Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

In Defence of Youth Work

Linked on this blog with Social Work Action Network SWAN (SWAN is holding it’s National Conference 2011 in collaboration with us).

The In Defence of Youth Work campaign saw the light of day at Youth and Policy’s  History conference in March 2009. It was initiated through the circulation of an Open Letter, which you can read here on the site. To be honest the interest and support generated has exceeded our expectations. During the year over 500 people have attended meetings across the country and the recent national conference in Manchester attracted almost 150 supporters from across the spectrum of youth work … (full text about).

Homepage (and 3 categories);
Regional Reports; Mailing /Minutes; Background Reading; Videos;
Contact/Comments /(the stories projects).

Open Letter … /IN DEFENCE OF YOUTH WORK: Thirty years ago Youth Work aspired to a special relationship with young people.   Continuer la lecture de « In Defence of Youth Work »

Red Nose Day

We know you work hard to raise cash for Red Nose Day, so it’s only fair we do everything we can to ensure it helps people most in need. Although there’s still a lot to do, we want to show you the difference you’re helping to make both at home in the UK and across Africa. We think you’ll like what you see … (full text What we do).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Difference made; How to get involved; Join in; Fundraising; News; Newsletter; FAQs;
Address: Red Nose Day, c/o Comic Relief UK, 1st Floor, 89 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7TP, UK;
Contact.

About /What is Red Nose Day: Red Nose Day is on Friday 18th March (and is a project from Comic Relief).

It’s a day like no other when the whole country gets together to do something funny for money and change countless lives in the process.

It all culminates in a night of cracking TV on the BBC with some of the biggest names in comedy and entertainment.

And the best bit? All the fun and mayhem helps to raise cash and transform lives across the UK and Africa. You can be involved too – get quick and easy fundraising ideas now.

Watch also the video.

IT Schools Africa.org ITSA

Linked with Computers for African Schools CFAS;

  • An IT education is vital for African school children in the modern world. IT skills are increasingly in demand by business and global economy and are paramount to securing good jobs and improving standards of living.
  • Furthermore, with access to the internet, school children can widen their understanding of the world around them, and they can link up with other schools abroad improving cross-cultural communication.
  • … thanks to the programme, most state secondary schools now have a computer lab and teachers in these schools have been trained … (full text Why IT for Africa).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Aims; How we work; Schools; UK Partners; ITSA Progress Map; News, Events; FAQs; Links; How you can help;
IT Training Centre /Overview:
Map and Address: IT Schools Africa.org, Unit 8, Mead Park Industrial Estate, Mead Road, Cheltenham, GL53 7EF, UK;
Contact.

The ITSA story: ITSA was established in 2004 to accelerate education in Africa with a vision to address the problem of textbook shortages in African schools.   Continuer la lecture de « IT Schools Africa.org ITSA »

Computers for African Schools CFAS

Registered Charity 1081900 – a project of IT Schools Africa.org. – Linked with IT Schools Africa.org ITSA.

Knowledge of computers and Information Technology is essential in the modern world. Moreover, computer programs can now provide the most powerful teaching aids ever devised, at a cost far less than even the cheapest textbooks. Teaching aids and texts in local languages can be provided much more cheaply on disk than in print … (Country programmes 1/2).

Homepage;
Donors, Sponsors; How to help; Links;
Address for Material delivery: IT Schools Africa.org ITSA, Unit 8, Mead Road Industrial Estate, Mead Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL53 7EF, UK;
Contacts online.

Country programmes 2/2: … Through the Internet schools can now link into what is in effect the greatest reference library there has ever been – and without political or other censorship. Continuer la lecture de « Computers for African Schools CFAS »

Build Africa.org

Our mission: Build Africa works exclusively in rural areas of Uganda and Kenya to help young people escape poverty through education and income generation.
What we do: In education we work within local development plans to:

  • Help build the capacity of schools, communities and local government staff to work together to improve data collection, planning, monitoring and evaluation at school level, resulting in a ‘school development plan’;
  • Provide training and mentoring of school management committees for better school governance;
  • Carry out teacher training; and
  • Construct classrooms, water supplies, toilets, teacher accommodation, staff rooms, resource centres, as well as provide books, desks, etc. … (full text Our Strategy).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Build a school; Build an income; Where we work; Accessibility; Newsletter; Reports, Accounts; Our people; Jobs; Support us;
Addresses (1 of 3): Build Africa, Block 245, Plot 421 Kiwuliriza Zone, Lower Muyenga, off Gaba Road, PO Box 7224, Kampala, Uganda;
Contacts.

About 2/2: Build Africa is a dynamic charity working in rural Uganda and Kenya to help young people escape poverty through education and income generation.  Continuer la lecture de « Build Africa.org »