Community support essential to improved learning

March 13, 2014

Toronto, Canada—When a mother in Jordan takes her child to enroll in kindergarten, she is often turned away and told to wait until first grade. With thousands in line and enrollment capped at 25 students per class, this is a regular occurrence....
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No books, no problem: Empowering Teachers with Mobile Technology

By Jacqui Deelstra

March 12, 2014   |   0 comments

From February 17 to 21, more than 500 people representing NGOs, governments, private companies and donors gathered in Paris for Mobile Learning Week—an annual conference held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to discuss how mobile technologies can advance the international goal of Education for All....
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Youth Speak promotes girls’ voices

March 7, 2014

Rabat, Morocco – Souad Achehabou was a star student at her school in Jdour, a rural commune in Morocco’s Youssoufia province, 185 miles south of Rabat. She loved studying and was excited to go to school. But she lived far away and was regularly without reliable transportation. Many mornings, she would hitchhike. Worrying about her safety, her parents pressured her to drop out....
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Educate a girl, educate a nation

By Audrey Mwansa

March 5, 2014   |   0 comments

Audrey Mwansa is the Deputy Chief of Party for Creative’s Read to Succeed program in Zambia. In honor of International Women’s Day 2014, we asked for her thoughts on women in her country and her profession, and what inspires her....
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I do this for my daughters

By Fatima Zahra Tahiri

March 5, 2014   |   0 comments

Fatima Zahra Tahiri is the Communications Officer for Creative’s Improving Training for Quality Advancement in National Education program in Morocco. In honor of International Women’s Day 2014, we asked for her thoughts on women in her country and her profession, and what inspires her....
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