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World Education is dedicated to improving the lives of the poor through education, and economic and social development programs.

World Education is well known for its work around the globe in environmental education, community development, maternal and child health, school governance, integrated literacy, small enterprise development, HIV and AIDS education and prevention and care, and refugee training. World Education also works to strengthen literacy and adult basic education programs in the United States. Projects are designed to contribute to individual growth, as well as to community and national development.

Strengthening Local Media and Empowering Women Journalists and Leaders

What does it take to get an electric line repaired in rural Senegal? The village of Hannene, Senegal, was without electricity for four days because of a downed wire. When the electric company ignored repeated repair requests, local reporter Amy Hanne took matters into her own hands and reported on the case. People credit her report, broadcast on the local radio station, with finally getting the attention of the electric company. A day later, the line was mended and the village's power was restored.

A woman
                                                    trained and supported by
                                                    World Education in Senegal
                                                    interviews a local NGO staff
                                                    member for Radio Guindiku
                                                    FM.

In the Thiès and Diourbel regions of Senegal, World Education works to promote women's leadership and to strengthen local media. World Education has long recognized the reach of radio in Africa to inform people and change behavior. The USAID-funded, Women's Leadership and Civic Journalism program has mobilized 60 volunteer women journalists to become local ambassadors and leaders within their communities. With a microphone and telephone to relay stories from the field, and basic journalism training, professional and ethical conduct, gender and development themes, these women talk about what they see and report on local issues that affect their communities.



Features from the Field. Engage, Educate, Inspire - World Education, Inc.

Ghana: Engaging Cocoa Growers through Text Messaging

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How does the largest chocolate manufacturer in North America communicate with independent cocoa growers in rural Western Ghana? Hershey's Vice President Andy McCormick says, "Just text 'em!"

Since March 2011, the Hershey Company, World Cocoa Foundation, World Education, and Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), have been implementing CocoaLink, a public-private partnership. The program uses mobile phone technology to provide cocoa farmers with performance-enhancing agricultural and marketing information. [Read more...]


Cambodia: Ministry Employee Helps Shape New Training Package

Over the last few years, World Education has worked in Cambodia with UNICEF and the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MoEYS) on a project to build the capacity of ministry staff and parent educators to promote children's school readiness through discovery learning play. Ms. Ouk Sophannary, an officer at the ECE Department for the last six years has been involved in the project since April 2008. [Read more...]

 


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