Education (Aid and Development)

Education Sites:

RammWeb RammWeb: Non-profit organization dedicated to developing education of war torn countries. Publications, how to help, and information on their programs in various countries. (Education) http://www.rammweb.org/ IConnect Online Knowledge for Development IConnect Online Knowledge for Development: A portal site on the topic of applying knowledge, training and information and communication technologies to development. (Education) http://www.iconnect-online.org/ Information as a Global Public Good: Oxfam Campaign Proposal Information as a Global Public Good: Oxfam Campaign Proposal: An informal statement of Oxfam's thinking on the role of information in development. (Education) http://danny.oz.au/free-software/advocacy/oicampaign.html LearningChannel.org LearningChannel.org: News, views and resources on the promotion of quality education initiatives and programs worldwide. Advocates education as the most cost-effective investment governments can make. (Education) http://www.learningchannel.org/ Creating Capacity for Sustainable Development Creating Capacity for Sustainable Development: Education and training is a key goal in Sustainable Development. This is a summary of Chapter 37 of Agenda 21, on the role of education in sustainable development, summarised by the IISD (Education) http://iisd.ca/rio+5/agenda/chp37.htm "Capacity.org" a Capacity Building Portal "Capacity.org" a Capacity Building Portal: In English and French, has content related to training and education in and by international development institutions. It has some good definitions of capacity building and useful resource pages. (Education) http://www.capacity.org World Development Report 1998/99: Knowledge for Development World Development Report 1998/99: Knowledge for Development: This is the World Bank's yearly report, aimed at the role of knowledge in development. It covers both educational, and information and communication technology related issues. (Education) http://www.worldbank.org/wdr/wdr98/index.htm World Links eLearning for Development World Links eLearning for Development: This organisation trains teachers in Developing countries in the use of information and communications technologies. There is a resources page including lesson suggestions. (Education) http://www.world-links.org/english/ Oxfam GB Education Now Campaign Oxfam GB Education Now Campaign: Campaign to secure the right to education for all. 125 million kids in the world can't go to primary school, even if they want to. (Education) http://www.oxfam.org.uk/educationnow