Teacher Development Program

Summary

To assist the Ethiopian government by assigning American volunteer teachers to train primary school teachers through the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH).

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of $210 was raised for this project.

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

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 $210.  The original project funding goal was $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

GlobalGiving

Organization

IFESH/Ethiopia Logo 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.