Teacher Development Program
SummaryTo assist the Ethiopian government by assigning American volunteer teachers to train primary school teachers through the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH). |
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Received $210 from 2 donations from people like:
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More Information About this Project
Project Needs and Beneficiaries
IFESH American volunteer teachers in Ethiopia play an important role in improving the quality of primary education. Volunteers have supported more than 49,911 teachers and students in 39 teacher-training colleges and universities. Hundreds of thousands of primary school students in Ethiopia have benefited by having better trained and more effective primary school teachers. Support to this program will make a significant impact on the quality of primary education in Ethiopia.
Activities
The program supports U.S. volunteers who work in teachers’ colleges and contribute to the quality of teaching and learning. It promotes learner-centered methodologies, improves English-language instruction and promotes education for girls.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $210
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $131,932
Total Funding Goal: $132,142
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
Resources
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
The quality of education for students is closely related to the quality of teacher education. Through this program, students are motivated to stay in school, positively impacting the rest of their lives.
Project Message
“…IFESH volunteer teachers, more so than other groups, had respect and recognition for humanity and that the work they are engaged in doing constitutes a humanitarian mission.”
- Dereje Terefe, Ethiopian State Minister of Education
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Aberra Makonnen,
Office Chief
USAID/Ethiopia
Basic Education Services, Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, 1014
Ethiopia
(20)251-11-551-0088
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
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IFESH/Ethiopia IFESH/Ethiopia P.O.Box 80034 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (20) 251-11-515-3056 |
Learn more about IFESH/Ethiopia and the project team.
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Ethiopia
and can also be found under 
Education.
For more information about Ethiopia, read the Human Development Report on Ethiopia or the Wikipedia entry for Ethiopia.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on February 16, 2006.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on February 03, 2006.
