The African Digital Schools Initiative
Details of the organization
Name *
GESCI
Country *
International
Website (URL)
http://www.gesci.org
Type *
Civil society entities
Information about the project
Project title *
The African Digital Schools Initiative
Title acronym
ADSI
Description *
The African Digital Schools Initiative (ADSI) is a comprehensive program to implement digital school development in secondary schools to transform secondary schools into digital schools of distinction. It is designed specifically to build secondary-level student 21st century skills and teachers’ innovative practice in a way that is responsive to the needs of the market place and to the emerging knowledge economies and societies. Starting 2016, ADSI will reach out to 140 schools in Kenya, Tanzania and Côte d’Ivoire. 4200 teachers will be trained through the project, including 1400 teachers in science technology, English and mathematics (STEM) as well as 210,000 students, including 70,000 STEM students.
Project website
http://www.gesci.org/our-work/ict-in-stem-education/african-digital-school-inititiative/
Geographical coverage *
Regional implementation
Regions of implementation
Africa
Countries of implementation
Côte d'Ivoire, Kenya
Status *
Ongoing
from 01/01/2016
to
31/12/2019
Partners
MasterCard Foundation, Ministry of Education Kenya, Ministry of Education Tanzania, Ministry of Education Côte d'Ivoire
WSIS information
WSIS action lines related to this project
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Capacity building
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to this project
Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Goal 8: Promote inclusive and sustainable economic growth, employment and decent work for all
Goal 10: Reduce inequality within and among countries
Project type *
Programme
