IDD Media Coverage
Find out about EDC’s international development work around the world from these local and international news outlets.
|
allAfrica.com January 15, 2013 |
One thousand mentors will be deployed in various schools this academic year under the Literacy, Language, and Learning (L3) campaign, which is being implemented by Education Development Centre, Inc., a US-based organization. This move is in line with enforcing full implementation of the School-Based Mentoring Program (SBMP), an initiative aimed at building teachers' capacity to effectively adopt new teaching techniques that include video modules. Rwanda: 1,000 Mentors for Literacy Campaign |
|
allAfrica.com December 8, 2012 |
At least 80 mobile libraries will be instituted to address the lack of reading materials in various parts of Rwanda by 2016, said Said Yasin yesterday of Education Development Centre, Inc. (EDC). EDC is an international non-governmental organization based in the US and currently working alongside Peace Corps, a US volunteer service organization, as well as Rwanda Education Board (REB) to promote the quality of education in the country. Rwanda: 80 Mobile Libraries to Be Established Countrywide |
|
allAfrica.com October 16, 2012 |
A new initiative has been launched that aims at engaging parents to actively participate in their children's education, mainly through encouraging the culture of reading. The program that is being spearheaded by Education Development Centre, Inc. (EDC), a US-based organisation, is expected to increase the rate at which parents guide, educate, and interact with their children through discussions and debate. This is the latest measure the organization has taken toward promoting a reading culture through the Literacy, Language, and Learning Initiative (L3), funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Rwanda: Involving Parents in Children's Learning |
|
The New Times October 3, 2012 |
Akazi Kanoze, a youth livelihood program by Education Development Center (EDC), provides Rwandan youth with vital tools and resources to enter into a positive development pathway that will lead to increased opportunities. At the national stadium in Remera yesterday, over 3,000 youth were awarded certificates after completing training in various vocational skills under the Akazi Kanoze program. The First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, noted at the graduation that this initiative will help youth empower not only themselves but the entire nation. First Lady Presides Over Youth Graduation |
|
allAfrica.com October 3, 2012 |
As 3,037 trainees graduated yesterday from the Akazi Kanoze program, Rwandan youth have been asked to keep in mind that they are the pillar on which the country's self-sustainability dream will be built. The First Lady, Jeannette Kagame, advised the graduates (1,522 boys and 1,515 girls) that they must exploit the skills they learned from Akazi Kanoze trainings as much as possible. Rwanda: Youth Are the Pillar of Rwanda's Self-Sustainability |
