by black bear | Jan 2, 2019 | Blog, Breaking News, Erna Grasz, Uncategorized
Inching along at 5 a.m. in Silicon Valley traffic, Erna Grasz wondered whom she could call at that early hour. Across the world in East Africa, her friends Hellen Nkuraiya in Kenya and Emmy Moshi in Tanzania would be awake. She put in a call to Ms. Moshi and afterward...
by black bear | Sep 7, 2018 | Blog, Classroom Learning, Uncategorized
UNESCO’s International Literacy Day that falls annually on September 8 celebrates the improvement of global literacy rates. This year’s theme of ‘Literacy and Skills Development’ emphasizes how the knowledge and competencies of technical, vocational, transferable, and...
by Megha Bagga | Aug 16, 2018 | Blog, LEI Program Blog, Uncategorized
During the 2018 Commonwealth meeting held in London, Nigerian President made a statement, and many people inferred that he called the youth in Nigeria ‘lazy’. This sparked a lot of criticism and reaction among the youth in the country, and across Sub-Saharan Africa....
by black bear | Jun 14, 2018 | Blog, Girl Program, Uncategorized
“Young people are the foundation for effective development, and if engaged they will improve many of the structural development challenges that we face today, including enhancing the cohesiveness of families and communities, reducing health risks, and advancing...
by asanteafrica2018 | Apr 11, 2018 | Blog, Uncategorized
This year was Asante Africa’s 3rd year of participation in the Comparative and International Education Society summit, which focused on “Re-Mapping Global Education: South-North Dialogue” to raise awareness of “voices, actors and knowledge producers that have...