Month: November 2021
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Supporting Digital Reading in Ghana with Worldreader
Worldreader Addresses Child Literacy Rates 53 percent of children in low- and middle-income countries cannot read and understand a simple story by the end of primary school. The Covid-19 pandemic has further worsened educational inequalities worldwide. Worldreader is a nonprofit organization that brings high-quality, affordable digital learning to children and youth in under-resourced communities. Team4Tech…
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Impacting Access to STEM for Women in Uganda with WITU
Employment for Women and Girls in Uganda Over 60% of the population in Uganda is below the age of 30, and 74% of Ugandans between the ages of 15-25 are unemployed. The majority of them are young women who have either dropped out of school or did not acquire quality education due to poverty. Even…
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Teacher Training in Uganda with The African SOUP
Supporting Primary Level Digital Education Ugandan primary school attendance has grown due to a universal primary education policy. However, the quality of teaching and learning needs significant improvement. Teacher training in Uganda lacks support. Many children do not complete their schooling nor have the competencies needed to do well in life. Only 1 in 4…
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Impacting Digital Literacy in Tanzania with Tanzania Education Corporation
Education Access and Digital Literacy in Tanzania In Tanzania, only 30% of youth 14–17 years enroll in secondary education. Past that, only 3% enroll in the final two years of schooling. Less than 10% of primary school children achieve foundational learning outcomes such as literacy, numeracy, and life skills needed for further education. Because of…
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Educator Support in Uganda with Inspiring Teachers
Teachers in Uganda Lack the Resources to Thrive Millions of teachers in low-resource contexts aren’t getting the support they need to succeed in their classrooms. Without educator support in Uganda, teachers struggle and as they lose motivation, their students fall behind. Before the pandemic, 190 million children were in school, but on track to leave…
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Empowering Entrepreneurship in Paraguay with Fundación Paraguaya
Access to Entrepreneurship in Paraguay In Paraguay, more than 30% of the population lives in poverty. Six out of ten young people with jobs have bad working conditions, lack of adequate protection, and low wages. Thus, very few people have access to training for entrepreneurship in Paraguay. This disadvantage is due to the scarce opportunities…
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Digital Literacy in Liberia with EDUCARE
School Closures and Education Access in Liberia The Liberian education system is emerging from long-standing impacts from the war. More recent school closures due to the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD) oubreak and COVID-19 pandemic continue to take a toll on the fragile education system. Only 54% of children complete primary education. For those children who…
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STEM Education in Malawi with the Centre for Youth and Development
Digital Education Gap in Malawi According to the World Bank Human Capital project, a child born today in Malawi will be only 41 percent as productive as they could potentially be if they enjoyed complete and quality education and full health. Children in Malawi can expect to complete about nine years of schooling by age…
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Fostering Success in Youth Entrepreneurship with BUILD
Digital Skills Education in the U.S. By 2030, 65% of all jobs in the United States will require post-secondary education and training beyond high school. As the economy evolves, job growth and a stagnant graduation rate will result in a shortage of 5 million skilled workers across the country. Consequently, youth entrepreneurship provides an opportunity to…
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Empowering Education for Indigenous Women with PSYDEH
Disproportionate Opportunity Gap for Indigenous Women in Mexico In many rural and isolated Indigenous communities in Mexico, a subsistence economy perpetuates poverty and gender inequality. A lack of civic engagement opportunities leads to corruption and ineffective government. Furthermore, access to education for Indigenous women varies. In rural Hidalgo, where PSYDEH works, most people have limited…
