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In this eNews, you’ll be inspired
by people and communities making impressive
progress despite overwhelming hurdles.
You will meet people who are changing
their lives and celebrating the power
of individual and collective potential
to improve conditions for themselves,
their families and their communities.
World Education launches the Girls’ & Women’s
Education Initiative. Learn
more.
Mali: Adventure Travelers are Compelled
to Support Girls' Education
Girls like this one are able
to stay in school with
support from the Northern
Mali Secondary
Scholarship Program. |
Bill Connor could not forget what he witnessed
in Mali, one of many destinations
he visited during his travel to more
than 22 countries with Starquest Expeditions (www.starquestexpeditions.com),
a Seattle-based adventure travel company. "We
learned about the extremely low rates of
literacy, particularly for girls and
women in Mali, and many of my
traveling companions wanted to find some
way to give back. After I returned,
I looked on the internet for groups
working in Mali and after seeing that World
Education received the highest rating on
Charity Navigator (an independent evaluator
for nonprofits in the US), I called the organization
and learned about the Northern Mali Girls'
Secondary School Scholarship Program." Read
more.
Southern Africa:
Raising Children Orphaned by AIDS: Learning
from the Frontline Experts
Children orphaned by AIDS are highly vulnerable to exploitation and depression. Keeping them in school is one way to reduce their vulnerability and help them cope with deep grief and loss. |
In sub-Saharan Africa, by 2010 it is estimated
that 25 million children will be orphaned,
or will be considered vulnerable because
of HIV. For the past five years in Uganda,
World Education has been at the forefront
of efforts to help families and local organizations
raise these children in the communities where
they live. While efforts are laudable, most
people are completely overwhelmed by the
sheer number of children needing their care
and guidance. Government policies developed
at high-levels are well-intended but aren’t
easily understood by people working on the
ground, meaningful connections to government
officials are often weak, and dedicated financial
investments aren’t getting to the communities
who ultimately shoulder the burden of raising
these children. Read
more.
Yalem Yihdego, a proud mother
of three, balances family,
work, and school to earn
her BS degree in Environmental
Science. Yalem exemplifies
the kind of adult student
who can benefit from
the "College for
Adults" website. |
‘Back to School’ When
Much More than a Summer Has Passed: Helping
Adults Navigate the Complicated World of
College. College-bound American
high school students usually have some combination
of parents, teachers, guidance counselors,
or peers to support them in the arduous and
nerve-wracking process of applying to and
beginning college. Unfortunately, adults
who want to go to college—particularly
adults who have been out of school for a
long time—generally have no such support
system. “Adults have a much harder
time starting out in college because, unlike
traditional students, they have adult obligations—raising
children and working full time—that
often conflict with the demands of school,” says
World Education’s Deepa Rao. Read
more.
World Ed Helps to Bring Sesame Street
to Cambodia
Television in Cambodia is an important
and popular anchor for bringing families
and neighbors together, but content is largely
violent, missing vast opportunities to offer
parents and children educational alternatives
that can help rebuild communities still recovering
from decades of war. In December, with a
partnership with Educational Television Cambodia,
World Education helped Sesame Street
come to Cambodian television. 'Sabai Sabai
Sesame,' or Happy Happy Sesame, the
beloved educational program that features
the Muppets®, is now broadcast in Khmer four hours
per week, familiarizing children (and often,
adults) with letters and numbers, as well
as gentle lessons in treating others with
compassion and decency. The American Ambassador,
Joseph Mussomeli, also offered his support
for the project. Ultimately, the program
aims to use television as a venue to promote
literacy, health awareness, and access to
arts and cultural experiences for youth and
their families by reinforcing the building
blocks of early childhood education and strengthening
cohesion between children and their parents. Read
more.
Newsweek Sheds Light on World Education's
Literacy Program in Mali
“The final product is tough—and
it's lightening the load for thousands
worldwide,” Newsweek, December
2005
In Mali, West Africa, most people live—and
study—without electricity. Children
who go to school during the day can rely
on sunlight, but adults who can only
attend literacy classes at night are
not so lucky. For the 2000 adult learners
who diligently attend World Education’s
night literacy classes it means sharing
the light from one or two oil lamps with
as many as 40 classmates. “We waste
so much time waiting for our turn to
get the lamp for reading,” said
a student from the village of Sébéninkoro.
Last December, Newsweek profiled the story
of World Education’s partnership with
Design that Matters (DtM), an MIT-affiliated
nonprofit organization, who formed the Global
Alliance for Illumination in Education in
2002. The Global Alliance designed a projector
that runs on a low-cost battery, called the
Kinkajou, which is named after the nocturnal
animal with exceptional nighttime vision.
Malian literacy teachers are pilot-testing
the projector in 45 villages, helping more
than 2,000 men and women enrolled in World
Education’s adult literacy classes. Read
the Newsweek article.
World Education Works with Boston's
WGBH on PBS Series "Rx for Survival"
In November, Public Broadcasting System (PBS) premiered its ground breaking series on global health, Rx for Survival. World Education, together with WGBH (the PBS affiliate in Boston), and partner organization John Snow, Inc., created a photography exhibit highlighting World Ed’s critical role in combining literacy with important health information. The exhibit has proved a great way to let the public know about World Education’s important work. "I saw your absolutely breathtaking photo exhibit in South Station and was so moved by the photos that I had to contact you," wrote Shavonne, a graduate student of communications at Boston University, who was inspired to interview World Ed staff for a class project. This colorful, thought provoking show was displayed at a number of places, including South Station, Harvard and Boston University schools of public health, the Massachusetts Medical Society and Citizens Bank in downtown Boston. Select photos from the exhibit can be seen in World Education’s new on-line slide show highlighting girls’ and women’s education.
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