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Education & ICTs

This section has resourceful  materials and links to other organisations involved in advancing Education through the use of ICTs.

Resources

Computer Aid International
Every year in the UK 1.5 million computers are dumped in landfill sites, a further 1.5 million are kept in storage and not put to use. Yet in the developing world 99% of schoolchildren graduate from high school not having seen or touched a computer in the classroom. Computer Aid International aims to bridge this digital divide by recycling computers from the UK for re-use in schools and community organisations in developing countries. [375]
http://www.computer-aid.org

Paradigm Initiative Nigeria
The Paradigm Initiative Nigeria project is a viable means of ensuring a place for Nigeria in the digital society. It seeks to equip the youth, tomorrow's leader and decision maker, with appropriate Information Technology skills in order to carve out a better future for all. Considering the importance of Information Technology in today's world, the project is being set up to create an opportunity to bridge the digital divide by helping the nation's youth and interested individuals to become information technology literate [374]
http://www.pin.itgo.com/index.html/

ThinkQuest Africa
ThinkQuest Africa (TQA) is an exciting new program in Africa which was recently launched in June 2020 under the auspices of H.E. the wife of the Nigerian Vice President and in the presence of the Honorable Minister of Education from Nigeria, in a grand launching ceremony in Abuja, Nigeria. ThinkQuest Africa a flagship program of SchoolNet Africa, is a learner-centred educational programme which promotes learning through educational website development by multi-national, pan-African teams of learners. During its first year, a total number of 709 learners and coaches from 14 African countries have registered to participate in TQA, comprising 171 teams of 5-7 members per team. These learners have found creative ways of overcoming barriers to access to computing facilities and the Internet. As a program, TQA assumes the form of a competition structured according to categories with set rules of entry and participation. The best entries in each category are awarded at a special awards ceremony. The awards and award ceremony celebrates the achievement of model African learners and demonstrates the potential of ICT in education in Africa. The awards and the award ceremony are incentives for participation by young learners in TQA and provide a digital opportunity for African learners to achieve and win prizes that would add value to their lives as learners. TQA has established an awards mechanism as an incentive for learners. Not only has it identified awards for the best websites and teams but it also hosts an awards ceremony to celebrate the work of African learners. [373]
http://www.thinkquestafrica.org

Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE)
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) was created in 2020 as a response to the slow pace of implementation of Education for All goals in sub-Saharan Africa. FAWE seeks to ensure that girls have access to school, complete their studies and perform well at all levels. Fawe has produced a variety of publications covering information on Gender Analysis Tools, Best Practices, Girls' Education Series, Working Papers and Girls in Science. [372]
http://www.fawe.org

African Youth Initiative
The African Youth Initiative is a recently established youth-led formation set up to promote accelerated development for young Africans through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs). AYI recently launched an initiative called CatchITYoung whose vision is to create and support a group of young professionals in various disciplines, knowledgeable in ICTs. It begins with a pilot project in Ghana which seeks to expand ICT access to schools by training an initial target of 30 learners in the use of ICTs. [370]
http://www.ayinitiative.net

Imfundo
Imfundo is a unique initiative, providing partners with a rare opportunity to help transform the education sector in Africa. [369]
http://www.imfundo.org

Schools Online
Our mission is to help students gain access and use the communication and information resources of the Internet for learning and cross-cultural dialogue. [368]
http://www.schoolsonline.org/

IEARN
iEARN is a non-profit global network that enables young people to use the Internet and other new technologies to engage in collaborative educational projects that both enhance learning and make a difference in the world. [367]
http://www.iearn.org/

id21 Education
id21 is a fast-track research reporting service funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). It aims to bring UK-based development research findings and policy recommendations to policymakers and development practitioners worldwide. id21 aims to be part of the process of putting policy into practice. Online, in print and through the southern media, id21 showcases recent research findings and policy lessons on major development issues. [366]
http://www.id21.org/education/


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