers Day, an annual commemoration of the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation about the Status of Teachers. With the theme “Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future”, this year’s celebrations take place in a world completely changed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

As we celebrate World Teachers Day, let’s take a moment to acknowledge the tremendous efforts of our teachers in building resilience and shaping the future of education during a time of immense change and disruption…………………………………………………………………………….