Posted on June 30, 2011 in Global Projects, Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI), Technology by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
In southern Sudan, EDC uses radio to provide nearly 150,000 students in 600 elementary schools with instruction in English, math, their local language, and basic skills.

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Posted on June 17, 2011 in Conflict Prevention, Global Projects, Muslim Contexts, Post-Disaster Aid by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
EDC radio program provides news, information, and educational programs to internally displaced people and refugees from Darfur.

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Posted on June 15, 2011 in Equity and Diversity, Global Projects, Muslim Contexts by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Jennifer Ho will discuss EDC’s work in Indonesia at a June 17 congressional briefing titled Education in the Islamic World, sponsored by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and hosted by the Basic Education Coalition, of which EDC is a member.

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Posted on June 3, 2011 in Comprehensive School Reform, Global Projects, Post-Disaster Aid by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
With classrooms covered in ash, resilient Indonesian teachers overcome continual disruptions to calm, educate their students.

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Posted on June 1, 2011 in Global Projects, Out-of-school Youth, Sustainable Development, Youth Development, Youth Employment by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Amid great fanfare, the president of the West African nation of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, launched a new national program to address youth unemployment through education and training. Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), will implement the program known as PAJE-Nièta (“Support to Youth Entrepreneurs Project”), which is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under the portfolio of youth development programs known as EQUIP3.

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Posted on May 26, 2011 in Global Projects, Muslim Contexts, Out-of-school Youth, Sustainable Development, Youth Development, Youth Employment by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
EDC’s Shaqodoon project is providing young people in Somalia with the skills needed to earn a livelihood.

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Posted on April 29, 2011 in Global Projects, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Post-Disaster Aid by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
As southern Sudan charts a new course for the future, Sudan Radio Service keeps the region plugged in.

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Posted on April 26, 2011 in Global Projects, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI), Technology by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
After years of leading EDC work in Malawi and Zambia, Simon Richmond recently returned to the United States. He specializes in using educational technologies such as radios and iPods to enhance learning in remote communities.

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Posted on April 1, 2011 in Economic Development, Global Projects, Out-of-school Youth, Sustainable Development, Youth Employment by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Urban youth in Rwanda receive job skills training and develop opportunities to earn a living.

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Posted on March 4, 2011 in Global Projects, Post-Disaster Aid by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
Around the world, teachers go to great lengths to deliver education, overcoming such obstacles as ongoing civil conflicts and severe poverty.

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