Global Projects

On a global level, we collaborate with international agencies, national governments, and local leaders to support the improvement of health and educational opportunities in communities around the world. Our public health and multichannel learning strategies foster whole-community approaches to children's healthy development by strengthening connections among parents, caregivers, teachers, health practitioners, and others.

Students Celebrate World Dictionary Day

EDC and its partners distributed nearly 50,000 free copies of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to classrooms in more than 700 elementary schools in the war-torn region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines.

Celebrating World Dictionary Day

EDC and its partners are distributing nearly 50,000 free copies of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary to classrooms in more than 700 elementary schools in the war-torn region of Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines.

EDC Project in the Philippines Provides Schools with Textbooks

EDC’s Education Quality and Access for Learning and Livelihood Skills (EQuALLS2) project is providing schools in conflict-affected areas of the Philippines with free textbooks.

Providing Youth with Job Skills in Timor-Leste

EDC’s Brenda Barrett discusses our efforts in the Southeast Asian country of Timor-Leste to provide youth with opportunities to learn and use job skills.

Radio Instruction Gets Good Reception

New study shows that radio is successfully reaching children in remote corners of the world.

Macedonian Apparel Industry Bounces Back

Technology center revives Macedonian apparel industry and continues to prosper three years after the EDC project is complete.

Tradition and Learning in Islamic Schools

As a project director in EDC’s International Development Division, Helen Boyle’s work has taken her across the Middle East and Northern Africa.

The Power of Music

In Indonesia, a traditional form of dance is being used to teach earthquake safety.

Great Expectations

A new public-private partnership is helping migrant workers in China adjust to factory life.

Empowering Youth in Developing Countries

Financial literacy and training are key to youth employment in Uganda, says EDC’s David James-Wilson.