GLP at Work: Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP)In a country where security is fragile, travel difficult, technology literacy rare, and teaching resources scarce, the Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP) Portal connects hundreds of Afghan teachers across the country and abroad via an online community. Through the portal, they share educational materials, join conversations, find information about educational initiatives, and collaborate with each other to meet the challenges in their daily life and Afghanistan's education system. Read more about Afghanistan Higher Education Project (HEP). Snapshot
GLP at Work: Palestine Youth PortalThe Palestine Youth Portal (PYP) is an online gateway for Palestinian youth to connect with each other and the world. It allows young people men and women in the West Bank, ages 15 to 30, to access digital libraries, online communities, English-as-a-Second-Language training materials, and a wealth of other digital resources. Online education, self-actualization/empowerment, employment support, etc. Provide online system enabling them to design projects to document their lives, business/entrepreneurial projects. Read more about Palestine Youth Portal. Snapshot
GLP at Work: USAID Education Strategy Virtual Discussion ForumIn January and February 2009, the USAID EGAT/ED office hosted the USAID Education Strategy Virtual Forum on GLP taking advantage of GLP's secure communities features to promote communication and discussion to gather input from a wide variety of stakeholders regarding the development of a strategic vision for USAID's programming within the education sector. Read more about USAID Education Strategy Virtual Discussion Forum. Snapshot
GLP at Work: NGOConnectNGOConnect.Net is a dynamic and interactive portal dedicated to connecting and strengthening NGOs, networks and NGO support organizations worldwide. It provides some of the best tools, theoretical frameworks, innovations and lessons learned that the NGO community, donors and worldwide support organizations have to offer. Read more about NGOConnect. Snapshot
GLP at Work: NPI-ConnectNPI-Connect.NET, the New Partners Initiative (NPI) Web site, is a resource and information exchange designed to bolster the technical and organizational capacities of NPI grantees to implement HIV programs more effectively. Read more about NPI-Connect. Snapshot
GLP at Work: WILpower: Women in Law ProgramThe Women in Law Program (WILpower) is a collaborative regional information and communication network for young legal practitioners in the Middle East and North Africa region. WILpower seeks to make legal resources available, provide technical support and programs, and utilize the latest information and communication tools to improve the professional development of young Arab female law students and lawyers. Read more about WILpower: Women in Law Program. Snapshot
GLP at Work: Central Asia Participation, Education, and Knowledge-Strengthening Project (PEAKS)What happens to valuable digital documents and materials at the end of a project? This question faced the AED implemented PEAKS project. The PEAKS project worked in Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to strengthen teacher training process and educational reform efforts through the introduction of innovative classroom methods and management. Read more about Central Asia Participation, Education, and Knowledge-Strengthening Project (PEAKS). Snapshot
GLP at Work: Afterschool.orgThe Afterschool.org website is for afterschool program directors who want to improve the quality of their programs. All sorts of other people will find it useful, too--people like program staff, volunteers, parents, community members, policymakers, funders, researchers, and anyone else who cares about children. As part of the website, Promising Practices in Afterschool (PPAS) is an effort to find and share things that are working in afterschool programs. Read more about Afterschool.org. Snapshot
GLP at Work: Zambia Education Technology InterventionThe Global Learning Portal (GLP) in Zambia supports the Ministry of Education's education quality improvement goals by fostering teacher collaboration and stakeholder information sharing. Read more about Zambia Education Technology Intervention. Snapshot
GLP at Work: Rwanda Education Commons (REC)Rwanda, like many other countries in Africa, faces a growing youth population and lacks an educational infrastructure to give them the skills needed for the 21st century. Fortunately, Rwanda has been the beneficiary of many international funding efforts focusing on the use of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) for education. One continuing challenge has been difficulty in coordinating policy, resources, and activities between all the different players in the country. Read more about Rwanda Education Commons (REC). Snapshot |