LIBERIA: Self-Adjusting Glasses Prove Visionary for World’s Poor
December 16, 2009
LIBERIA: Self-Adjusting Glasses Prove Visionary for World’s Poor Our view of the world and our possibilities are shaped by our ability to see what’s before us – literally and figuratively. Yet, the World Health Organization estimates that 153 million people... Read More
NIGERIA: Tests Show Jump in Achievement with Radio Instruction
December 16, 2009
NIGERIA: Tests Show Jump in Achievement with Radio Instruction A passerby at a humble rural school in Nigeria’s Kano state would have heard grade three school children singing “we come to make you happy learning, learning, as we go.” The... Read More
NIGERIA: 30 Percent Almajiri Students are Girls, USAID Study Reveals
December 16, 2009
NIGERIA: 30 Percent Almajiri Students are Girls, USAID Study Reveals USAID recently funded a study using the Creative Associates’s State Education Sub-Accounts methodology in Nigeria’s northern capital cities of Kano and Gusau. In a striking result, 30 percent of the... Read More
TAJIKISTAN: Educator Passionate About Helping Fellow Teachers
December 16, 2009
TAJIKISTAN: Educator Passionate About Helping Fellow Teachers Fayziddin Niyozov counts Don Quixote among his literary heroes, but his positive impact on teachers in his native Tajikistan can hardly be called whimsical. Now the Teacher Training and Assessment Specialist for USAID’s... Read More