Children in Nepal will get an early start in education through radio programming.

Education > Learning While Playing Edutainment Radio Program

Learning While Playing Edutainment Radio Program

Summary

While children enjoy the songs and rhymes that Learning While Playing uses to teach them about numbers and letters, parents learn the importance of developmental support for their child's future. read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $121 was raised for this project.

More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The radio broadcasts of Learning While Playing inspire parents and communities to create positive environments for children under the age of 6. A contribution to this project will deliver a satellite radio receiver to a community that has only irregular access to radio and other sources of information. Furthermore, your support trains parents and creates radio programs that advocate early childhood development awareness that helps Nepalese youth make the most of every learning opportunity.

Activities

When learning resembles playing with interactive riddles and rhymes, children are more likely to discover an early enthusiasm for education. Episodes also involve parents by discussing topics such as safe motherhood, nutrition and immunization.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $121

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $121. The original project funding goal was $1,200.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

This program combines education with entertainment in an effective manner to reach children and their caregivers with information that will enrich children’s lives, promote a healthy development and increase their likelihood of thriving in school.

Project Message

“We realize that it is not enough that we sit them down in a small room and teach them their alphabet.”
- Mana Wagle, Nepali program beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Alex Bernstein,
Development and Marketing Associate
38 Keyes Ave., #3
Building 38, The Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94129
United States
415-561-4884
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Tech Museum Awards

Organization

Equal Access
38 Keyes Ave., #3
Building 38, The Presidio
San Francisco, CA 94129
United States
415-561-4884
http://www.equalaccess.org

Learn more about Equal Access and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nepal and can also be found under Education.

For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on October 02, 2007.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on April 13, 2005.

Latest Update from the Field

Learning While Playing Update

By Julia Westhoff - Executive Assistant, Equal Access, October 02, 2007 05:56 PM

From its inception in 2004, Learning While Playing has provided rural Nepali children and families with crucial information on Early Childhood Development (ECD). Learning While Playing discusses important issues such as proper nutrition, school readiness, health check-ups, proper infant care and the importance of parental involvement.

A 2006 questionnaire found that 60 percent of listeners believed the program helped their understanding of the importance of ECD and increased their knowledge of proper child rearing and healthy livelihoods. Because of our integrated feed-back loop the themes on the show adapt to meet the needs of local communities.

Support for Learning While Playing ensures that rural parents and children across Nepal have access to the important tools for happy, healthy childhoods.

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