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Research, training of trainers, support to actors in the field, dissemination of knowledge, spaces for reflection and international representation.

Our missions and actions

  1. A speaker addresses participants during a training session
    Participants of the national networks needs assessment workshop, Kigali, December 2024
    Mission 01

    Training trainers and national network leaders in the light of the African Compact on Education

    1. Needs assessment workshop

      7–9 December 2024

      Identify the training and capacity-building needs of national networks to better support the implementation of the African Compact on Education. Countries involved: Burkina Faso–Niger, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

    2. International seminar: “Educational projects and types of school organisation”

      Foster reflection on educational projects and forms of school organisation in the participating countries: Equatorial Guinea, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.

    3. International seminar: “The Catholic school and the Catholic teacher in Africa’s transformative momentum, in the light of Pope Leo XIV and the African Compact on Education”

      Reflect on the role of the Catholic school and the Catholic teacher in the transformation of Africa in the light of the African Compact on Education. The seminar brings together participants from fifteen countries.

  2. Participants gathered outside the Catholic University of Eastern Africa auditorium
    Institute representatives gathered in a library for a research project
    Mission 02

    Research and innovation in the field of education

    1. The Church’s contribution and needs in the field of education in Africa

      Study commissioned by the European Parliament — July–August 2026

      Study the Church’s contribution and needs in the field of education in Africa, in order to better understand its role and the resources required for its educational commitment.

    2. Comparative data research project on Catholic education in Africa

      Project commissioned by the Dicastery for Culture and Education

      Take stock of the content, pedagogical approaches and methodologies of Catholic education programmes. The research examines in particular the place given to human dignity, the common good and the environment, with a view to identifying the strengths and limitations of the programmes studied and formulating recommendations for African episcopal conferences.

    3. Assessing education for human dignity, the common good and the environment

      Project associated with the Italian Episcopal Conference

      Examine how education takes into account human dignity, the common good and the environment, in order to strengthen the contribution of Catholic education to the formation of citizens.

  3. Church leaders gathered for a discussion on education
    Delegation at Nigeria’s National Catholic Education Summit, Abuja, 2024
    Mission 03

    Supporting stakeholders in the field

    1. Nigerian Education Compact

      2024

      Support the national momentum around Catholic education in Nigeria through initiatives linked to the Nigerian Education Compact. This action is part of the mobilisation of education stakeholders around the challenges of education.

  4. Education stakeholders gathered around the Central African Education Compact
    Cover of the book “Education for peace and the environment” edited by Jean-Paul Niyigena
    Mission 04

    Disseminating knowledge and good practices

    1. Central African Education Compact

      2026

      Promote the momentum of the Education Compact at national level and support the Church’s commitment to education in the Central African Republic.

    2. Education for peace and the environment

      Questions and perspectives for the Catholic school, edited by Jean-Paul Niyigena

      Contribute to reflection on the role of the Catholic school in education for peace and environmental protection.

    3. The Contribution of Religious Education to the Creation of Responsible Citizens: European and African Perspectives

      Publication

      A publication devoted to the contribution of religious education to the formation of responsible citizens, from European and African perspectives.

  5. Group photo of participants at the African Congress on Catholic Education
    Stage of the second African Congress on Catholic Education, Nairobi, 2025
    Mission 05

    Creating spaces for reflection and exchange among Catholic education stakeholders

    1. First African Congress on Catholic Education

      Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire — 2023

      Create a space for reflection and exchange bringing together pastors, researchers and practitioners around the challenges of Catholic education in Africa.

    2. Second African Congress on Catholic Education

      Nairobi, Kenya — 2025

      Continue continental reflection and exchanges among Church leaders, researchers and Catholic education stakeholders.

    3. Third African Congress on Catholic Education

      Luanda, Angola — 2027

      Extend spaces for reflection and exchange across Africa around the future of Catholic education.

  6. Delegation at the International Congress “Educational Constellations”
    International meeting on the representation of the African Compact on Education
    Mission 06

    Representing the African Compact on Education internationally

    1. World Congress of Catholic Teachers

      Rome — Jubilee for Education

      Take part in international meetings dedicated to Catholic teachers and place the challenges of African education within global exchanges on education.

    2. Meeting of the bureau of the International Office of Catholic Education

      Foster relations and exchanges with the international Catholic education network.

    3. International Organisation of La Francophonie

      Develop international institutional relations as part of the representation of the African Compact on Education.

Training in action

Training-of-trainers sessions run by the Institute and its partners.

A facilitator leading a training session in front of participants
A facilitator leading a training session in front of participants
Two participants reviewing documents at a working table
Two participants reviewing documents at a working table
Participants gathered around a U-shaped table during a training
Participants gathered around a U-shaped table during a training
IPEA training seminar with a projected presentation
IPEA training seminar with a projected presentation
An IPEA round-table working session
An IPEA round-table working session
Launch ceremony of the Institute’s activities
Launch ceremony of the Institute’s activities

Research projects

Congress participants outside the Catholic University of Eastern Africa auditoriumPanel at the second African Congress on Catholic Education

Research projects

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