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This page contains links to individual Web sites associated with World Education projects. For more information about these projects, click on Projects by Region or Projects by Sector.

Visit the AGSP websiteAmbassadors' Girls' Scholarship Program
agsp.worlded.org
The Ambassadors' Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) provides comprehensive support for girls' education in Africa. A key component of the U.S. President's Africa Education Initiative (AEI), AGSP provides support in the form of school scholarships, mentoring, parent and community awareness programs to promote and support girls' education, and HIV and AIDS awareness activities to prevent and mitigate the spread of HIV. Scholarships are intended to ensure access to educational opportunities, and reflect the specific needs within each country.

Visit the Bantwana Initiative websiteThe Bantwana Initiative
www.bantwana.org
The Bantwana Initiative ('children' in Zulu) helps children orphaned and made vulnerable by AIDS access the full range of support and comprehensive care they need to grow into healthy adults. By building the skills, resources and networks of local programs already caring for orphaned and vulnerable children, Bantwana offers a different way of thinking, testing, and scaling efforts that will shape the next generation of Africa’s youth.

Visit the College for Adults websiteCollege for Adults
www.collegeforadults.org
The College for Adults web site is designed to help adult students who are planning to enroll in college for the first time. The site is divided into different sections simulating the processing of enrolling in and attending college, including: Career Center, Admissions, Financial Aid, Student Services and the Library.

Visit WEI's Facebook pageFacebook
www.facebook.com/worlded
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Visit the HEAL:BCC websiteHealth Education and Adult Literacy: Breast and Cervical Cancer (HEAL:BCC)
heal.worlded.org
HEAL:BCC introduces the topic of breast and cervical cancer early detection and screening in Adult Basic Education (ABE) and English for speakers of other languages (ESOL) classrooms. HEAL:BCC is a collaboration between World Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Visit the Health & Literacy Special Collection websiteHealth & Literacy Special Collection
healthliteracy.worlded.org
A collection of resources for anyone interested in teaching health to adults with limited literacy skills. The site can direct you to information about the link between literacy and health status; guides and curricula for incorporating health into literacy or ESOL classes; and health brochures in plain English, or languages other than English. There are also links to organizations dedicated to health and literacy education. The site was developed in collaboration with the National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), and its LINCS project.

Visit the HCLN websiteHealth Care Learning Network (HCLN)—North Shore
www.hcln.org
The Health Care Learning Network (HCLN)—North Shore is a pilot project to develop and implement a customized online and face-to-face system through which front-line health care workers gain the academic and personal skills necessary to enter and succeed in college health care programs. Ultimately, these HCLN Scholars will fill a growing industry need for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) and other advanced allied health occupations. The project is funded through the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund with fiscal oversight provided by the Commonwealth Corporation. As the educational provider, World Education has designed and is piloting four online courses: Preparing for Health Care Careers, HCLN Math, HCLN Health Sciences, and Computers for College.

Visit the Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline websiteMassachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline
www.sabes.org/hotline
The Massachusetts Adult Literacy Hotline provides referrals to over 300 adult education programs that offer one-on-one tutoring, small-group, or classroom instruction to adult learners. The site can be searched for programs that offer instruction in English language, GED preparation, or basic literacy instruction. Adult learners or those interested in volunteering with a literacy program can generate a list of programs in their area in just three simple steps. The site also offers information about the GED in Massachusetts and information about volunteering in a literacy program.

Visit the ABE Licensure-Support websiteMassachusetts ABE Licensure-Support website
www.sabes.org/license
All support documents and resources for the Massachusetts ABE Licensure initiative (a SABES project) are published on this website.

Visit the NCSALL websiteNational Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
www.ncsall.net
NCSALL (pronounced nick-saul) is a collaborative effort between the Harvard Graduate School of Education and World Education. Its goal is to assist the field of adult basic education establish a comprehensive research agenda; pursue basic and applied research under that agenda; build partnerships between researchers and practitioners; and disseminate research and best practices to practitioners, scholars, and policy makers.

Visit the National College Transition Network websiteNational College Transition Network
www.collegetransition.org
The goal of the National College Transition Network (NCTN) is to support adult basic education (ABE) staff, programs, and states in establishing and strengthening ABE-to-college transition services. To this end, the NCTN site contains a wealth of information, from promising practices, to program profiles, professional development, and more.

Visit the NELRC websiteNew England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC)
www.nelrc.org
The mission of NELRC is to strengthen adult literacy services through collaborative efforts among State Literacy Resource Centers (SLRC), adult literacy practitioners and policy-makers in New England.

The Change Agent is a NELRC newspaper which aims to inspire and enable adult literacy teachers and students to make civic participation and social justice part of their teaching and learning.

Visit the Literacy & Technology Consortium websiteNortheast Literacy & Technology Consortium
hub1.worlded.org/nelrctech/
The Northeast Literacy and Technology Consortium, or Northeast Literacy Tech, is an informal collaboration between state and local leaders in the field of adult literacy in the Northeastern part of the U.S. Our purpose is to advance and support the practical and effective use of technology in adult education. Our work primarily involves training teachers on the use of the Internet in the classroom, and in supporting teachers and their students to publish on the Web. This site contains links to our training handouts and recommendations for their use, and also some supplementary materials. Created for teachers to enhance and support our training around the region, it may be useful to other teachers and organizations as well.

Visit the ProfessionalStudiesAE.org websiteProfessionalStudiesAE.org
www.professionalstudiesae.org
ProfessionalStudiesAE.org is a portal for online professional development in adult education and literacy. Courses are designed for adult educators using evidence-based practices and are available as either self-paced tutorials or facilitated by specialists. Available courses fall into the following categories: adult multiple intelligences, college transitions, engaging students in learning, ESL instruction, numeracy, reading, serving young adults, student assessment, and student persistence.

Visit the Project Care websiteProject Care
projectcare.worlded.org
Project Care is a health care themed website with an optional accompanying workbook that provides English language learners with a range of tools to improve their English. On this site visitors can practice vocabulary by listening to the audio clip of dozens of useful words spoken individually and in sentences; try out engaging projects with downloadable handouts, related website links, and evaluations; watch video segments with downloadable transcripts and follow-up listening comprehension quizzes; and more.

Visit the SABES websiteSystem for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES)
www.sabes.org
SABES helps Adult Basic Education practitioners further develop the skills, talents and knowledge needed to provide exemplary educational services to adult learners. It accomplishes these goals via five regional centers throughout Massachusetts.

Visit the AIM websiteThe Uganda AIDS/HIV Integrated Model District Programme (AIM)
aim.jsi.com
The Uganda AIDS/HIV Integrated Model District Programme (AIM) works with organisations and individuals to increase the provision of HIV and AIDS services at district and sub-district level resulting in broader access to quality HIV and AIDS prevention, care and support services. The AIM website provides up-to-date project information as well as Uganda-specific data, feature stories, and links to various resources.

Visit the UPHOLD websiteUPHOLD
uphold.jsi.com
UPHOLD is a six-year program (October 2002 to September 2008) funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and supported by the Government of Uganda. The Program strengthens capacity in 34 districts for the improved delivery, planning, management, monitoring and effective use of social services in three integrated social sectors: health, education and HIV and AIDS. The primary beneficiaries are Ugandan men, women and children in 34 districts across Uganda.

Visit the Voices for Vulnerable Children websiteVoices for Vulnerable Children
voices.worlded.org
Voices for Vulnerable Children is a challenge for high schools and colleges from around the country to help children in need. Our goal is to raise $75,000 to support World Education's work in Africa and Asia with children left orphaned and vulnerable by poverty, disease, and war. Without physical care or financial support, these children are often forced into child labor, trafficked into the sex trade, or recruited as child soldiers. Your help will make a world of difference in the lives of so many suffering children.

Visit the World Education Australia websiteWorld Education Australia
www.worlded.org.au
World Education Australia Limited is a leading provider of microfinance, micro-enterprise and livelihoods support services in the Asia Pacific region. We focus on assisting poor communities in the region to improve their living standards through livelihood development programs, and by improving their access to financial services. In addition to partnering with and facilitating World Education, Inc. projects in these areas, World Education Australia is also contracted by AusAID, URS, German development agency GTZ, United Nations Development Programme, and others to provide microfinance expertise on a number of credit, savings and micro-banking programs.

Visit the World Education Laos websiteWorld Education Laos
laos.worlded.org
World Education Laos provides capacity building and advisory services at the national, provincial/district and village levels. The current program focuses on the needs of rural communities living with the contamination of unexploded ordnance (UXO) and landmines remaining from the Vietnam War.

Visit the World Education - Thailand websiteWorld Education Thailand
http://thailand.worlded.org/
World Education Thailand works with Burmese refugees, migrants and displaced people along the border to ensure that they have access to quality education. World Education Thailand's vision is one of capacity and empowerment and the belief that education is the catalyst to change.


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