Madagascar
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Books For Madagascar's English Literacy Initiative
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More Information About this ProjectProject Needs and BeneficiariesIn April 2007, the government of Madagascar implemented English as an offical language, in addition to French and Malagasy. English use and teaching are being heavily promoted, creating an enhanced need for books and teaching materials at all levels. Feedback Madagascar's distribution of 70,000 books will provide tangible learning opportunities for 1 million readers over the life of the books. ActivitiesTwo forty-foot containers will supply approximately 70,000 books, enough to fill twenty schools or libraries.This project has the potential to impact 1 million Malagasy English learners over the life of the books. Funding InformationThis project has been retired and is no longer accepting donations. Additional DocumentationThis project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf). ResourcesWhy this Project is ImportantPotential Long Term ImpactThis project will supply 70,000 up to date and relevant English books, allowing 1,000,000 literacy learners to further their education. Project Message
"The government has made English a second language for Madagascar but we haven’t yet received any assistance with materials. We would like to make books available for all of the people…" Who is Running This ProjectContact
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For more information about Madagascar, read the Human Development Report on Madagascar or the Wikipedia entry for Madagascar. When this Project was UpdatedLast UpdatedThis project was last updated on February 29, 2008. Date Added to GlobalGivingThis project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 31, 2007. Latest Update from the FieldDelivering English literacy support to Madagascar!By Carole Patrikakos - Development Associate, February 29, 2008 04:53 PM
Books For Africa was contracted by USAID to deliver two 40-foot containers of English text and reading books to the Ministry of Education in Antananarivo, Madagascar. The containers arrived in November 2007 for distribution to area schools and libraries. Comment on this update
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