DepED Undersecretary for Muslim Affairs Manaros Boransing talks about DepED’s Madrasah Education Program during the Madrasah Administrators’ Orientation organized by USAID’s EQuALLS2 project on October 26, 2009
Monthly archive November 2009
USAID Equipped Mindanao Schools with Electricity and Education Materials
USAID projects worked together to enhance basic education in remote, conflict-affected villages in Mindanao. The Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS2) Project expanded the benefits of the electrification with solar energy, provided by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program, of three public elementary schools in three villages in Maguindanao province. EQuALLS2 provided the schools with audio books, cassette players, and supplementary reference materials on July 28-29, 2009.
Schoolchildren from Lipao Elementary School in Datu Paglas, Maguindanao display some of the audio books, educational DVDs, and multimedia equipment they received from USAID’s EQuALLS2 and AMORE projects on July 29, 2009.
USAID Welcomed Wife of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson to Education Activities in Zamboanga
USAID presented its book center and a basic education class for out-of-school youth in Zamboanga City to Mrs. Grace Nelson, the wife of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, on August 18, 2009. Mrs. Nelson was accompanied by USAID/Philippines Deputy Mission Director Elzadia Washington and Major Tyler Wilson of the Joint Special Operations Task Force (JSOTF) - Philippines. Mrs. Nelson was pleased to know that
(Center, in red) Mrs. Grace Nelson, wife of U.S. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida, meets out-of-school youth who are taking basic education classes in the Community Learning Center in Sta. Barbara, Zamboanga City under USAID’s EQuALLS2 Project on August 18, 2009.
USAID Equipped Mindanao Schools with Electricity and Education Materials
USAID projects worked together to enhance basic education in remote, conflict-affected villages in Mindanao. The Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS2) Project expanded the benefits of the electrification with solar energy, provided by the Alliance for Mindanao Off-grid Renewable Energy (AMORE) Program, of three public elementary schools in three villages in Maguindanao province. EQuALLS2 provided the schools with audio books, cassette players, and supplementary reference materials on July 28-29, 2009.
USAID Built 5 Community Learning Centers for Out-of-School Youth in Sulu
USAID constructed and refurbished five Community Learning Centers (CLCs) that serve as venues for basic education programs for OSYs in Siasi, Sulu.
USAID Equipped 104 ARMM Teachers with Technology Skills and Computers
EQuALLS2 equipped 104 elementary school teachers and administrators in conflict-affected Datu Paglas town in Maguindanao province with basic computer skills and 16 computer sets.
