31/08/2020 Resilience and play at heart of VVOB’s latest education projects VVOB is building back better with new projects in cooperation with Mastercard Foundation and LEGO Foundation. RwandaSouth AfricaVietnamZambia Early educationSecondary educationPrimary educationPartnerships
15/04/2020 Capacity development from a distance: 3 good practices Challenged by school closures and social distancing, VVOB illustrates how resilience and creativity contribute to continued learning for all in times of COVID-19. GlobalCambodiaRwandaZambia ICT in Education
31/03/2020 Moving towards a reality of blended learning There is a lot to be said about infusing ICT into more traditional learning processes. But making the change requires some well-thought out strategies to ensure all can benefit from it. VVOB shares its lessons from Rwanda, where its continuous professional development programmes have become ‘... Rwanda School leadersICT in Education
29/11/2019 1,400+ Rwandan teachers and school leaders graduate On 29 November, VVOB, University of Rwanda - College of Education and Rwanda Education Board graduated over 1,400 teachers and school leaders after successfully completing continuous professional development trainings. Rwanda Secondary educationPrimary educationTeachersSchool leaders
10/09/2019 Highlights of Goodwill Ambassador Herman Van Rompuy's visit to Rwanda On his visit to Rwanda, former EU President Herman Van Rompuy met with students and educators alike and shared some of his insights during a lecture at the University of Rwanda. Rwanda
21/08/2019 Equipping adolescents for the future of work: Transforming STEM education In celebration of International Youth Day (12 August), VVOB wrote a blogpost for UNESCO's IIEP Learning Portal. We delve deeper into the importance of investing in STEM teachers and school leaders to make sure their adolescent learners have the skills necessary to secure decent jobs... Rwanda Secondary educationPrimary educationTeachersSchool leaders
29/05/2019 Meet Jean Paul Sebisogo, a not-so-ordinary school leader from Rwanda Since 2011, Jean Paul Sebisogo has been the school leader of Paysannat L, a basic and secondary education school which hosts close to 20.000 Burundian refugee students in the Eastern Province of Rwanda. In 2014-2015, he was enrolled in VVOB’s diploma course Effective School Leadership. Rwanda School leaders
20/12/2018 Schooling for Learning in Africa: facing forward with VVOB In their latest publication ‘Facing Forward: Schooling for Learning in Africa’, the World Bank and Agence Française de Développement identify ways forward to improve learning outcomes. VVOB shares its good practices from working in South Africa, DR Congo, Rwanda and Zambia. DR CongoRwandaSouth AfricaZambia Early educationSecondary educationPrimary educationSecondary technical and vocational educationTeachersSchool leaders
13/12/2018 From innovation to scale: Putting evidence at the centre VVOB commits a big part of its efforts in its programming to research and is teaming with The Research Base to provide Ministry partners in Rwanda and Ecuador with evidence for decision-making. EcuadorRwanda