Monthly archive March 2010

USAID briefs new ARMM Education Secretary

USAID reaffirmed its commitment to improve basic education in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) under its EQuALLS2 project, during a briefing and consultation with new Department of Education ARMM Secretary Dr. Hamid Barra in Davao City on February 24, 2010.

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USAID Office of Education Chief Thomas Crehan listens to new ARMM Education Secretary Dr. Hamid Barra after he presented USAID’s EQuALLS2 project to the Secretary on February 24, 2010 in Davao City.

Interfaith dialogue between US envoy and Mindanao youth

USAID facilitated an interfaith dialogue between US Commissioner on International Religious Freedom Imam Talal Eid and 20 youth leaders from Mindanao on February 13, 2010 in Cotabato City.
 
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US Commissioner on International Religious Freedom Imam Talal Eid (left) talks to 20 in- and out-of-school youth from communities and madaris (Islamic schools) in Mindanao that are being assisted by USAID’s EQuALLS2 project, during an interfaith dialogue held on February 13, 2010 in Cotabato City.

EQuALLS2 and US Peace Corps train PTAs to implement education projects

EQuALLS2 worked with the United States Peace Corps - Philippines to train 81 Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) leaders and school heads from ARMM’s Sulu province on education project design and management.
 
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USAID-DepED strengthen teacher mentoring partnership

USAID’s EQuALLS2 project trained 33 Philippine Department of Education (DepED) Region IX officials on March 23, 2010 in Zamboanga City, deepening mentoring approaches used by both USAID and DepED.
 
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Impact of youth's return to education on peace-building in Mindanao bared

USAID shared the initial findings of its study on the impacts of re-engaging out-of-school children and youth (OSCY) with educational opportunities on peace building in Mindanao to a wide audience of development practitioners, academia, international donor groups, and private- and public-sector stakeholders, including the Department of Education (DepED) and the Technical Education and Skills
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