Full Coverage: Education
October 2007
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More children than ever are getting the opportunity to go to school, but are they getting the education they need to thrive in today’s globalized world? OneWorld looks at what governments can be doing, what civil society groups are doing, and what you can do to help children "learn the future.".
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29.10.2007
EDEX – Sri Lanka’s largest Education and Careers Expo – will offer online resources in higher education, skills development, employment guidance and placements through its web portal. This would be operational via ICTA’s Nenasala programme that boosts IT literacy among rural youth through its 400 IT kiosks across the country.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Sri Lanka] [South Asia] [ICT] [Internet] |
29.10.2007
How to start small talking when coming into the room full of potential business partners, and what sort of wine to choose when having sushi for dinner? These are the kind of questions cultural training aims to answer. And the kind of questions one can make big money with.
Story linkFrom: SixDegrees magazine Related topics/regions: [Finland] [Business] [Culture] |
26.10.2007
Professor Bina Agarwal of the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi was awarded an honorary doctorate by the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) at Hague (Netherlands), making her join the ranks of earlier recipients Edward Said and Nobel laureates Jan Tinbergen and Amartya Sen.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Development] [Land] [Poverty] [Gender] |
16.10.2007
Osallistu Planin koulukampanjaan ja olet rakentamassa kehitysmaiden lapsille ja heidän yhteisöilleen tasa-arvoisempaa tulevaisuutta.
Story linkFrom: Plan Suomi Säätiö Related topics/regions: [Kenya] [Development] [Children] |
16.10.2007
Suomen suurlähetystön tuki on vauhdittanut guatemalalaisten kuurosokeiden pääsyä avoimille työmarkkinoille. Asenteiden on kuitenkin muututtava vielä paljon, sillä tilastojen mukaan Guatemalassa on lähes 2 000 kuurosokeaa lasta.
Story linkFrom: global.finland Related topics/regions: [Guatemala] [Disability] Image: © New Internationalist
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12.10.2007
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in India is helping Afghan academics to upgrade their elementary education system. The ongoing training programme includes a multi-method approach through both classroom and field experiences.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Development] [Capacity building] [MDGs] |
10.10.2007
YK:n pakolaisvirasto UNHCR on aloittanut kampanjan, jonka tavoitteena on saada yhdeksän miljoonaa pakolaislasta koulunpenkille vuoteen 2010 mennessä. Tavoitteen toteuttamiseen tarvitaan yli 150 miljoonaa euroa.
Story linkFrom: Suomen IPS Related topics/regions: [Children] [Refugees] |
10.10.2007
A new manual encourages the hearing disabled communities in developing countries to take control of their health. Developed by the Kenyan Peer Education Network,The Deaf Peers’ Education Manual addresses three main issues: sexual education, relationships and hygiene for a basic understanding of sexual health, HIV/AIDS, and can be adapted to fit the cultural context and needs of the deaf communities.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Development] [Children] [Population] [Social exclusion] [Youth] [Health] [AIDS] [Disability] [Information & media] [Knowledge] [Civil society] |
09.10.2007
Kannettaviin tietokoneisiin liittyvä innovaatio toi nepalilaiselle Mahabir Punille arvostetun Ramon Magsaysay -palkinnon. Pun oli käynnistäjänä projektissa, joka yhdisti seitsemän nepalin vuoristokylää langattomilla yhteyksillä toisiinsa sekä lopulta Internetiin. Kaiken kaikkiaan hanke on tarjonnut 14 syrjäiselle kylälle lääkinnällisiä, koulutuksellisia sekä kaupankäynnillisiä palveluita.
Story linkFrom: SciDev.Net Related topics/regions: [Nepal] [Trade] [Health] [Communication] [ICT] [Internet] |
09.10.2007
YouTube is all set to move beyond entertainment. The University of California (UC), Berkeley has become the first university to make its entire course lectures and special events available to viewers on YouTube. The university’s recently launched educational technology services (ETS) delivers course and event content as podcasts and streaming videos.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Communication] [ICT] [Internet] [Knowledge] [Media] |
09.10.2007
Chairman of the National Knowledge Commission, Sam Pitroda called for a 1,000 community radio stations in India in the next one year at a recent media workshop at Auroville, Puducherry. The workshop also stressed on the need for better radio laws to make technology accessible and affordable to all.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Communication] [ICT] |
09.10.2007
YouTube is all set to move beyond entertainment. The University of California (UC), Berkeley has become the first university to make its entire course lectures and special events available to viewers on YouTube. The university’s recently launched educational technology services (ETS) delivers course and event content as podcasts and streaming videos.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [Information & media] [Communication] [ICT] [Internet] [Knowledge] |
09.10.2007
Greater decentralisation of ICT programmes with locally relevant, context specific and flexible content can boost literacy, says the 10 point charter of the two day international conference of E-9 countries on ICT for Literacy in Bangalore, India. The E-9 countries are Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, China and India.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Children] [International cooperation] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Civil society] |
08.10.2007
Köyhyys ei vähene, elleivät maaseudun naiset pysty elättämään itseään ja kouluttamaan lapsiaan. Miten saada pankista lainaa? Miten suoria ja epäsuoria kustannuksia lasketaan? Näitä asioita opiskeltiin hiljattain yrittäjänaisten kurssilla Mosambikin Niassassa.
Story linkFrom: global.finland Related topics/regions: [Mozambique] [Business] |
08.10.2007
Girls living in slums who have to walk miles to fetch water for their families often miss school in India. Bangalore based NGO Association for Volunteer Action and Services (AVAS) has shown how slums with access to water can lead to a good attendance rate among girl students.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Children] [Cities] [Population] [Poverty] [Water/sanitation] [Gender] [Civil society] |
08.10.2007
To mark the World Teachers' Day on October 5, the Ministry of Education along with the UNICEF will train 16,000 more female teachers to tackle the shortage of trained teachers. Afghanistan has been on a drive to recruit and train female teachers to encourage girls continue their studies.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [Afghanistan] [Gender] [United Nations] [MDGs] |
08.10.2007
Karnatakan osavaltio eteläisessä Intiassa on käynnistä laajan e-hallintohankkeen, jonka tarkoituksena on tarjota monipuolisia informaatiopalveluita alueen syrjäisille seuduille. Kaiken kaikkiaan hanke pitää sisällään yli 5500 informaatiokeskusta. Informaatiota on saatavilla terveydenhuollosta, maanviljelystä, koulunkäynnistä aina pankkipalveluihin.
Story linkFrom: Digital Opportunity Channel Related topics/regions: [India] [ICT] [Governance] |
07.10.2007
A recent national meet on the educational needs of out-of-school children has called for a database on migrant children and to develop strategies to enfold them into the schooling system. The two-day meeting was organized by Rajasthan UNICEF in alliance with Rajasthan Council for Elementary Education.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Children] [Labour] [Migration] [Poverty] [Governance] [MDGs] Image: School children in India
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05.10.2007
Ahmednagar based NGO, Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR), in Maharashtra, India, is training young men and women to report on local news. 'Rural Chronicle' will publish their efforts with the aim to engage the youth in local development issues.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [India] [South Asia] [Development] [Youth] [Information & media] [Communication] [Knowledge] [Media] [Civil society] |
05.10.2007
On October 3rd ,Delhi University joined the league of Indian universities with a community radio station. DU 90.4 FM will broadcast community related programmes as well as those dealing with students' issues.
Story linkRelated topics/regions: [South Asia] [India] [Communication] [ICT] [Knowledge] [Media] [Civil society] |
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