Integrated Qur’anic Education: Nigeria Case Study

July 9, 2015

More than 9.5 million Nigerian children are enrolled in nonformal Qur’anic schools, where they memorize and recite the holy book but often fail to learn other basic skills. A case study of Integrated Qur’anic Education examines how the Northern Education Initiative sought to improve nonformal education....
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The age of inclusivity vs. the era of violent extremism

By Michael McCabe

June 30, 2015   |   0 comments

There are two divergent trends actively at work globally today. On the one hand, you see the intolerance of ideological extremism that plays on those who feel isolated, disaffected or morally superior. On the other hand, we are moving toward an Age of Inclusivity....
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Fatherhood examined in unprecedented global study

By David Newstead

June 19, 2015   |   0 comments

"Fathers matter." That is the key take-away of a newly released report examining the State of the World's Fathers, an unprecedented data-driven analysis of fatherhood around the world. ...
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Benin Assistance to Basic Education/Linkages to Education and Health (ABE-LINK) Project

This USAID/PEPFAR-funded project assisted the Ministry of Education to develop a health curriculum that encouraged positive behavior change to prevent HIV transmission and provide a pre-service teacher training guide on integrating girls’ education and HIV topics in all subject areas to 1,000 teachers. Along with school-based efforts, Creative assisted Benin’s Ministries of Education, Health and Family by coordinating AIDS responses across all divisions and training federal and district officials to mitigate the health, education and development impacts of HIV & AIDs using evidence-based policy formation. M&E tools were piloted in 15 school districts, student learning assessments were conducted in 175 schools nationwide, and the National Education Sector Policy on HIV & AIDS was finalized....