UGANDA: Education Summit Shows How Change is Possible

August 27, 2008

UGANDA: Education Summit Shows How Change is Possible An education summit held in June with the support of the U.S. Agency for International Development, has created a new dynamic in northern Uganda – a defining moment in the effort to... Read More
 

NIGERIA: Dignitaries Help COMPASS’ De-Worming Efforts

August 27, 2008

NIGERIA: Dignitaries Help COMPASS’ De-Worming Efforts The COMPASS gathering that drew 500 people in June from the Gwarzo local government area in Nigeria’s Kano state was no small feat. They included dignitaries who came to witness the administration of de-worming... Read More
 

SUDAN: HEAR Project Takes Crucial Steps to Long-term Development of Children

July 15, 2008

SUDAN: HEAR Project Takes Crucial Steps to Long-term Development of Children The HEAR Sudan project has embarked on a health program which provides vitamin A supplements and de-worming tablets to more than 10,000 children. This simple but crucial measure seeks... Read More
 

LIBERIA: ALPP Grant Helps Improve a Learning Environment

June 4, 2008

LIBERIA: ALPP Grant Helps Improve a Learning Environment Before the Accelerated Learning Program PLUS (ALPP) provided a school improvement grant to C.D.B. King Elementary School in Monrovia, students struggled to see the chalkboard and their own work. Today, the classroom... Read More
 

NIGERIA: Communities, Schools Buy-in to COMPASS Teacher Training

February 29, 2008

NIGERIA: Communities, Schools Buy-in to COMPASS Teacher Training Having witnessed the qualitative impact of COMPASS’ teacher training program in Nigeria’s primary schools, communities and teachers outside of the project’s target areas are replicating COMPASS best practices at their own expense.... Read More