Deadline- June 8th, 2012
Countries/Region- Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Senegal, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam
High quality, relevant secondary education is vital for youth to obtain the skills, knowledge and competencies needed for employment. In turn, this will increase income generation and economic development. Results for Development (R4D), with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, has begun work on an exploratory project to identify and explore innovative secondary education for skills enhancement (ISESE) in Africa and Asia.
Entry of a wide variety of models that might include (but are not limited to):
- Innovative use of technology in formal schools, as well as online learning and certification
- Non formal schooling, including work place schemes, new apprenticeships, part-time study, community education, peer-to-peer education, youth clubs and other non-formal models
- Open schooling and distance learning models
- Scholarships or vouchers
- Public-private partnerships
- Cost per student reduction models
- Any entrepreneurial, new ideas that do not fit into the categories above!
How to apply?
All entries must be submitted via the competition website. Submissions may be in English or French.
For more information, visit this link
