Main areas of activity of the ABI include: Basic research into fundamental social, cultural and political developments in countries abroad as well as applied research and political consulting. Services include the training of personnel for operations in key scientific and practical sectors in developing countries. ... [according to site editor´s information]
H-Africa encourages discussion of Africa's history, culture, and African studies generally. Africanists of all disciplines are encouraged to subscribe. (...) H-Africa reviews scholarly books efficiently and competently. Our reviews, of great value to scholars, increasingly are read more widely than other review forums. ... [according to site editor's information]
This collection contains more than 3000 slides, 500 photographs, 50 hours of sounds from forty-five different countries, as well as a large number of difficult to find texts that librarians, scholars, and other subject specialists have deemed important to these fields of study. The topics include slavery, language or Christian proselytisation / missionary work, among others. ... [according to site editor's information]
The aim of this guide is to assist K-12 teachers, librarians, and students in locating on-line resources on Africa that can be used in the classroom, for research and studies. [according to site editor's information]
Offical site of two Ministries in charge of education in Mali. The site is relatively new and not all the links are already working. You will find news, official documents for download (among others a study about the "Le système éducatif malien", 2010, and the "Annuaire National Des Statistiques Scolaires De L’enseignement Fondamental" 2002 - 2009), and other information concerning the educational system, like for example the question of national languages. You will also find the text of the National Anthem in several malian languages. ... [editors ilissAfrica]
Homepage of Edukafaso, an organisation that seeks to promote and support school enrollment and basic primary schooling for children in Burkina Faso. You will find information about their projects and about education in general in Burkina Faso, among others in their revue "Les Echos d'Edukafaso" which is downloadable as a full text pdf-file. ... [editors ilissAfrica]
Global Literacy Project, Inc. (GLP), is a nonprofit and tax-exempt organisation that runs projects against illiteracy in Africa, South Asia and the Caribbean. You will find information about their projects, about illiteracy statistics and other links. African countries that benefitted from the program up till now: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Swaziland. ... [editors ilissAfrica]
The Reading Association of Nigeria (RAN) is an association of teachers and other education professionals in Nigeria committed to literacy empowerment across all social classes in Nigeria. RAN works actively with policy makers in Federal, State and Local Governments, schools, parents, corporate bodies, United Nations agencies, donor institutions and non-governmental organizations to attain its goals. RAN is affiliated with the International Reading Association (IRA). It is also a leading member of the International Development Committee in Africa (IDC-A), a network of African reading associations promoted by IRA.
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PAMLO, the Pan-African Mentoring and Learning Organization, is a nonprofit organization that specializes in advising educational institutions and communities on how to improve academic performance, how to access educational materials, how to motivate learners and teachers, how to encourage entrepreneurship among school-leavers and graduates, and on how to build local and global partnerships. For the moment, PAMLO's main working fields are Kenya and South Africa.
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