"a private, co-educational boarding school located in Johannesburg, South Africa." "African Leadership Academy is the only school in Africa that will actively recruit students from all nations on the continent. It is also the only school in Africa with such an explicit emphasis on developing leaders and entrepreneurs." Founded by Fred Swaniker, a Ghanaian, who received his MBA from Stanford University. http://www.africanleadershipacademy.com/
See also Forbes magazine article, Fighting Africa's Brain Drain by Victoria Barret, May 26, 2008.
Ainsworth, Martha and Deon Filmer, "Poverty, AIDS and Children's
Schooling: A Targeting Dilemma"
Full text, in
Adobe pdf. 44 p. (World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2885,
September 2002) "analyzes the relationship between orphan status,
household wealth, and child school enrollment using data collected in the
1990s from 28 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America, the
Caribbean, with one country in Southeast Asia." Find other education
topics and researchers using the Search at the World
Bank Research site. http://econ.worldbank.org/
In English and French. Based in Paris, France. "focuses on developing
partnerships between Ministers of Education and funding agencies in order
to promote effective education policies based on African leadership and ownership." Has full
text reports (in Adobe PDF format), the PRISME database
of education projects, by country, funding agency, etc.
Has Working Groups on: Books and Learning Materials, Distance Education and
Open Learning, Early Childhood Development, Education Sector Analysis,
Education Statistics, Female Participation in Education, Finance and
Education, Higher Education, Nonformal Education, The Teaching
Profession. [KF] http://www.adeanet.org/
In English, French, Portuguese. Has full text reports on adult education,
health education, artisan training, women's and youth literacy, etc. Florida
State University, Tallahassee site. http://www.adeanet.org/wgnfe/
Secondary boarding school for boys, in Jinja, Uganda. Photographs of staff
and students. Has a Computer Club.
Their web site was "designed for the Busoga College Mwiri Open Day 2001
by Computer Club Members." [KF] http://mwiriopenday.4t.com/
"founded in 1984 as an independent co-educational school." Offers
classes to Standard 7. "welcomes children from all faiths, but has
a strong Christian ethic. "Photos of school events. Based in Francistown,
Botswana. [KF] http://www.clifton.ac.bw/Clifton%20website/
Conferences
International Association
of School Librarianship. 2003 Annual Conference, Durban, South Africa,
7-11 July 2003
Will host "a free virtual conference session for IASL members who are
unable to attend the conference in person. This virtual conference sessions
will consist of the Keynote Paper from Dr Ross Todd (which will be available
on this IASL conference web site during the conference week), and an email
discussion throughout the week on IASL-LINK (the discussion list for IASL
members)." http://www.iasl-slo.org/conference2003.html
International organization run by graduate students and young professionals
to assist schools in Africa with science and technology education programs,
offers a solar eclipse
trip to Zambia and Botswana. Site owner is Kevin Hand, Mechanical Engineering
graduate student at Stanford University. http://www.cosmoseducation.org/
"established in January 2006 to...... improve access to basic education" in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Will analyse policy and practice designed to reduce exclusion. Partners with institutions in Ghana and South Africa. Links to related sites. Based at the Centre for International Education SSE, University of Sussex Brighton, United Kingdom. http://www.create-rpc.org
"free all-girls secondary school" located near Mt. Kenya. Students come from the Nairobi slums, Northern ethnic groups (Samburu, Turkana, Maasai) and the local community around the school – The Likipia Plateau. Founded by the Carr Educational Foundation, based in San Rafael, California. http://daraja-academy.org/
Published by the Catholic University of Eastern Africa, Department of Research,
Nairobi, Kenya. [KF] http://www.fiuc.org/iaup/esap/publications/cuea/cueapub.php
Full text articles, in Adobe pdf, include:
Jane K. Onsongo, "The Life Approach Method in Teaching Christian
Religious Education in Secondary Schools" Paul A. Ogula, "The Evaluation Experience of Primary and SecondaryEducation
Projects in Kenya" Catherine N. Machyo, "The Catholic Church and the HIV/AIDS
Pandemic in Kenya: An Exploration of Issues"
Book Review: Kennedy M. Moindi, "Building on the Indigenous: Selected
Essays 1981-1998," by Bethwell A Ogot
In French. Rural school in Ambohimalaza seeks support. The school was founded
in 1904 by the Swiss missionary,
Julie
Dériaz. Facts about the school, slides of the school. http://www.ecolevinet.com
Non profit organisation in Paris which assists primary school students
in Burkina Faso thru payment of school fees, provision of supplies, a library,
etc. It has 150 members from all over France and some from abroad. Teachers
and parents choose the students to be assisted. Special attention is given
to rural areas and to girls' education. [KF] http://www.edukafaso.org/
http://boleswa97.tripod.com/index.htm
Hosted by Swaziland Educational Research Association at the University of
Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland, July 28 - August 1, 1997. Abstracts and some full
text papers http://boleswa97.tripod.com/papers.htm
The Woman Farmer and the Role of the Agricultural Extension
Delivery System as an Educational Process, by B. L. Morolong.
The social adjustment of Grade 1 pupils: A case study of Siphofaneni
and Duze Primary Schools, by M. Keregero and L. S. Simelane
The "Harambee Movement" in Kenya: the role
played by Kenyans and the government in the provision of education
and other social services, by S. Chieni
A need for an educational research revolution in Southern Africa,
by L. Lalendle
Education research for better quality of life for girls in Namibia by
C. Shaimemanya & C. D. Kasanda
7 and planning in Botswana: the basis for environmental
quality and sustainable development by M. Mosothwane
Swaziland secondary/high school students' risks that may
promote HIV infection and the spread of AIDS by N. Mndebele
The "woman farmer" and extension services delivery
system as a process of ensuring improved quality of life through
education by B. L. Moorlong
NGO "of education and business professionals" Supports school partnerships in South Africa with curriculum development, community building, and philanthropic giving. Present partners are Saint Mark's School, San Rafael, CA, and eSibonisweni Primary, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. History of the NGO. Works with One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) and Facing History and Ourselves. Based in Berkeley, California. http://www.eduweavers.org/
"The English Club [of Lycée Yamwaya in Ouahigouya, Burkina
Faso] is an association of secondary school students aiming at
facilitating the English language learning process." The site, for secondary
school students of Lycée Yamwaya and Lycée Yadéga,
Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso, has the club newsletter. Send some passages
in English as an exercise or a test for the students. Webmaster:
Bernard OUEDRAOGO. See also Lycee
Yamwaya. [KF] http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/englishclub
Has links to Ghana universities and secondary schools. Page maintained
by Network Computer Systems Ltd. of Accra, Ghana (NCS established the first
internet link in Ghana). http://www.ghana.com/republic/education/index.html
"first full school link between an English and an Ethiopian
secondary school." About the relationship between Dr. Challoner's
Grammar School in Amersham, England and Fasiledes Comprehensive Secondary
School in Gondar, Ethiopia. You must have Java enabled to read the contents.
Some files such as the Newsletter are in Adobe PDF. Has photographs from
Gondar, an account of life in Gondar and in Ethiopia. [KF] http://www.gondarlink.org.uk/
"'UK registered charity working with rural Kenyan communities to improve
educational standards and opportunities through the funding of construction
projects and the provision of educational materials". Includes photographs,
information on the Kenya education system, descriptions of individual schools.
Based in the U.K. [KF] http://www.hsk.org.uk
A boys' centre "established in 1972 as a project of the Educational
Cooperation Society, a registered non-profit making trust in Nigeria. Its
aims are to complement the academic, moral and character training, which
the students receive at home and at school." Affiliated with Opus
Dei of the Catholic Church. Has a Math Camp, Computer Academy, etc. Site
based in Lagos, Nigeria. http://www.helmbridge.org
60 pages. PUb. June 3, 2004. In html and Adobe
pdf. "the government’s failure to negotiate contracts with
farm owners impedes children’s right to basic education. In the worst
cases, farm owners have deliberately obstructed children's access to the
schools." http://hrw.org/reports/2004/southafrica0504/
"how governments fail children affected by AIDS when they leave school or attempt to return." "firsthand testimony from dozens of children in three countries hard-hit by HIV/AIDS: South Africa, Kenya, and Uganda." http://hrw.org/english/docs/2005/10/07/safric11838.htm
Imfundo uses information and communication technology
to promote gender equality and universal primary education.
The Knowledge Bank has full
text papers on
ICTs in education
such as -
Gender issues in the use of computers in education in Africa
World Space UNESCO Distance learning course on "Community Telecentre
Development In AFRICA"
New Information Technologies And Education For The Poor In Africa (ITEPA)
ICT
Based Solutions for Special Educational Needs in Ghana
A Review of Good
Practice in ICT and Special Educational Needs for Africa
Review of Basic
ICT Skills and Training Software For Educators in Africa
Evaluating digital learning material for English language development in
African primary classrooms
Improving Access to Education via Satellites in Africa: A Primer
An Evaluation of the Computer Education Trust (CET) In Swaziland
Evaluation
of educational software for the African context: guidelines for educators
Reports on the latest U. K. development research findings in education,
health, urban poverty, gender and violence in African schools, ICTs, society & economy
and on policy recommendations to policymakers and development practitioners.
Use the Advanced Search for best results. Publishes the Insights periodical
whose March 1999 issue was on basic
education. Funded by the U.K. Department for International Development
(DFID). http://www.id21.org/
What Kids Can Do (WKCD), an NGO, works with students at Awet Secondary School in Kambi ya Simba, Tanzania to document daily life in their village and school with digital cameras and tape recorders. Photos, interviews, and video. Excerpts from a book about them, In Our Village: Kambi ya Simba Through the
Eyes of Its Youth (Next Generation Press, 2006). "video clips provide a "virtual visit" to
the village and the school." [KF] http://www.inourvillage.org/
United Nations site which enables one to compare statistical data
among U.N. member states. For example, compare the illiteracy rate, primary
and secondary school enrollment, newspaper circulation, and spending
on education across countries. The data fields cover the economy, social
indicators, geography, and population. http://www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/infonation/e_infonation.htm
"The ISS is an international institute of higher education on social
and economic change with a focus on development processes. It was founded
50 years ago by the Dutch universities to assist in the training and further
education of professionals, especially from developing countries." Many ISS
Working Papers are in full text online. http://www.iss.nl/
Examples: The decline in primary school enrolment in Kenya /
Arjun S. Bedi ... [et al.] - 2002
Its annual conference, International Conference on Education (ICE), provides a forum for dialogue between ministers of education. The conference site includes national country reports on education.
Has workshop reports on curriculum reform for Africa.
Has full text reports -
INNODATA Monograph Series: No. 10. Barry, Lamine. Ecole propre - école verte:
une voie pour qualifier l'école, mobiliser la communauté et
protéger l'environnement - une expérience guinéenne à partager. 40
p. 2001 In
Adobe pdf. http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/Publications/INNODATAMonograph/inno10f.pdf No 6. Traoré, Samba. La pédagogie convergente:
son expérimentation au Mali et son impact sur le système éducatif. 2001.
48 p.In
Adobe pdf. [KF] http://www.ibe.unesco.org/
"information on educational planning and management, including IIEP's training programmes, research and online publications." "created by UNESCO in 1963 in Paris, France.....supported by grants from
UNESCO and by voluntary contributions from Member States..." Use the Search to
locate full text reports on African education. Based in Paris, France. [KF] http://www.unesco.org/iiep/
Examples of reports - L'Impact des politiques de scolarisation des
filles: Mauritanie, Tunisie, Inde, Bangladesh et Sénégal,
Revisiting technical and vocational education in Sub-Saharan
Africa, Education and training strategies for disadvantaged youth in
South Africa, Surviving school: education for refugee children from Rwanda,
1994-1996, Private and community schools in Tanzania, Education
policy formulation in Tanzania, Les Ecoles communautaires:
Mali, Sénégal, Togo.
Formerly the Nairobi International School. Provides K-12 education. The
site has a brief history, information on their Rafiki Club Newsletter,
a directory of students and faculty, present and past. http://www.isk.ac.ke/
"founded in 1963, is one of the oldest international schools on the continent of Africa, and is currently the third largest such school in the Association of International Schools in Africa. Has students from over 60 different nationalities. http://www.islzambia.org/
A 501(c)(3) non-profit "to give rural schoolchildren living near Kibale National Park in western Uganda a chance for a successful future, by funding classroom buildings, scholarships and related projects." Links to related web sites. Based in Boston, Massachusetts.http://www.KasiisiProject.org
Sierra Leone is introducing the Internet in its educational institutions
in the year 2002. This article discusses some of the prospects and challenges
that the Internet will bring to these institutions. "John Abdul Kargbo
is in the Institute of Library, Archives, and Information Studies at the
University of Sierra Leone." http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue7_3/kargbo/
Established by the Kenya Parliament in 1967. Its mandate is to "recruit, employ, assign, pay, promote, transfer and exercise powers conferred on the Commission by the Code of Regulations for teachers on all public school." Based in Nairobi. [KF] http://www.tsc.go.ke/
One of the oldest, best known secondary schools in Uganda. Profiles of
headmasters from 1906 to date. Photographs of student life. Based in Kampala,
Uganda. http://www.kcbudo.sc.ug/
Official web site. Co-ed secondary boarding school; one of the "best secondary" schools in Nigeria. Admissions, academics, school life, chaplaincy, alumni, links to other Africa-related Jesuit sites. [KF] http://www.loyolajesuit.org/ljchome_ie.htm
In French. A secondary school of some 2000 students in Ouahigouya, Burkina
Faso. Personnel, enrollment statistics. See also The
English Club. http://www.angelfire.com/wy2/l_yamwaya/index.html
Namilyango college, in Mukono District, 19 kilometres from Kampala, is
the oldest boarding secondary school in Uganda. It is a a boys' boarding
school offering the Ordinally Level (O-level) and the Advanced Level (Hsc).
It was founded in 1902 by Mill Hill Missionaries. Describes its history and
a project with South African and Canadian schools. http://www.angelfire.com/ak/kkchrys/NAMICOLL.html
Nigerian government commission concerned with formal education up to age 15, adult and non-formal education. Has National School Census Data and indicators for Year 1999 to 2003 (primary school enrollment by class, state, gender, secondary school statistics, teacher qualifications, etc.) Based in Abuja, Nigeria. http://www.ubec.gov.ng/
Established by Ohio University in 1998 to promote the welfare of African
children through conferences, fellowships, collaborative research and teaching.
Has a bibliography of journal articles with abstracts, a teach-in report,
text of the 1997 Africa Charter on Children's Broadcasting. http://www.ohiou.edu/afrchild/
"South African-based NGO that operates in the education and literacy sectors broadly, and in teacher development...... Focuses on pre-primary, primary and secondary schools. Established in 1979 and funded by foreign donors and the private sector, READ works alongside the Department of Education to implement teacher training and literacy projects in schools." Based in Ormonde, South Africa. http://www.read.co.za/
NGO "to improve education access, quality and efficiency through the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in African schools. SchoolNet Africa works mainly with learners, teachers, policymakers and practitioners through country-based schoolnet organisations across Africa." http://www.schoolnet-africa.org/
A network of educators and schools to promote "the integration of
Information and Communication Technologies in education." Provides "pedagogical
and technical expertise and advice, infrastructure and human resources, coordination,
training and capacity building and developing SMART local and international
partnerships in the areas of Internet Connectivity; Appropriate Technology;..." http://www.geocities.com/schoolnetuganda/
"founded by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth [first
African in space] in October 2000" to improve South African education
focusing on mathematics, science and open source projects. "our focus
is to encourage and promote an awareness of Linux and open source." "target
beneficiaries for maths and science are Grades 4 to 9,..." Describes
projects funded, how to apply for funding. [KF] http://www.tsf.org.za.
Site "dedicated to the teaching of Africa and the African Diaspora
across the disciplines. It is a moderated, community-maintained digital repository
of electronic resources related to African Studies available free-of-charge
to registered users." Has syllabi, photos, books lists, web sites, conferences,
etc. Maintained by Carmela Garritano, Assistant Professor of English, University
of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota. She is completing a book on the Ghanaian
film and video industries. http://www.teachafrica.net/
By Jean Bourdon, Markus Frölich, Katharina Michaelowa. 2007. Mali, Niger, Togo. University of St. Gallen Economics Discussion Paper No. 2007-20 / IZA Discussion Paper No. 2844. http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=991117
A film on the lives of students at Oscar Mpetha High School in Nyanga township (outside of Cape Town). The Matric exams which determine their future access to higher education are coming. What will happen to those who pass, who don't pass. Over ten years after independence, have things changed ? Director: Molly Blank. [KF] http://www.matricthefilm.com/
Photo exhibits from the Mathare Youth Sports Association (Kenya) and Sergio
Silva's Group for Social Education in Manica (Mozambique). In
the Mathare Shootback project, children from a slum, Mathare Valley, photograph
important aspects of their lives (health, the community environment,
family, soccer) and introduce themselves. The photographs of
Silva, a Mozambican photographer, show children from the period (1981 +
) during the Mozambique civil war and present-day environmental issues
in Manica Province. http://www.piac.org/
Full text book is online. (Paris: UNESCO, 2004, 430 pages). This is the 2005 Education for All Global Monitoring Report. Full text sumary (39 p.) includes charts, graphs. Online Statistical Annex (includes tertiary education enrolment by country and gender, teaching staff by country, education expenditure by country, years of schooling by country, indicators to measure EFA goals, etc.). Statistics are also in Excel format. The Appendix has selected country graphs. Glossary of terms, bibliography. [KF]
The Documents and Data section has country profiles. Has reports such as the Kenya Education Management Capacity Assessment (KEMACA) survey "to ascertain capacity weaknesses in the Kenyan education system"; the Liberia Teacher Manual (for instructing students in reading English, customized for Liberia). https://www.eddataglobal.org/
The Centre has offered an international
Masters programme for over 20 years. Sponsors the Multi-Site Teacher
Education Research Project (working in Ghana, Lesotho, Malawi, South Africa).
The Center has acted as a Link Institute to support the development of
the Teacher Training College system at Provincial level in South Africa.
Has full text research
reports - The Impact of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic on the
Attainment of Primary Education for All in Sub-Saharan
Africa, Understandings of Education in an African Village: the Impact of Information
and Communication Technologies, Inclusion/Exclusion
in South African Education. Based in Brighton,
U.K. [KF] http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/1-4-7.html
Schools in the Western Cape region of South Africa with access to
e-mail and other internet resources. Held Internet and Educational Computing
conferences whose proceedings are on its web site. http://www.wcape.school.za/
Secondary school. The purpose of the school is " to serve the needs
of the children of the international community in Namibia and of those Namibian
families who are attracted by the unique character of the school..." Based
in Windhoek, Namibia. http://www.wis.edu.na/
Projects, statistics, on all aspects (Girls' Education, Education Technology,
Early Child Development, Tertiary Education, Effective School and Teacher
Secondary Education, Adult Education, Global Education Reform, School Health,
Economics of Education) with many full
text reports. http://www1.worldbank.org/education/
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