Media Coverage

EDC radio programs are enabling learning to continue in Liberia, despite the Ebola crisis. The radio lessons are also helping boost students’ morale, especially in areas hit hardest. EDC’s Lisa Hartenberger Toby describes the program for the Chronicle of Philanthropy.

EDC’s work in Liberia was featured during a recent BBC broadcast on education during the Ebola crisis. The segment highlighted ways in which the USAID-funded Advancing Youth Project is bringing education to learners through interactive audio instruction broadcast on local radio stations.

Teachers need appropriate tools and guidance to help communicate concepts of math reasoning for children learning English, says EDC’s Mark Driscoll

As Ebola rages across West Africa, nongovernmental organizations such as EDC are finding creative ways to continue to deliver programming. Lisa Hartenberger Toby discusses the importance of education and how radio can be used as a teaching tool when it is unsafe to gather in classrooms.

A suicide occurs every 13 minutes in the United States. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention, a public-private partnership of which EDC is secretariat, is researching fundamental questions about predicting and preventing suicide.