Time to transform education
Health[e]Foundation participated in the Transforming Education Pre-Summit in Paris this past June. The pre-summit precedes the first ever Transforming Education Summit (TES) which will take place on 19 September in New York. This global meeting of Heads of State, convened by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres, seeks to mobilize political ambition, action, solutions, and solidarity to […]
A life’s worth of skills, experience, and knowledge
Ethiopian midwives have a unique position in the Ethiopian society as they act as change agents promoting SRHR and gender equality amongst adolescents. To adequality prepare them for this task, Health[e]Foundation, the Ethiopian Midwives Association (EMwA), and five collaborating Ethiopian universities introduced the SRHR[e]Education program to strengthen the universities’ SRHR curriculum and support the educational […]
Health[e]Foundation Annual Report 2020
With great pleasure we present to you Health[e]Foundation’s annual report 2020.
More than 200 Ethiopian midwifery students learn about sexual and reproductive health and rights
At the end of May, more than 200 midwifery students of the Haramaya University and Gondar University in Ethiopia started with their e-learning journey to enhance their skills and knowledge about sexual and reproductive health and rights. A topic closely related to their midwifery profession, but often rarely touched upon within their university curriculum.
Ethiopian midwifery students start e-learning on SRHR and gender equality
The Ethiopian Midwives Association and Health[e]Foundation – Global Health department of Amsterdam UMC/University and the collaboration Ethiopian universities / TVET colleges, funded by Nuffic, introduced a project to strengthen universities’ SRHR curriculum development and support the educational system to deliver competent, gender-sensitive and entrepreneurial midwifery graduates.
Three reasons why e-learning works in resource restricted settings
The current COVID-19 pandemic shows the power and need of digitalization in many sectors. One of the sectors that made a quick digital shift is the educational sector.