Afghan teachers in remote schools will have access to training in new techniques through satellite radio.

Education > Afghanistan Distance Learning Teacher Training

Afghanistan Distance Learning Teacher Training

Summary

The radio program "Teacher" provides direct audio teacher training and basic education content to remote schools via satellite radio. This project seeks to expand the program's reach.

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $1,100 was raised for this project.

Received $1,100 from 2 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Less than 25% of the rural population is literate and the devastation wrought by 23 years of war has virtually eliminated any physical infrastructure or social service delivery. Less than 15% of Afghan teachers are estimated to have undergone formal training. These under-prepared teachers work with virtually no instructional materials and many cannot travel to receive training. "Teacher" currently reaches 25,000 teachers and over 500,000 school children.

Activities

Each week the teachers will learn new teaching techniques, poems, and ideas for the classroom. Afghan teacher trainers in Kabul help create the programs and our Equal Access Afghan staff conducts outreach and assessment activities.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,100

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 $1,100. The original project funding goal was $1,100.

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

Better teachers will lead to better students, promoting long-term change. Every teacher listening to the program will feel that they are participating in a shared mission to educate students across Afghanistan.

Project Message

“This program is a very good teacher trainer for all the teachers. We are finding very good ways of teaching and the programs have really helped us improve the teaching quality.”
- Ms. Gawhar Taj, Principal of Zer Dawra Primary School