World Education is dedicated to improving the lives of the
poor through education, and economic and social development programs.
World Education is well known for its work
around the globe in environmental education,
community development, maternal and child
health, school governance, integrated literacy,
small enterprise development, HIV and AIDS
education and prevention and care, and refugee
training. World Education also works to strengthen
literacy and adult basic education programs
in the United States. Projects are designed
to contribute to individual growth, as well
as to community and national development.
Cambodia: Ministry Employee Helps Shape New Training Package
Over the last few years, World Education has worked in Cambodia with UNICEF and the Early Childhood Education (ECE) Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports (MoEYS) on a project to build the capacity of ministry staff and parent educators to promote children's school readiness through discovery learning play. Ms. Ouk Sophannary, an officer at the ECE Department for the last six years has been involved in the project since April 2008. [Read
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Zimbabwe: Caring for Vulnerable Children
In Zimbabwe, a nine-year-old boy living
with HIV knew to take his antiretroviral
treatment whenever he heard the country's
national anthem on the radio. The anthem
is played twice per day, at sunrise and
sunset—and this schedule coincided
with when Kudakwashe needed to take his
pills. When the radio had batteries that
worked, this system worked well for Kudakwashe. [Read
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