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In India, a pair of programs are providing opportunities for minorities and other disadvantaged youth to receive education and job skills.
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Urban youth in Rwanda receive job skills training and develop opportunities to earn a living.
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Website offers successful resources and tools used to train youth in developing countries for the workforce.
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Around the world, teachers go to great lengths to deliver education, overcoming such obstacles as ongoing civil conflicts and severe poverty.
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EDC’s Bill Potter describes a new program in Mali that helps out-of-school youth learn entrepreneurial skills.
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A promising writing program is helping students develop and strengthen their writing skills. EDC researchers are tracking the results.
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High school programs offer students real world experiences in fields such as law enforcement or video production, helping them explore possible careers.
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In the Gulf Coast, schools are receiving resources to meet the mental health needs of students affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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Connecting with tribal elders and Native beliefs and traditions is helping court-involved tribal youth find new directions.
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Around the world, educators advocate for people living with or affected by HIV and AIDS.
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World’s mental health experts rally in support of fighting lingering stigma.
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A new, independent radio station in Southern Sudan will provide objective news and other programs in the run up to the January referendum on independence for the region.
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Amy Aparicio Clark visited Brawley, California, to get feedback on El sexo puede esperar (Saving Sex for Later), a program that promotes positive parenting practices among families with young adolescents.
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Ongoing conflict in the region caused many South Sudanese adults to miss out a formal education as children. An interactive radio instruction is now bringing learning to life for them.
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An interactive radio program in Zanzibar is part of a plan to improve preschools across the nation.
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With support from EDC’s Garissa Youth Project, hundreds of young people in Kenya prepare to enter the workforce.
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“We don’t want kids to be quiet as they listen to stories,” says EDC’s Cindy Hoisington as she describes how to build literacy among young readers.
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Teens in Metrowest Boston are using social media tools such as Facebook to reduce underage drinking.
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In Vietnam, peer support groups are helping to combat the country’s heroin problem and HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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As people live longer, more older adults and families need support to cope with depression, end-of-life care, and other challenges of aging.
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Teaching low-income students about sustainable or green technologies can also help them discover a future career path in an emerging field.
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A partnership between Carnegie Hall and EDC is helping music students develop a solid foundation.
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EDC programs teach engineering concepts to students of all ages in order to prepare them to compete in the global economy.
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Shelley Pasnik is a leader in studying how students, educators, and schools make the most effective use of technology. Based in EDC’s New York office, she recently returned from a trip to India.
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EDC will co-host an international conference on mental health this year, the sixth gathering of this “one of a kind” forum.
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Through daily text messages about current market prices, technology is transforming the way a group of Indian farmers does business.
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Across the United States, there is a growing interest in a new approach that sheds light on preventing child abuse and maltreatment.
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EDC’s Ron Slaby is an international leader in youth violence prevention who believes “Bullying can be prevented.”
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Community college students must build their IT skills to be competitive in the workforce, and EDC has developed resources to help ensure that they are proficient when they graduate.
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As students face their options after high school, they have many questions. A new online course helps school counselors answer these questions and create a college-going culture.
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