"Despite universal recognition of the right to education for everyone, girls are still more likely than boys never to attend school," states a United Nations report on girls’ education.1
The problem of not being able to provide a proper primary and secondary school education for all children still exists in the world. Despite the fact that it is...
Tanzania is a country in East Africa, including the three spice islands of Zanzibar, Mafia and Pemba. Tanzania is located immediately south of the Equator. The country is the site of Africa’s highest and lowest points: Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 meters) above sea level and the Bed of Lake Tanganyika (352 meters) below sea level, respectively. The literary...
Of the 7.7 billion people living on this planet, over five billion have access to a working mobile phone.[1] Reasonably priced phones are compact and have efficient battery life, multimedia support and interactive user interfaces. In developed countries, mobile phones have exceeded other communication devices and become a gateway to personal entertainment, photography and as a portal for...
The EdTeam hopes you enjoyed I Believe in ZERO by Caryl M. Stern! We look forward to hearing about your Club's experience as you read and process the important messages in this book. As we roll into our next Target Program cycle with Health as the focus, we hope this book inspires you and your Club, whether on a local or...
SDG 4 states: “Obtaining a quality education is the foundation to creating sustainable development. In addition to improving quality of life, access to inclusive education can help equip locals with the tools required to develop innovative solutions to the world’s greatest problems.” Its Target 4.6 specifically discusses literacy: “By 2030,
As reported earlier this year in the The Economist: “After eight years of civil war, Syria’s education system is a wreck. Nearly three million school-aged children, a third of the total, do not attend classes. That is, in part, because 40% of schools are unusable. Some have been damaged in the fighting; others are being...
