Ecuador News News Ecuador » Education: Ecuador nixes trade deal, offers US cash for ‘education about human rights’
Ecuador unilaterally canceled its trade deal with the United States on Thursday and offered to provide $23 million a year to help the country with its “human rights” education, the latest twist in a ...
News Ecuador » Education: Ecuador’s first Indigenous university proves to be a big hit
On a Saturday morning in mid-July, hundreds of students sat in an outdoor amphitheater in Quito, Ecuador. In the center, flowers, fruits and vegetables were laid out on the ground — an offering to ...
News Ecuador » Education: Ecuador: Slow Progress to End Sexual Violence in Schools
Despite commitments by government institutions, sexual violence remains endemic in Ecuador’s schools and finding justice is elusive for many survivors. Over the last decade, 6,438 cases of sexual ...
News Ecuador » Education: Violence and xenophobia threaten access to education in Ecuador
Gloria Fernández*, 18, jiggled her leg impatiently as she waited her turn to use the cell phone she shares with her two siblings to finish her schoolwork. It was 10 p.m. and she still had an important ...
News Ecuador » Education: IRC and Ecuador's Ministry of Education Sign Agreement to Strengthen Education in Crisis Contexts
Quito, Ecuador, January 13, 2025 — In November 2024, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Ecuador's Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ...
News Ecuador » Education: Twin Falls event focuses on Ecuador education
TWIN FALLS — A nonprofit organization that promotes education for children in Ecuador is planning an event in Twin Falls. Children of the Andes Humanitarian is holding a presentation from 5:30-6:30 ...
News Ecuador » Education: World Bank supports school infrastructure and early childhood education in Ecuador
WASHINGTON, 29 September 2023 – The Executive Directors of the World Bank today approved a project designed to bolster security, resilience, and the quality of school infrastructure and early ...