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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 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. AMORE complemented these materials with educational DVDs from partner ABS-CBN Foundation and with DVD players, TV sets, multimedia and speakers. USAID is helping empower Mindanao communities to rise from conflict and poverty through improved basic education and village electrification.
