Sudan Radio Service, which delivers objective news, education programs, and music throughout southern Sudan, is building a new radio station in the city of Juba.

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Interactive radio instruction brings learning to life in classrooms across the country, building confidence among teachers and students.

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Ismail and Siti Fatimah are teachers in Indonesia. They work hard to be good teachers—but they also want to be better ones. To that end, Ismail attends a weeklong workshop for technology training in the capital of his province. He goes there to learn about computers so he can teach his colleagues.

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EDC’s online capacity-building program provides graduate-level training for educators to facilitate and design online courses.
Posted on April 12, 2010 in Conflict Prevention, Global Projects, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Technology by Eric MarshallComments Off
During the nation’s first multi-party election in 24 years, listeners tuned in for daily on-the-scene reports from Sudan’s only independent news radio station.
Sudan Radio Service, the first independent radio news service in Africa’s largest nation, has begun construction on a new radio station in Juba, the capital of southern Sudan.
EDC discusses the use of mobile technology, including cellphones and radio, to improve education in Africa. Projects in Zambia and Mali are highlighted, and staff members Rebecca Rhodes, Robert Spielvogel, and Lisa M. Easterbrooks are interviewed.
EDC’s Somali Youth Livelihood Program uses text messaging to link young people with potential jobs.