On World Health Day, ‘WASH’ increasingly important to combat disease

By Morgan Simon

April 7, 2014   |   0 comments

Lack of access to clean water and sanitation affects women and girls most acutely. The burden of fetching drinking water from outdoor sources falls disproportionately on women and girls. Every day, young girls travel on foot for miles to collect water—reducing the time girls have available for school attendance....
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Sharing the stage for gains in education

April 1, 2014

Ifrane, Morocco—We arrived at Al Akhawayn University early Saturday morning. The workshop was already underway, so we snuck in the back of the classroom and found seats along the wall where we could observe and not interrupt. With only three words of Arabic in my vocabulary, my colleague from the local office provided brief, whispered translations....
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The keys to building a lasting reading program in Morocco

By Dr. Abdelkader Ezzaki

March 25, 2014   |   0 comments

Morocco struggled with low overall student achievement and literacy levels. What are the keys to developing a reading program to reverse this and support student learning? Literacy expert Abdelkader Ezzaki explores these questions in this blog. ...
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No books, no problem: Empowering Teachers with Mobile Technology

By Jacqui Deelstra

March 12, 2014   |   0 comments

From February 17 to 21, more than 500 people representing NGOs, governments, private companies and donors gathered in Paris for Mobile Learning Week—an annual conference held by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to discuss how mobile technologies can advance the international goal of Education for All....
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