After severe floods in seven provinces in South Africa in February 2023 due to the La Niña weather phenomenon, Freddy, the longest-lasting and highest-energy tropical cyclone ever recorded…

DVV International is pleased to announce that it has a new Director for its Regional Office for Southern Africa. With effect from December 2022, Mr Gerhard Quincke has taken over the Regional…

Stakeholders working in the Adult Learning and Education (ALE) sector in South Africa have hailed the Adult Learning Forum (ALF), describing it as a great platform to push the ALE agenda.

South Africa faces a youth crisis of unemployment, poverty and a range of difficult living conditions that has the potential to fuel a state of youth apathy. The youth unemployment rate in South…

The ALE sector has for a long time been located on the bottom rung of the education ladder. Largely, the reason for this is its low resource base and therefore the marginal status it receives by…

MOJA enables digital collaboration in African adult learning and education A world first to unlock the power of partnerships, knowledge-sharing and collaboration across Africa

Societies around the globe have been hit hard by the coronavirus (COVID-19). People are being affected in their daily lives and are concerned about the consequences for their health, jobs and…

Societies around the globe have been hit hard by the Coronavirus (COVID-19). People are being affected in their daily lives and are concerned about the consequences for their health, jobs and…

DVV International celebrated its 50th anniversary in Weimar on 7 May with a ceremony featuring Federal Development Minister Dr Gerd Müller as the keynote speaker. The celebrations formed part of…

On Wednesday, 13 February 2019, the Volkshochschulen (adult education centres) in Germany opened their centenary year with a festive ceremony in the Paulskirche in Frankfurt. Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c.…