VVOB is an education focused organization currently working in 9 countries across Africa (Congo DRC, Rwanda, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia), Latin America (Ecuador and Suriname) and South East Asia (Cambodia and Vietnam). VVOB provides technical assistance to the Ministries of Education in the partner countries to improve the quality education, through capacity development programmes for teachers, both in-service and pre-service, and school leaders. VVOB works in the subsectors of early education, primary education, secondary education and secondary TVET education. Equity in education is an important focus of VVOB work, and in particular gender in education. This is underscored by key partnerships with FAWE and UNGEI to support the implementation of gender responsive teaching and learning environment.

Primary Functions

• Capacity building/Technical assistance
• Program/Project Implementation

Secondary Functions

• Policy Development/Implementation
• Research - policy analysis

Geographic Scope

• Global / regional

Attainment

• Primary completion

Other

• Early childhood development
• Transition from school to work

Other skills

• Social and emotional learning
• Vocational training

Quality

• School facilities
• School quality
• School-related gender-based violence
• School violence
• Teacher training

Skills

• Literacy
• Numeracy
• STEM

Website

VVOB

Headquarters location(s)

• Brussels, Brussels, Belgium

Office location(s)

• Cambodia
• Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Ecuador
• Rwanda
• South Africa
• Suriname
• Uganda
• Viet Nam
• Zambia

Contacts

Katelin Raw

Katelin.Raw@vvob.org

VVOB