A learning and technology revolution on its way in Rwanda?

Students with their laptops in a Nigerian school. Photo by: OLPC.
At times referred to as Africa’s high-tech economy, Rwanda is planning to transform its economy by 2020 – and technology is a big part of the plan. According to a recent Economist article, introducing computers in the classrooms is one of the key issues.
Part of [...]

MKFC Stockholm College Teacher Training cooperation in Syria

Mr Fayez Chahrstan, MKFC, meeting Mor Eutathius Matta Roham, Bishop from Syria
At a meeting last Friday Mor Eutathius Matta Roham, Bishop of Hassakeh and Euforat in Syria, and Mr Fayez Chahrstan, MKFC Business Manager, signed a memorandum of understanding, concerning e-learning activities at Al-Amal Schools in Hassakeh, city in northeastern Syria.
The ambition is to introduce [...]

We are lacking 10.3 million teachers

eLearning helps achieving Education for All and raise the quality of education. MKFC Stockholm College funds Teacher Training in Somalia (13 teachers), Pakistan (13 teachers), Tanzania/Ghana (10 teachers) and are soon about to start in Burkina Faso, Palestine, Nigeria and Sri Lanka.
Globally, 10.3 million teachers − 1.3 million teachers each year − need to be [...]

Solar energy on the rise, offering great opportunities for e-learning

Solar energy seems to be one of the biggest the buzzword for 2010, and the technology is constantly evolving. Portable devices, roofing tiles, and solar heating are just some of the exciting new developments.
BBC reports that portable solar devices are becoming smaller and smaller – and, despite this, even more powerful. The newest solar chargers [...]

MKFC Community increase it’s educational aid to 400 000 Euro

MKFC Stockholm Folk High School have pursued comprehensive aid activities with own donations for the last 15 years. The donations have been used for training activities for refugees and immigrants in Sweden and during the last two years for efforts in developing countries.
MKFC Community, which includes MKFC Stockholm College, has increased the annual donation by [...]

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