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Making Waves

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:00:04 +0000

As southern Sudan charts a new course for the future, Sudan Radio Service keeps the region plugged in.

Just Back: Simon Richmond

Education Development Center : EDC — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:33:37 +0000

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.

EDC Update Winter 2011

Education Development Center : EDC — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 16:30:19 +0000

Teachers lead the fight against HIV and AIDS, high school students explore careers, out-of-school youth build skills in rural Mali.

EDC-Run Radio Station Opens in Juba, Sudan

Education Development Center : EDC — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:00:06 +0000

A new, independent radio station in Southern Sudan will provide objective news and other programs in the run up to the January referendum on independence for the region.

Cultivating a Profit Through Texting

Eric Marshall — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:37:46 +0000

Through daily text messages about current market prices, technology is transforming the way a group of Indian farmers does business.

Sudan Radio Station Breaks Ground

Eric Marshall — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:41:14 +0000

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.

Quality Education Booms in India

Eric Marshall — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:22:47 +0000

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

Coaching Program Shows Promise

Eric Marshall — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:47:34 +0000

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.

Thinking Outside the Bricks

Eric Marshall — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:35:19 +0000

EDC’s online capacity-building program provides graduate-level training for educators to facilitate and design online courses.

EDC’s Sudan Radio Service Provided Key Election Coverage

Eric Marshall — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:44:40 +0000

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.