From class to community, a teacher learns to heal
September 6, 2013
In the blazing days of South Sudan’s hot season, families retreat for naps in their rakubas, outdoor structures used for relaxing in the shade. But Dorina Joseph, the only teacher in the village of Aweil Jedid, has put hers to another use: providing free education to children who cannot afford official school fees....Read More
Sharing a good book, one word at a time
September 6, 2013
Abrar Ali stood nervously in front of five hundred students at morning assembly. Holding her favorite book in her hands, she opened it to the first page, and shared the story with her classmates....Read More
Literacy spells brighter future for Nigerian student
September 3, 2013
Fourteen year-old Ammar Muhammad was not a boy who was destined for success. The son of nomadic parents in Eastern Nigeria, he was enrolled at an Almajiri school—an informal center where boys memorize the Qur’an and learn self-discipline but are also turned out to beg on the streets and live in deplorable conditions. With their limited literacy and lack of broad-based academic knowledge, Almajiri boys are rarely able to transition into formal schools....Read More
South Sudan: Better education, health for 93,000 kids
August 29, 2013
JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN– Community leaders, education officials and the U.S. Embassy celebrated Aug. 29 the close of a successful health and education project that improved the lives of nearly 93,000 children....Read More
Jordan: Playing To Learn
August 26, 2013
The Parent Child Package (PCP) program provides learning-readiness opportunities to Jordan’s children and an invaluable opportunity for mothers....Read More