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Tuning in to Darfur

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:16:32 +0000

EDC radio program provides news, information, and educational programs to internally displaced people and refugees from Darfur.

EDC Participates in Congressional Briefing on Education in Islamic Countries

Education Development Center : EDC — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:03:54 +0000

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.

EDC Helps Youth Find Jobs in Somalia

Education Development Center : EDC — Thu, 26 May 2011 17:16:32 +0000

EDC’s Shaqodoon project is providing young people in Somalia with the skills needed to earn a livelihood.

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.

Creating Opportunities for Muslim Youth in India

Education Development Center : EDC — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 15:48:18 +0000

EDC and its local partners are providing India’s Muslim youth with access to educational and vocational programs.

USAID Awards EDC $75 Million to Improve Education in Lebanon

Eric Marshall — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 15:20:55 +0000

The U.S. Agency for International Development has awarded EDC $75 million for a five-year project to be known as D-RASATI (“my studies” in Arabic) that will include thousands of students and teachers in more than 1,300 public schools throughout Lebanon.

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.

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.

Our Q&A on Islamic Schools in Monday Developments

Eric Marshall — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:02:30 +0000

EDC’s Helen Boyle describes education in Islamic schools, with a focus on those in Africa.

New Tool Tracks Teacher Performance in Egypt

Eric Marshall — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:15:36 +0000

Monitoring teachers’ performance over time gives school leaders valuable information that helps them to shape professional development opportunities.