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==About Education in Afghanistan==
== About Me ==


My name is Gillian Javetski and I am an intern at OLPC's Cambridge office this summer. I am a senior at Tufts University, where I am double majoring in international relations and community health. I took this past semester off to work at the United Nations Development Programme's HIV/AIDS unit in Geneva. At OLPC, I will be conducting research on UN and international partnerships.
* [http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/afghanistan_statistics.html#67 UNICEF Country statistics], including Education
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Afghanistan Education in Afghanistan] from Wikipedia
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Afghanistan OLPC] in Afghanistan


===Work at OLPC===
* From Matt Keller's OLPC [http://blog.laptop.org/2010/05/11/on-afghanistan-1/ blog post] about visiting Afghanistan:
* Blog posts (both writing and editing)
**Half (52%) of primary school aged children are enrolled in school. Still, 50% of Afghan girls and 40% of boys don't attend school.
** Afghanistan blog posts, including [http://blog.laptop.org/2010/07/25/olpc-af-a-time-to-learn/ one], [http://blog.laptop.org/2010/07/09/olpc-afghanistan-reca/ two], [http://blog.laptop.org/2010/07/06/olpc-af-briefing-note/ three] --> Go through and select photos for Afghanistan blog posts
**In 2001, 800,000 children attended school compared to 7 million today.
** Other blog posts, including XO 1.5HS, Indonesian laptop
**Schools must operate in “shifts,” the average being three shifts per day meaning that each child generally received only 2.5 hours of school a day.
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Afghanistan/Background UNICEF/Afghanistan wiki page] and research, including foreign aid data
**Teacher student ratios are often as high as 1:50-75
** Correspond with Mike Dawson, met with Matt and Salim
**Afghan children receive only about half of OECD recommended average school times.
** Afghanistan budget research for Matt; spoke with contacts at a variety of think tanks and USAID
**Close to 75% of teachers in Afghanistan are illiterate or have an education level of one year greater than the students they teach. **Building more schools, training teachers, providing materials would require 6 fold increase to education (over 1 billion a year) and would take 10-15 years.
** Research on incorporating an NGO in Afghanistan
** Work on Afghanistan grant process, do research, create google docs, beginning to add information, met with Barbara for information
** UNICEF/Afghanistan memo
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Nepal/Background WFP/Nepal wiki page]: corresponded with Nepal team
* [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Haiti/Background Haiti Partners/Haiti wiki page]: met with Adam to discuss Haiti
* Working with/checking in on volunteers on IRC Chat
** Worked on [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/ClassActs/Resources#OLPC_Deployment_Stories Class/Act Resources] with Shirish
* Events: Conference [http://groups.google.com/group/tinygames/msg/5c7b77e6b3c204bd?pli=1 call] on education with tinygames (6/17), meeting on Realness Conference (6/17), call with Reverend Franck Boah (6/18), RIT Hackfest (7/8), MIT Media Lab (7/12), meeting with Salim (7/16), OLPC Conference (7/17)
* Twittering daily
** Updating microblog wiki page
* XO 1.5 HS teardown and photos


===Timeline/To Do List===
===5 Year National Education [http://ineeserver.org/page.asp?pid=1345 Strategic Plan] (March 2006-2011)===
*'''July 28-31st:''' wrote blog posts about Afghanistan and 1.5HS, put grant application and SF424 up, continue working on [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Nepal/Background Nepal wiki page].
"In December 2006 the Ministry of Education officially launched his first ever 5 Year National Education Strategic Plan (NESP) covering the period March 2006 to March 2011. In consultation with the international community the NESP identifies eight priority program areas":
*'''August 2-August 6:''' Look at Matt's research request about incorporating an office in Afghanistan, email Nepal group for feedback and incorporate feedback, go through OLE newsletters, [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Haiti/Background Haiti wiki page]
*Teacher Education and Working Conditions
*'''August 9-13''': work with Paul on [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Fix_Clock RTC problems], [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Rwanda/Background Rwanda wiki page], [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_Ethiopia/Background Ethiopia wiki page], go through all five country profiles, add graphs, add information, and make them more uniform
*Construction of Educational Facilities
*'''August 16-24:''' home for vacation
*Curriculum Development and Learning Materials
*'''August 24-September 4''': post tear down instructions, write additional 2 blog posts on 1.5HS, working on and finalizing white papers
*Islamic Education
*Technical and Vocational Education and Training
*Literacy and Non-Formal Education
*Management and Capacity Building of the Ministry of Education
*Implementation and Monitoring Framework


===Summary of Last Few Days===
==UNICEF in Afghanistan==
During my last week at the OLPC office, I hope to finish up on the research components of my internship. I plan on completing the Rwanda and Ethiopia (work on Ethiopia Thursday and Friday) OLPC wiki pages so that they include a comprehensive set of information about the country’s education backgrounds, important education data, OLPC’s work on the ground, and a description of other development groups’ priorities. I will also return to edit Afghanistan, Nepal, and Haiti pages so that they reflect these changes as well. Finally, in non-research work, I have a few loose ends to tie up here at OLPC that I will work on Wednesday. These include posting tear down instructions, write additional 2 blog posts on 1.5HS, working with Paul on RTC problems, and making a wiki page on country’s education statistics (although this may have to wait until later in the week.)
===UNICEF's Programmatic Areas Of Focus===
* '''Child labor''': In Afghanistan, 30% of all Afghan children are child laborers.To combat this, UNICEF is setting up [http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/afghanistan_52282.html drop-in centers] where child laborers are able to learn in classroom settings.
* '''School attacks''': In the last two years, many Afghan girls have been forced to leave school following attacks, which have more than doubled on all girl schools. Although to a lesser degree, school attacks are also launched on all boys schools. While UNICEF is creating [http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/afghanistan_53145.html community-based schools] to put more girls in the classroom, it is not clear whether they are helping girls continue their learning following such attacks. This is particularly interesting since they have a comprehensive [http://www.unicef.org/supply/index_education.html “Classroom in a Box”] concept for students following natural disasters, but not for attacks.
*'''Female education access & literacy''': UNICEF is promoting [http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/afghanistan_53145.html community-based schools] and is teaching community management committees about the importance of girls’ education and their role in making it happen.
*'''Child friendly curricula''': UNICEF is making strides in promoting “child friendly curricula” throughout schools in Afghanistan. This model, which has been implemented in more than 50 countries, utilizes curricula that are specifically [http://www.unicef.org/supply/index_education.html inclusive and gender-sensitive].


Once I return from vacation on the 24th, I will dedicate the rest of my OLPC work to writing white papers for these five countries. I hope to write the papers based off of my research findings, and share them with SJ and people involved in each country. There are a variety of people I hope to connect with for feedback, including for Ethiopia (Lidet), Rwanda (Julia and Rwanda Country Director Sam Dusengiyumva), Nepal (Rabbi) Afghanistan (Mike Dawson, Salim, and Matt), and Haiti (Adam and whoever else Adam can recommend).
===UNICEF Afghanistan's [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:qpiT3ao18SAJ:www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/retrieveattachments%3Fopenagent%26shortid%3DEGUA-7ZEP45%26file%3DFull_Report.pdf+Literacy+rates+among+females+aged+15-24+years+will+be+increased+by+50+per+cent,+through+expansion&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESjduqam92vEbhx0S_7BvGgWYrwgQFgS5AEXAKBb--LxKK14l646rPYIvAYRYayQ8N2TAi-LG5Sdnqx5YpW9EXAviId2TZWZxI04V-llC-C3V6hi-Bjnzuheq4CU-594VafEzQo-&sig=AHIEtbSxbo6RazJdzh3oWVB2q2-LxxeDOg Priorities]===
It would also be great to receive feedback on my first white paper from a structural perspective by someone who has experience writing them. I will incorporate all feedback I receive and share them with the appropriate parties. At this point I am unsure about whether I will be in New Jersey or Massachusetts, but either way can work from the office or remotely. I will definitely stop by the office at some point before the school year starts.


Working at OLPC this summer has been an incredible opportunity, and after two months I feel like I’m finally getting the swing of how things work around here. I have a much better grasp of the organization’s priorities, both its own and what is looks for in international partners. I feel that my last few weeks here have been the most productive now and I am able to work at a more efficient pace. It has been wonderful getting to know the people here at OLPC, and I look forward to staying in contact with them once my time here is done. I am still excited to meet with Lidet to discuss her work in Ethiopia and explore possibilities for me to support OLPC there once I graduate. I would also love to follow up with Zehra and Shannon to talk about their work on the Middle East project and also about their experiences as new employees at OLPC. Finally, I would love to take SJ and Adam out to lunch to learn about their own stories and how they ended up at this organization. (Thanks for everything --[[User:Sj|Sj]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Sj|<font style="color:#f70; font-size:70%">talk</font>]]!)
*1. Starting from 2010 the enrolment of girls in primary schools, will be increase by 20 per cent resulting in 2.64 million girls being enrolled in school by the end of 2013. 60 per cent of girls enrolled in grade 1 during 2009 reach grade 5 of the education cycle (or 210,000 girls complete grade 5 in 2013) through improved quality of teaching and learning.
*2. 30% of all primary schools will be child-friendly or 3,300 schools practicing child friendly principles.
*3. Literacy rates among females aged 15-24 years will be increased by 50 per cent, through expansion of literacy centers.


==Educational Initiatives==
===UNICEF Partnerships in Afghanistan===
*[http://www.unicef.org/rosa/media_5989.htm Major NGO partners] for UNICEF include Save the Children UK and Norway/Sweden, Terre des Hommes, CARE International, International Medical Corps, Merlin etc. In Afghanistan, the [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:6DYRxNL3BxQJ:www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/retrieveattachments%3Fopenagent%26shortid%3DSNAA-83Z8DN%26file%3DFull_Report.pdf+UNICEF+NGO+Partnerships+Afghanistan&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgmbs_NVPxhhiQP2JLaeq_RYi8oKOvPC1O0RF5Y7bVf1jtOV-AfugATkJVdZ2R5xX23t0jvHtEvEpGNZ2oM38cHpV2QSJPLT9vD8884JOKV1pUHHU3aXNYP1cZKm4Q20-2lzUmT&sig=AHIEtbTSJqZemk2fJqwIO0uaE1ZY3KKWwQ education cluster] lead is UNICEF and the co-lead is Save the Children US.Examples of Past Joint Projects with UNICEF Afghanistan include:


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**[http://www.savethechildren.org/publications/success-stories/success-story-education-afghanistan.html Education for Afghans Initiative] (Save the Children and UNICEF): Multi-agency initiative to develop Basic Competencies of learning in mathematics and language and teaching-learning materials. Save the Children is distributing education materials, conducting a school-awareness campaign, establishing Parent-Teacher Associations and by reconstructing and building schools. Where the buildings are not yet ready for children, Save the Children is helping communities set up temporary tents to house classes.
|+'''Summary of Educational Development Initiatives'''
**[http://www.savethechildren.net/alliance/what_we_do/rewritethefuture/blogs/afghanistan/jiffer_intro.html Rewrite the Future](Save the Children and UNICEF): Save the Children has set up many schools in Afghanistan, particularly for refugees who flee into Pakistan. In this case, Save the Children provides teachers, training, and materials while UNICEF provided tents.
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**[http://www.unicef.org/emerg/afghanistan_50293.html Thousand School Project] (UNICEF and Japanese Government): The Government of Japan has granted $24 million in aid to education in Kabul, which is currently facing a critical shortage of teaching and learning spaces. By its completion in December, the project will have reached 48 schools and benefited over 80,000 children.
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==Other Education Initiatives in Afghanistan==


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===Education Development Projects===
|+'''[http://www.unicef.org/sowc09/docs/SOWC09-FullReport-EN.pdf UNICEF's] State of the World's Children Report 2009 Statistics'''
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/world/asia/13jurm.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2 Councils in Jurm Valley]: small corner of Afghanistan has seen vast improvements by using village councils and direct grants as part of an initiative called the National Solidarity Program, introduced by an Afghan ministry in 2003. Particularly interesting is looking at girls’ education component.
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*[http://www.swedishcommittee.org/archive/articles/articles/2010/etu_report/ Swedish Committee for Afghanistan]: supports 45 model schools, provides assessment on learning impact.
!Categories
*[http://www.usaid.gov/stories/afghanistan/fp_af_textbooks.html USAID] has printed over 48.5 million textbooks for grades 1-12 and is reprinting 11 million schoolbooks. Has also launched the [http://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:p1KLMM04saoJ:www.creativeworldwide.com/caiistaff/dashboard_giroadmincaiistaff/dashboard_caiiadmindatabase/Resources/Afghanistan.pdf+Afghanistan+Primary+Education+Projects&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgb1Px6WcHhwN4Og6DKvrhFEXs5rb-SwA49SYXJDPlkUqgIl1VOtfcOiL3--yPoubCT7miEeQt1bX9xBKQJ5WDwoAlKV1XyX2TBkxIcmh-queTKYrR4EbPVYXGBzjyvZuRboCgx&sig=AHIEtbT1Qd3CilunqgKsGuDsfZeFy_y9mA Afghanistan Primary Education Project] in 2003.
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**Two recent reports from USAID on [http://dec.usaid.gov/index.cfm?p=search.getCitation&CFID=12778655&CFTOKEN=85387091&id=s_8017D208-D566-FC5C-DFD35D9C36D79385&rec_no=152197 active learning pedagogies] and building education support systems for [http://dec.usaid.gov/index.cfm?p=search.getCitation&CFID=12778655&CFTOKEN=85387091&id=s_7FFFB760-D566-FC5C-DE5A67572C8DB8D6&rec_no=161143 teachers' projects].
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*[http://www.paiwastoon.af/ PAIWASTOON]: an Afghan-International company with a focus on developing sustainable solutions to "Make IT Work For Afghanistan." By specializing in open source technology, localization and online applications, PAIWASTOON seeks opportunities for technology to have a positive effect on as many Afghans as possible, as sustainably as possible. Currently [http://www.paiwastoon.af/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=7&lang=en working with OLPC]on technical implementation of projects.
|Total adult literacy rate (%), 2000-2007
*[http://www.gtz.de/en/weltweit/europa-kaukasus-zentralasien/17076.htm GTZ]: Since 2002, GTZ has worked with the Afghan Ministry of Education on a variety of educational initiatives, including supporting the implementation of the National Education Strategic Plan for Afghanistan. GTZ is helping improve the conditions for better basic education, teacher training and continuing education, as well as reforming the education sector in Afghanistan.
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|Primary school net enrollment/ attendance (%), 2000-2007
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|Youth literacy, 2000–2007 (M / F)<ref> '''Youth literacy rate''' – Number of literate persons aged 15–24, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.</ref>
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|Percentage of phone/internet users 2006
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|Primary school gross enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M / F)<ref> '''Primary school gross enrollment ratio''' – Number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>
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|Primary school net enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M / F)<ref> '''Primary school net enrollment ratio''' – Number of children enrolled in primary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>
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|Primary school net attendance (%) 2000-2007 (M / F) <ref> '''Primary school net attendance ratio''' – Number of children attending primary or secondary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref>
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|Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (administrative / survey data) <ref> '''Survival rate to the last grade of primary school''' – Percentage of children entering the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary school. </ref>
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|Secondary school gross enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M/F)<ref> '''Secondary school gross enrollment ratio''' – Number of children enrolled in secondary school, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref>
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|Secondary school net enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M/F)<ref> '''Secondary school net enrollment ratio''' – Number of children enrolled in secondary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.</ref>
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|Secondary school net attendance (%) 2000-2007 (M/F)<ref> '''Secondary school net attendance ratio''' – Number of children attending secondary or tertiary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref>
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===Afghan Education Resources===
*[http://www.acbar.org/ Agency Coordinating Body for Afghan Relief] (ACBAR): an organization that serves and facilitates the work of its NGO members in order to address efficiently and effectively the humanitarian and development needs of Afghans.
*Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies {[http://www.ineesite.org/ INEE]}: an open global network of representatives from NGOs, UN agencies, donor agencies, governments, academic institutions, schools and affected populations working together to ensure all persons the right to quality and safe education in emergencies and post-crisis recovery. Provides great [http://ineeserver.org/page.asp?pid=1345 background] on education initiatives in Afghanistan.


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== About Me ==
|+'''[http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=121&IF_Language=eng&BR_Country=2300&BR_Region=40540 UNESCO] Education Statistics from 2007'''

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My name is Gillian Javetski and I am an intern at OLPC's Cambridge office this summer. I am a senior at Tufts University, where I am double majoring in international relations and community health. I took this past semester off to work at the United Nations Development Programme's HIV/AIDS unit in Geneva. At OLPC, I will be conducting research on UN and international partnerships.
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|Survival rate to grade 5
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|Primary to secondary transition rate
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|Pupil/teacher ratio (primary)
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|Public expenditure on education as % of GDP
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|Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure
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|Literacy Rates for Male and Female Adults Combined
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|Enrollment in public and private primary school <ref> The following four categories' information comes from a custom table which can be found at http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=136&IF_Language=eng&BR_Topic=0 </ref>
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|Enrollment in public primary school
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|Female enrollment in public and private primary school
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|Female enrollment in public primary school
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List available data where easy to find; list but leave blank elsewhere.
* Government expenses and budgets
* Census stats relating to children (cf. Wikipedia's country template & World Factbook data)


==Notes==
=== What I Am Currently Working On At OLPC ===
<references />


[[category:OLPC interns]]
*30 June, 2010: selecting and uploading photos for new Afghan blog posts, continuing to collect research for UNICEF Afghanistan memo.
*1 July, 2010: created a google reader account, went through and read past blog posts on OLPC's work in Afghanistan, began uploading findings onto wiki account.

Latest revision as of 00:56, 25 August 2011

About Me

My name is Gillian Javetski and I am an intern at OLPC's Cambridge office this summer. I am a senior at Tufts University, where I am double majoring in international relations and community health. I took this past semester off to work at the United Nations Development Programme's HIV/AIDS unit in Geneva. At OLPC, I will be conducting research on UN and international partnerships.

Work at OLPC

  • Blog posts (both writing and editing)
    • Afghanistan blog posts, including one, two, three --> Go through and select photos for Afghanistan blog posts
    • Other blog posts, including XO 1.5HS, Indonesian laptop
  • UNICEF/Afghanistan wiki page and research, including foreign aid data
    • Correspond with Mike Dawson, met with Matt and Salim
    • Afghanistan budget research for Matt; spoke with contacts at a variety of think tanks and USAID
    • Research on incorporating an NGO in Afghanistan
    • Work on Afghanistan grant process, do research, create google docs, beginning to add information, met with Barbara for information
    • UNICEF/Afghanistan memo
  • WFP/Nepal wiki page: corresponded with Nepal team
  • Haiti Partners/Haiti wiki page: met with Adam to discuss Haiti
  • Working with/checking in on volunteers on IRC Chat
  • Events: Conference call on education with tinygames (6/17), meeting on Realness Conference (6/17), call with Reverend Franck Boah (6/18), RIT Hackfest (7/8), MIT Media Lab (7/12), meeting with Salim (7/16), OLPC Conference (7/17)
  • Twittering daily
    • Updating microblog wiki page
  • XO 1.5 HS teardown and photos

Timeline/To Do List

  • July 28-31st: wrote blog posts about Afghanistan and 1.5HS, put grant application and SF424 up, continue working on Nepal wiki page.
  • August 2-August 6: Look at Matt's research request about incorporating an office in Afghanistan, email Nepal group for feedback and incorporate feedback, go through OLE newsletters, Haiti wiki page
  • August 9-13: work with Paul on RTC problems, Rwanda wiki page, Ethiopia wiki page, go through all five country profiles, add graphs, add information, and make them more uniform
  • August 16-24: home for vacation
  • August 24-September 4: post tear down instructions, write additional 2 blog posts on 1.5HS, working on and finalizing white papers

Summary of Last Few Days

During my last week at the OLPC office, I hope to finish up on the research components of my internship. I plan on completing the Rwanda and Ethiopia (work on Ethiopia Thursday and Friday) OLPC wiki pages so that they include a comprehensive set of information about the country’s education backgrounds, important education data, OLPC’s work on the ground, and a description of other development groups’ priorities. I will also return to edit Afghanistan, Nepal, and Haiti pages so that they reflect these changes as well. Finally, in non-research work, I have a few loose ends to tie up here at OLPC that I will work on Wednesday. These include posting tear down instructions, write additional 2 blog posts on 1.5HS, working with Paul on RTC problems, and making a wiki page on country’s education statistics (although this may have to wait until later in the week.)

Once I return from vacation on the 24th, I will dedicate the rest of my OLPC work to writing white papers for these five countries. I hope to write the papers based off of my research findings, and share them with SJ and people involved in each country. There are a variety of people I hope to connect with for feedback, including for Ethiopia (Lidet), Rwanda (Julia and Rwanda Country Director Sam Dusengiyumva), Nepal (Rabbi) Afghanistan (Mike Dawson, Salim, and Matt), and Haiti (Adam and whoever else Adam can recommend). It would also be great to receive feedback on my first white paper from a structural perspective by someone who has experience writing them. I will incorporate all feedback I receive and share them with the appropriate parties. At this point I am unsure about whether I will be in New Jersey or Massachusetts, but either way can work from the office or remotely. I will definitely stop by the office at some point before the school year starts.

Working at OLPC this summer has been an incredible opportunity, and after two months I feel like I’m finally getting the swing of how things work around here. I have a much better grasp of the organization’s priorities, both its own and what is looks for in international partners. I feel that my last few weeks here have been the most productive now and I am able to work at a more efficient pace. It has been wonderful getting to know the people here at OLPC, and I look forward to staying in contact with them once my time here is done. I am still excited to meet with Lidet to discuss her work in Ethiopia and explore possibilities for me to support OLPC there once I graduate. I would also love to follow up with Zehra and Shannon to talk about their work on the Middle East project and also about their experiences as new employees at OLPC. Finally, I would love to take SJ and Adam out to lunch to learn about their own stories and how they ended up at this organization. (Thanks for everything --Sj talk!)

Educational Initiatives

Summary of Educational Development Initiatives
Name of Organization Investment in Country People/Major Projects
UNICEF
WFP
WHO
UNESCO
UNDP
IFRC
World Vision:
Save the Children
USAID
SOS Children's Villages
World Bank


UNICEF's State of the World's Children Report 2009 Statistics
Categories Numbers
Total adult literacy rate (%), 2000-2007
Primary school net enrollment/ attendance (%), 2000-2007
Youth literacy, 2000–2007 (M / F)<ref> Youth literacy rate – Number of literate persons aged 15–24, expressed as a percentage of the total population in that age group.</ref> /
Percentage of phone/internet users 2006 /
Primary school gross enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M / F)<ref> Primary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school, regardless of age,expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref> /
Primary school net enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M / F)<ref> Primary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in primary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref> /
Primary school net attendance (%) 2000-2007 (M / F) <ref> Primary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending primary or secondary school who are of official primary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official primary school age. </ref> /
Survival rate to last primary grade (%) 2000–2007 (administrative / survey data) <ref> Survival rate to the last grade of primary school – Percentage of children entering the first grade of primary school who eventually reach the last grade of primary school. </ref> /
Secondary school gross enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M/F)<ref> Secondary school gross enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref> /
Secondary school net enrollment (%) 2000-2007 (M/F)<ref> Secondary school net enrollment ratio – Number of children enrolled in secondary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age.</ref> /
Secondary school net attendance (%) 2000-2007 (M/F)<ref> Secondary school net attendance ratio – Number of children attending secondary or tertiary school who are of official secondary school age, expressed as a percentage of the total number of children of official secondary school age. </ref> /


UNESCO Education Statistics from 2007
Categories Numbers
Survival rate to grade 5
Primary to secondary transition rate
Pupil/teacher ratio (primary)
Public expenditure on education as % of GDP
Public expenditure on education as % of total government expenditure
Literacy Rates for Male and Female Adults Combined
Enrollment in public and private primary school <ref> The following four categories' information comes from a custom table which can be found at http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=136&IF_Language=eng&BR_Topic=0 </ref>
Enrollment in public primary school
Female enrollment in public and private primary school
Female enrollment in public primary school

List available data where easy to find; list but leave blank elsewhere.

  • Government expenses and budgets
  • Census stats relating to children (cf. Wikipedia's country template & World Factbook data)

Notes

<references />

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