Please note that speakers will be unavailable in the US until June, 2013.
Education. Development.
“Epidemic” of Teacher Absenteeism in Trinidad and Tobago
According to the most recent report from Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Education, an estimated ten percent of the nation’s teachers are guilty of delinquent absenteeism. Using data from the report, the country’s Teach...
Female Teachers Key to Girls’ Education in Yemen
Girls in Yemen face serious obstacles on the path to education, but one way to increase the number of girls in school is to provide them with female teachers. The World Bank’s Basic Education Development Program (2004-2012)...
Jakarta, Indonesia Launches “Autism-Friendly City” Program
In recognition of the growing number of children affected by autism spectrum disorders, the government of Jakarta, Indonesia has announced a program to make the city more accessible to them. The program, called Jakarta, An Auti...
Floods Shut Down Schools Across Kenya
Schools in several regions across Kenya have been closed due to heavy rains and flooding. Many schools are inaccessible, owing to washed out roads, and others have been completely destroyed. Seasonal heavy rains beginning in Ap...
Myanmar: Journeying Through the Rocky Educational Terrain
Ask anyone in Myanmar what they were doing in the year 1988 and they will most likely recall with great detail. What began as a student protest turned into a nation-wide cry for democracy, ultimately ending in thousands of d...
Zambia Protests Culminate in Student Arrests
Thirty-one Zambian students were arrested Friday after engaging in anti-government protests. Students at the University of Zambia had staged a Black Friday demonstration: wearing black to protest the government’s decision to ...
Liberia’s President Sirleaf Calls for Education “Overhaul”
Speaking at the National Education Roundtable Conference on May 3rd, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf declared that the country’s educational system was in need of a “total overhaul.” In April the president had ca...
Share of the Week!
Share of the Week is open content stuff so great and awesome that we can’t keep it to ourselves. Creative Commons Love: Javier Martin Espartosa on Flickr.com Spread the word! Tweet Related posts: Share of the Week! Share o...
“The Children Take Action”- Learning About Climate Change in Kiribati
Public school children in Kiribati are receiving a new book entitled “The Children Take Action- A Climate Change Story.” Developed by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and printed with...
Indian Shop Owner Runs Informal School Under Bridge
Every morning under a railway bridge in New Delhi, India, Rajesh Kumar gives lessons to more than 50 children. Without walls, desks, or chairs, the students of Kumar’s school sit on foam mats in the dirt and learn reading, wr...
In Gaza, Hamas Separates Classes By Gender
Hamas, the Islamic group that governs the Palestianian territory in Gaza, passed a new educational law that mandates separate classes for boys and girls over the age of 9 and also excludes men from working at girls’ schoo...
Laos: Young Students Travel to USA to Educate the Public
Two young Laotians are touring the USA in order to educate the public about the thousands of unexploded bombs which litter the country. During the Vietnam war the US dropped over 2 million bombs on Laos during a nine year peri...
Share of the Week!
Bagan, Myanmar Share of the Week is open content stuff so great and awesome that we can’t keep it to ourselves. Creative Commons Love: Pete DeMarco on Flickr.com Spread the word! Tweet Related posts: Share of the Week!...
Taking Action for Senegal’s Child Beggars
In Dakar, Senegal, thousands of children beg on the streets each day, under the guise of religious education. Plan International and UNICEF have been working to stop this practice, and now the government of Senegal is stepping ...
Celebrations at Swaziland’s First Multiracial School
Waterford Kamhlaba School, Swaziland’s first multiracial school, celebrated its 50th anniversary April 27, 2013. Parades, cultural diversity performances, and a Forum on Youth and Leadership marked the occasion. Opened in 196...
North Korea’s Education Reform: Is it Practical?
Given it’s recent slew of politically hostile threats, much of the world’s attention has become focused on North Korea. As the country’s military actions come under close scrutiny, its new educational reform ...
Vietnam: $96 Million to Train Students Abroad
The Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently approved a VND 2.070 trillion (US $96 million) plan that will send state officials and specially selected students to train abroad for the next seven years. Per the plan, t...