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This page lists education projects that involve school management and teacher training. The Turing Foundation also invests in other quality-of-education projects, building schools and vocational training. For an overview of all our education projects, see our education web page.
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School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2010-2012
Knowledge for Children supports rural schools in Northwest Cameroon by building up a decent book stock and effectively using books as an instructional tool in education. A book fund will also be set up in order for the schools to eventually manage and supplement the book stock themselves. With its activities, Knowledge for Children aims at improving the level of education for primary school children between the ages of 6 and 14.
The Turing Foundation contributes about €90.000 to this project,
of which €30.000 in 2012.
see also:
Other projects in focus country Cameroon
School books for a primary school in Northwest Cameroon, Turing Project Visit, March 2012
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Education Quality Improvement Programme, Kenya, 2011-2013
Build Africa focuses on education and income-generating programmes in Kenya and Uganda.
In Central Kenya, Build Africa works at more than 20 rural schools to improve the quality of
education by means of school management and teacher training, improvement of infrastructure
and supply of study materials.
Up to and including 2013, the Turing Foundation will contribute €130,000 to the training
activities (€50,000 of which will be donated in 2012).
see also:
Other projects in focus country Kenya
Education Quality Improvement Programme, Kenia
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Improvement of education at 8 primary schools, East and Adamawa Region, Cameroon, 2011-2013
Since 2007, the border of Cameroon's East Region has been host to over 100,000 refugees
from the Central African Republic. In collaboration with the Cameroon Red Cross
and Plan International Cameroon, the UN High Commission for Refugees
wants to improve education at 8 primary schools open to both locals and refugees.
The program involves training new teachers, improving school buildings, providing
furniture and teaching material, and will focus especially on access to education for girls.
Up to and including 2013, the Turing Foundation contributes €120,000 to this project.
see also:
Other projects in focus country Cameroon
Refugees from the Central African Republic fetching water from the oldest well of Gbiti, Cameroon
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Teacher training and school leaders' course, Southeast Kenya, 2012
Twice a year, Teachers4Teachers organizes trainings by Dutch educational professionals meant for principals, teachers and educational officials in Kenya. The training's aim is to contribute to teachers' professional skills, so as to improve education as well as stimulate children's performance at school. The foundation is also developing a two-year training for principals to be taught at the Shanzu Teacher Training College in Mombasa.
The Turing Foundation
already supported this program in 2011
and will increase its contribution to €88,740 for 2012. This amount will cover 50% of training costs for two years, for both teachers and school managers.
see also:
Other projects in focus country Kenya
School leaders' course, Southeast Kenya
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Marera Primary School Project, Tanzania, 2012
In Tanzania, the Rhotia Valley Foundation offers shelter for 36 orphans in three family homes, and uses a tourist lodge as an environment for a learning and employment project generating income for the family homes. The foundation also focuses on the improvement of the quality of education at Marera primary School, teaching 430 children. In 2011, school buildings have been renovated, school books were purchased, and teachers were trained how to implement laptops in education in light of the One Laptop per Child program. For 2012, extra teaching material is needed. The school would also like to offer a school breakfast and invest in a vegetable garden and livestock, the profit of which can be used for the realization of the school breakfast.
The Turing Foundation will be supporting both the school breakfast and investments in the vegetable garden and livestock with a contribution of €15,000 in 2012.
see also:
Other projects in focus country Tanzania
Other building projects
School Breakfast, Marera primary School, Tanzania
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Teacher training in Northern Cameroon, 2010-2012
VSO sends out vocational specialists to developing countries in Africa and Asia who can share their knowledge and experience with local organisations, helping them to do their work in a more efficient way. The project that will run in Northern Cameroon for the coming three years means that four specialists will develop training modules for teachers, headmasters, parents' councils and civil servants serving education. Moreover, several activities are organised to make education more accessible to girls.
The Turing Foundation contributes € 90,000 (€30,000 in 2012).
see also:
VSO: other projects
Other projects in focus country Cameroon
Teacher training in Far North Region, Cameroon
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Improvement of primary and vocational education, Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo, 2011-2014
CDI Bwamanda wants to contribute to recovering and setting up education in the north of the Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo. During a previous three-year phase of the project, the quality of education was improved at 22 schools (6 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 5 vocational institutes. They are now expanding the project to 27 schools and 5 literacy centres reaching a total 15,000 students. Training is offered to improve school management and supervision as well as the skills of the teaching staff. Teaching material is also provided, and school buildings are renovated if necessary.
Up to and including 2014, the Turing Foundation will contribute €105,000 to the project (€45,000 of which in 2011).
see also:
CDI Bwamanda: other projects
Other projects in focus country D.R. Congo
Other vocational training projects
A lesson in clockreading, Pio Institute, Bwamanda, D.R. Congo
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Speed schools and teacher training, Burkina Faso, 2011-2014
Woord en Daad and partner organization CREDO have established dozens of so-called
speed schools in Burkina Faso. These schools offer children aged 9-12 who haven't enjoyed any education
an opportunity to catch up with elementary education after all. The speed schools offer the first 3 years of
elementary education in a 9-month period, taught to classes of 30 children at the most.
After that, the children can enter regular elementary school. The Turing Foundation
already
contributed to 10 speed schools. The project is now expanded to include 20 CREDO speed schools
a year in the Kadiogo province, and teacher training for teachers working at schools that accept speed-school children.
Up to and including 2014, the Turing Foundation will contribute €100,000 to the project,
which will cover 50% of the costs for the CREDO speed schools and teacher training.
see also:
Woord en Daad: other projects
CREDO: other projects
Other projects in focus country Burkina Faso
Speed school, Project visit Turing Foundation, November 2010, Burkina Faso
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Teacher Training, Kenia en Tanzania, 2010-2011
In Kenya and Tanzania, Terre des Hommes is working with local partners to improve the quality of secondary education at government schools. Teachers are being trained in modern teaching methods, exam methods and the subjects mathematics, geography, chemistry and English. In Kenya 100 teachers will be trained over a period of 4 years, starting with two-day modules throughout the year that are repeated and elaborated on every year. In Tanzania, 40 teachers will be trained every year during a three-week summer course.
The Turing Foundation is contributing €27,000 to the project.
Update july 2011:
The project's outcome has been disappointing. In Mara, Tanzania for example, only 20 teachers have been trained instead of 40, and teacher training in Turkana, Kenya were given by local teachers instead of professionals from Nairobi. As a result, the costs have turned out to be lower than was previously expected, so our donation has been lowered from €27,000 to €11,284.
see also:
Other projects in focus country Kenya
Other projects in focus country Tanzania
New teaching tools, Kenia en Tanzania
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Teacher training and school expansion, Toungana, Burkina Faso, 2011-2013
The Association for Small African Projects (ASAP) focuses on the improvement of the well-being of inhabitants of 9 poor villages in Western Burkina Faso. In 2011, teachers from the villages and their surrounding areas will receive refresher courses and will be taught new teaching methods. On top of that, the elementary school in the village of Toungana will be equipped with three extra classrooms, teacher houses, toilets and school furniture. Construction activities will be spread over 3 years. Educational authorities have committed to providing an extra teacher every year.
The Turing Foundation will be contribute €45,000 over the years 2011, 2012 and 2013,
covering 100% of the teacher training and 50% of construction costs.
see also:
ASAP: other projects
Other projects in focus country Burkina Faso
Other building projects
Teacher training and school expansion, Toungana, Burkina Faso
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Upgrading five vocational training centres, Kenya, 2010-2012
VSO (Voluntary Service Overseas) sends professional experts to developing countries to share their knowledge with local organisations, so these can do their work more effectively. In Kenya, VSO will be working on the quality and relevance of vocational training at five vocational training centres. Over a period of three years, teachers and school management will be trained, the new government curriculum will be implemented, and the centres will be working towards a better offer of internship placements.
From 2010-2012, the Turing Foundation contributes €120,000 to this cause,
€40.000 of which in 2011.
see also:
VSO: other projects
Other projects in focus country Kenya
Other vocational training projects
VSO vocational training, Kenya, 2010-2012
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Teacher training and construction of a secondary school, Gbadagui, Benin, 2011
In Benin, the Le Pont Foundation takes an active part in improving
education, healthcare and water & sanitation. Previously, the Turing
Foundation contributed to Le Pont Foundation's construction of
two primary schools.
Now, Le Pont wants to set up a secondary school in Gbadagui,
as well as train 80 schoolmasters in school management, pedagogy and administration.
In 2011, the Turing Foundation will contribute €14,000 to the project.
see also:
Le Pont: other projects
Other projects in focus country Benin
Other building projects
One of the other schools built by Le Pont in Benin
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Teacher Training solar enegry systems, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, 2010-2011
At the request of six technical schools in Bobo Diolasso, Burkina Faso, the ETC Technical Training Programme will be training 26 Electricity/Electrical Engineering teachers in solar energy systems. After the training, the teachers will be able to install, maintain and repair a solar energy system as well as pass on their knowledge to their students. Every year, the 6 schools have a total of between 650 and 700 students taking the Electricity/Electrical Engineering course.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation will contribute €15,400.
see also:
ETC Foundation: other projects
Other projects in focus country Burkina Faso
Other vocational training projects
Teacher Training solar energy at 6 technical schools, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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Improvement of primary and vocational education, Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo, 2010
CDI Bwamanda contributes to the recovery and building up of education in the Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo. During a three-year project, 22 schools will be working on educational improvement (6 primary schools, 11 secondary schools and 5 vocational training institutes). There will be trainings to improve school management and teacher skills. Teaching material will be distributed as well and where needed, school buildings will be renovated.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation will contribute €30,000.
see also:
CDI Bwamanda: other projects
Other projects in focus country D.R. Congo
Other vocational training projects
Improving quality of primary education and vocational training, Equatorial Province, D.R. Congo
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Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, Burkina Faso, 2010
The Association for Small African Projects labours to improve the welfare of inhabitants of nine poor villages in Western Burkina Faso. In 2010, teachers of the nine villages and the surrounding area will be trained further in modern teaching techniques. Apart from that, the elementary school in the village of Bona will be expanded by three news classrooms, toilets and two teacher's houses.
In 2010, the Turing Foundation contributes € 30,000 to the teachers training programme and the expansion of the school.
see also:
ASAP: other projects
Other projects in focus country Burkina Faso
Other building projects
Extra classrooms and teacher training, Bona, Burkina Faso
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School book project for primary schools, Northwest Cameroon, 2010-2012
Technical and vocational training, Nyonko and Fada N'Gourma, Burkina Faso, 2009
