I was researching online for television stations located in or covering West Africa and came across a UK Government supported website called Teachers TV. It provides resource videos for teachers covering a wide range of subjects and has several good films about Africa. The video described here is fantastic viewing and I recommend you take [...] [...more]
Eticoga, Orango Island This outer island in Guinea Bissau’s remote Bajago Archipelago is one of the most beautiful. The 283 inhabitants are mostly penniless but they have fresh water, arable land and are surrounded by water teaming with fish. “Do we look like we’re starving,” Domingos Alves, a representative of the community in the village of Eticoga [...] [...more]
In many African countries, few people have access to computers and the Internet. Experts say this is hindering development and preventing students from being able to compete for jobs. At a conference in Dakar this week, software experts, government officials and students came together to look at how open-source software, which is free for anyone to use, [...] [...more]
The Centre of West African Studies has a core of expertise in Africa: all their staff have lived and taught in Africa, and continue to carry out research there. They are the only university department in the world to concentrate specifically on West Africa. If you are looking for consultations on cultural, social, political or legal matters, [...] [...more]
An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic ideas and scholarly resources. H-West-Africa is free and [...] [...more]
Plan works with children, their families, communities, organisations and local governments to implement programmes at grassroots level in health, education, water and sanitation, income generation and cross-cultural communication. We ensure that children are involved in all aspects of our programmes, working with adults who have learnt to value their contribution. Plan International [...more]
The 2005 “State of Food Insecurity in the World” report states that “hungry children start school later, if at all, drop out sooner and learn less while they do attend, stalling progress towards universal primary and secondary education”. (Millennium Development Goal No.s 2). It will be a priority of every Edu-POD facility (Geopod) to provide a [...] [...more]
Geo-POD is a sustainable infrastructure facility using converted ISO containers or locally manufactured units; the Geo-POD acts as the catalyst for people in developing countries to change their lives. It is a ‘box’ in which a community can make something they want happen. It enables the three basic factors for regeneration and development to take [...] [...more]
Cotonou (Benin) - Primary and secondary school teachers in Benin who have been striking since 8 January warn they will not back down, even though their actions threaten the possibility for thousands of children of completing the school year. “There are no negotiations happening at the moment to end this strike,” said Raouf Affagnon, secretary general [...] [...more]
