Organisations Working for Child Rights
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Education International
(EI)
5, Bd du Roi Albert II
(8th floor), B-1210
Brussels, Belgium,
Tel.: +32 2 224 06 11,
Fax: +32 2 224 06 06,
Email: headoffice@ei-ie.org
Web: www.ei-ie.org
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EDUCATION INTERNATIONAL (EI)
Education International is a worldwide trade union organisation
of education personnel, whose 25 million members represent all
sectors of education from pre-school to university 311 national
trade unions and associations in 159 countries and territories.
A voice for the education sector worldwide
AIMS
Education International aims to:
» Defend the professional and industrial rights
of teachers and education personnel;
» Promote for all peoples in all nations peace,
democracy, social justice and equality through the development
of quality public education for all;
» Combat all forms of racism and discrimination
in education and society;
» Give particular attention to developing the leadership
role and involvement of women in society, in the teaching profession
and in organisations of teachers and education employees;
» Ensure the rights of the most vulnerable groups
such as indigenous peoples, ethnic minorities, migrants and
children. EI's work to end child labour is a key aspect of its
human rights campaign.
Each Education International member organisation has subscribed
to the aims and principles of the organisation, and is actively
committed to their promotion.
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CRIDOC was established to create access to information on child rights & related issues. Its Director, Mr George Mwika Kayange, recently ran a column in The Malawi News entitled "Know About Acess to Information Bill." To access the articles, please 
The Children's Manifesto published by CRIDOC ahead of the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections on 19th May 2009 outlines all the major issues affecting children and young people in Malawi which the incumbent government must address urgently.
