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EDC Launches New Youth Program in Mali

Education Development Center : EDC — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 18:20:55 +0000

Amid great fanfare, the president of the West African nation of Mali, Amadou Toumani Touré, launched a new national program to address youth unemployment through education and training. Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC), will implement the program known as PAJE-Nièta (“Support to Youth Entrepreneurs Project”), which is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under the portfolio of youth development programs known as EQUIP3.

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.

A Job Well Done in Rwanda

Education Development Center : EDC — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 15:07:46 +0000

Urban youth in Rwanda receive job skills training and develop opportunities to earn a living.

Opportunities for Youth in Kenya

Eric Marshall — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:05:05 +0000

Participants in an EDC livelihood project describe their experiences and the new skills they have learned.

For Youth, By Youth

Eric Marshall — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 19:52:08 +0000

With support from EDC’s Garissa Youth Project, hundreds of young people in Kenya prepare to enter the workforce.

EDC Awarded $25M to Provide Education, Job Skills to Youth in Mali

Eric Marshall — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 20:47:10 +0000

EDC has been awarded $25 million over the next five years to offer basic education and training to youth ages 14–25 in the West African nation of Mali.

USAID Awards EDC $10M for Basic Education, Skills Training in Honduras

Eric Marshall — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:17:37 +0000

EDC has been awarded $10 million over four years to offer basic education and technical training skills to at-risk youth in Honduras.

EDC Provides Vocational Training to Out-of-School Youth in the Philippines

Eric Marshall — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:33:03 +0000

More than 300 out-of-school youths in the Philippines completed vocational courses as part of EDC’s Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills Project.

Active Teaching Improves Voc-Tech Education in Cyprus

Eric Marshall — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:42:14 +0000

Facing a shortage in skilled labor, the Turkish Cypriot community turns to EDC to help improve vocation and technical education.

EDC Program in Rwanda Engages Youth in Silk Production

Eric Marshall — Fri, 21 May 2010 21:09:30 +0000

In Rwanda, EDC’s program to train youth in “sericulture” helps boost silk production in the country.