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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.

Schools Struggle in Wake of Volcanic Eruption

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 20:44:05 +0000

With classrooms covered in ash, resilient Indonesian teachers overcome continual disruptions to calm, educate their students.

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.

The Extra Mile

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 21:51:04 +0000

Around the world, teachers go to great lengths to deliver education, overcoming such obstacles as ongoing civil conflicts and severe poverty.

Meeting Mental Health Needs in the Gulf Coast

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:08:39 +0000

In the Gulf Coast, schools are receiving resources to meet the mental health needs of students affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

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.

Haitian Youth Recount Day of Earthquake

Eric Marshall — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:55:36 +0000

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.

“We Have Survived Together”

Eric Marshall — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:01:21 +0000

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.

EDC Breaks Ground on New Radio Station in Sudan

Eric Marshall — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:43:22 +0000

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 Responds to the Crisis in Haiti

Eric Marshall — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:57:46 +0000

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.