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 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 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 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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Posted on February 18, 2011 in Family Health, Mental Health, Post-Disaster Aid, School Health by Education Development Center : EDCComments Off
In the Gulf Coast, schools are receiving resources to meet the mental health needs of students affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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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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Posted on May 5, 2010 in Global Projects, Post-Disaster Aid, Youth Development by Eric MarshallComments Off
Before January 12, Charlèus Louristan, Widny Laurent, and Modline Occy were working toward a brighter future by studying carrelage (laying paving stones) as participants in EDC’s Haitian Out-of-School Youth Livelihood Project (IDEJEN).Then the earthquake struck Haiti, changing their worlds forever. Despite what they endured that day, Louristan, Laurent, and Occy remained connected to IDEJEN, which turned from creating education programs and helping impoverished youth develop work skills to responding to the urgent needs of the community.Here are their stories.
Posted on April 15, 2010 in Global Projects, Post-Disaster Aid, Sustainable Development, Youth Development, Youth Employment by Eric MarshallComments Off
In the aftermath of the January 12th earthquake EDC’s Haitian Out-of-School Youth Livelihood Project (IDEJEN) is helping youths rebuild their futures.Widny Laurent, 18, is sleeping with neighbors under a makeshift tent at Place Boyer in Pétionville, Port-au-Prince. And he has been since January 12 when the earth—and his life—underwent a shocking upheaval.
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.
Posted on February 1, 2010 in Economic Development, Global Projects, Post-Disaster Aid, Sustainable Development by Eric MarshallComments Off
In the aftermath of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, EDC reflects upon the tragic losses there and works to respond to the challenges ahead.
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