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Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:18

OMPT has partnered with CEASPA (Center for Panamanian Social Studies and Action), an NGO based in Panama that educates indigenous peoples and promotes equity, economic growth, democratic...

Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:17

OMPT's Action Research projects' aim is to gather evidence in the field on the effectiveness of education through videos shown via pico projectors. With these Action Research projects and by...

Monday, January 30, 2012 - 18:14

Recently, we were contacted by the Sunrise Education Foundation in Kathmandu, Nepal. This foundation works to improve the quality and effectiveness of community schools throughout the country....

Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 22:54

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Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:24

OMPT spoke with Andy Lieberman; the former executive director of a Guatemalan non-governmental organization called Ajb'atz' Enlace Quiche. Currently living in the San Francisco Bay Area, he has...

Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:22

Impact Network is a NPO that builds sustainable schools in rural Africa. They have built two community schools in Zambia so far and are now working on their...

Friday, May 6, 2011 - 17:21

OMPT had an opportunity to correspond with Kwame K. Ohene-Adu, a native of Ghana. He has been working in the field of IT, especially software development....

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:37

Digital Green, an India based non-profit organization, aims to teach agricultural practices by using videos in remote areas in India. OMPT has supported Digital Green through providing audio/...

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:34

Literacy Bridge is an U.S. non-profit organization which focuses on the empowerment of children and adults through literacy education and knowledge sharing. They work together with rural...

Friday, March 25, 2011 - 20:25

Internews is an international media development organization located in Northern California. Its mission is to empower local media around the world so that people can get information they need and...

Project Name (Full name): 
The Government of Southern Sudan
Country: 
Sudan
Subject: 

The Ministry of Education's goal is to ensure that all individuals have access to primary school education regardless of age, special needs, and gender. They have constructed a parallel system of formal and alternative education systems to achieve its goals and address widespread illiteracy.

Target Audience: 

Illiterate children and adults in Southern Sudan.

Technology Solution: 

The coverage rate for Primary Education had not reached 100% in 2007 and 2008. In all comparative analyses of 2007, 2008, and 2009 Primary Education data, the 2007 and 2008 data have been weighted to 100%. As 2009 coverage rate was very close to 100% (98%), the numbers of not weighted. The coverage rate for Secondary Education had reached up to 96% in 2008 and 100% in 2009.