Our Education Solutions
At CFORGE USA, we focus on many areas to further our mission of giving access to world-class education, healthcare, and more for people from around the world. Below are just some of the many ways we achieve this:
People
MSHW (My Sister’s Health Watch) is determined to provide support for the health and well-being of every woman and girl, especially those who are not in the position to attend to their health needs. MSHW will advocate at the implementation levels to reach policy makers to ensure adequate means are provided for health and social services for women in the health budget.
Prosperity
The MSHW movement is driven by the fact that women’s health is insurance for a healthy society for the future. Healthy women are the most significant catalysts of development and sustainability for economic growth. Proper mental, emotional, and social development will ensure that this transformative process brings prosperity for all.
Partnership
MSHW is determined to partner with local, regional, and global stakeholders to ensure that by 2030, no woman is denied access to affordable health and wellness services.
Planet
MSHW also commits to protecting the planet from degradation by promoting sustainable consumption, production, and management of resources and taking action on climate change to support healthy lifestyles for present and future generations. MSHW understands the importance of women and the planet in achieving the SDG3 Targets for the fulfillment of women’s health and overall well-being globally.
Peace
MSHW understands the urgency for a peaceful and inclusive society free from fear and all forms of violence against women. MSHW embraces the fact there can be no sustainable development without social justice. The health needs of women in conflict and displacement situations affect peace and development globally. MSHW commits to education, training, empowerment, and entrepreneurship as confidence-building measures for women’s well-being and peacebuilding.
2017 World Teachers’ Day
The UNESCO Center for Global Education is in partnership with the Teacher Education Department at the New York Institute of Technology, where they held a discussion forum on the theme, “Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers,” with faculty and students.
Presentations were made by Dr. Hui Yin Hsu, the Chair of the Department; Ms. Elizabeth Shuman, the Co-chair at the Committee on Teaching at the United Nations; Dr. Ada Okika, Executive Director of the UNESCO Center for Global Education; Dr. Minaz Fazal, Assistant Prof. of the Teacher Education Program; Shiang Kwei Wang, Associate Dean of the School of Education at the New York Institute of Technology; Dr. B.N. Kumar, Prof./Research Fellow at the New York Institute of Technology; Michael Uttendorfer, Associate Prof. at the School of Education at the New York Institute of Technology; Dr. Reba Renee Perry-Ufele, CEO of Diva Dynasty Magazine Inc. and Diva Dynasty Management; and Mr. Ramjee Sah, retired teacher from Nepal.
Discussions ranged from providing resources to teachers to enable them to teach more effectively, encouraging teacher exchange and visiting programs, getting parents involved in empowering teachers, and professional development for teachers to making teachers and teaching purposeful, community and cultural empowerment, and education and teaching through technology.
The forum called on focused action towards teachers, teaching and learning in freedom, and empowering with emphasis on:
Presentations were made by Dr. Hui Yin Hsu, the Chair of the Department; Ms. Elizabeth Shuman, the Co-chair at the Committee on Teaching at the United Nations; Dr. Ada Okika, Executive Director of the UNESCO Center for Global Education; Dr. Minaz Fazal, Assistant Prof. of the Teacher Education Program; Shiang Kwei Wang, Associate Dean of the School of Education at the New York Institute of Technology; Dr. B.N. Kumar, Prof./Research Fellow at the New York Institute of Technology; Michael Uttendorfer, Associate Prof. at the School of Education at the New York Institute of Technology; Dr. Reba Renee Perry-Ufele, CEO of Diva Dynasty Magazine Inc. and Diva Dynasty Management; and Mr. Ramjee Sah, retired teacher from Nepal.
Discussions ranged from providing resources to teachers to enable them to teach more effectively, encouraging teacher exchange and visiting programs, getting parents involved in empowering teachers, and professional development for teachers to making teachers and teaching purposeful, community and cultural empowerment, and education and teaching through technology.
The forum called on focused action towards teachers, teaching and learning in freedom, and empowering with emphasis on:
- Teachers while in school, during their careers, and after their careers.
- Teaching strategies and policies to be revisited with input from teachers while in school, during their careers, and after their careers.
- Global teacher support programs.
- Teacher mobile apps.
- Making teaching-oriented technology a priority.
- Empowering teachers in consideration with Knowledge Attitudinal Practice (KAP).
- Teachers’ connection with students during and after school (bringing technology practices into action).
- Teaching with an understanding of culture.
The forum noted teachers are faced with problems within the community, as language and culture are barriers for teachers to access quality and inclusive education and lifelong learning.
The forum called for further programs with the Department of Teacher Education at the New York Institute of Technology and the UNESCO Center for Global Education to provide both faculty and students with UNESCO and the United Nations’ work on education, teaching, and teachers. The forum noted the stringent need for technology education in the classroom and teaching to help improve the teaching and global empowerment of teachers.
The forum called for further programs with the Department of Teacher Education at the New York Institute of Technology and the UNESCO Center for Global Education to provide both faculty and students with UNESCO and the United Nations’ work on education, teaching, and teachers. The forum noted the stringent need for technology education in the classroom and teaching to help improve the teaching and global empowerment of teachers.
Call to Action
The UNESCO Center for Global Education wishes to enact action on the project of SDG-4 and Targets for teachers and educators with the Department of Education at the New York Institute of Technology in working towards launching the SDG-4 Education Information Services, a global technological media information provider on SDG-4 and Targets.