After finishing my master’s program last year in public administration, I accepted an awesome opportunity to work in Côte d’Ivoire as an International Educator for Africa in the field of rural and educational development for one academic year. My post started in October 2009. The program is administered by an American foundation and is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
Here is a summary of some of the activities I've already completed:
• Established 5 literacy centers in rural cocoa farming villages, hired and trained 10 literacy teachers, and managed their performance via monitoring and evaluation (i.e. classroom observations and tracking students’ test scores).
• Strengthened management and teaching practices of professors, staff, and students at Daloa Teacher Training College with workshops and trainings.
• Partnered with local and international organizations, such as the United Nations Côte d’Ivoire, to host community conferences on themes such as HIV/AIDS, human rights, and child labor.
• Organized a 3-day training for 100 primary school principals and a 3-day training for 160 student teachers and 79 in-service teachers on child-centered learning and current best practices in the areas of French, Math, and History/Geography.
• Planned reproductive health sessions for women in 10 rural communities and mobilized the female population to participate in income generating activities to increase their livelihoods.
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