Overview by the Numbers:
Currently Serving: 1,700+ learners
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<img src="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" alt="/icons/sharing_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Summary of Team4Tech Contributions and Collaborations (2024):
- Partnership began in 2020
- 3 projects with 20 pro bono consultants
- 910+ pro bono hours committed
- 191k+ value of pro bono consulting
- $45,000 in grant support
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Background:
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📌 EduCare’s mission is to use the tools of human and economic capacity building to foster the emergence of a regenerated Liberian population empowered and equipped for a better livelihood.
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🤝Partnership Objectives:
EduCare partners with Team4Tech to increase access to quality education in vulnerable and underserved communities in Liberia using technology solutions and capacity building in digital education. With Team4Tech’s support, EduCare is working to bring relevant technology solutions and training to rural trainers and learners in previously unreached communities.
EduCare also aims to increase their reach to 100 schools and 10 Women’s Digital Centers. They want to develop local learning content and provide digital marketing training. Lastly, they want to increase access to WAEC Examination Test Questions to improve preparation of National and Regional exams.
EduCARE Partnership Overview
đź“ŠÂ Metrics:
Learner Engagement
- % of students age 5-11 enrolled in school as a result of EDUCARE Digital literacy project
- % of students using digital tools to research, learn and present information in academic and social activities.
- % of students trained at the school digital centers with support from EDUCARE Digital Program
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of students who have improved knowledge of basic hardware, software, and online tools
Learner Growth
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of students whose learning skills have improved as a result of EDUCARE Digital assistance
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of students that have knowledge of different digital literacy methods to access online information
- % of students that have the ability to use digital tools to research and learn information
- % change in primary students’ academic scores
- % of students completing primary school as a result of EDUCARE Digital literacy youth programs
Teacher and Staff Effectiveness
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of primary school teachers trained in e-learning tools
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of teachers in primary schools that have the ability to use digital tools to develop learning materials for class use
- % of teachers that have the ability to select appropriate digital tools for different purposes and audiences
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of teachers trained in curriculum development by using digital literacy skills and tools
Organizational Sustainability and Scale
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of students trained in e-learning tools
- % of primary schools meeting minimum learning environment standards as per Project Design
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of sets of e-learning and other teaching materials provided by EDUCARE Digital literacy assistance for primary schools
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of primary schools with improved Management Information Systems
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of primary schools that have used EDUCARE Digital literacy-Assisted MIS System Information to inform administrative/management decisions
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of DEOs participating in certification of Educare Digital Literacy level completion
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of national policies adopted by MOE to support digital literacy
- % of primary schools using digital classroom-based technologies to provide lessons
- % of primary schools' teachers having the required ICT academic qualifications
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of set of e-learning books and tablets distributed (digital literacy tools) to targeted school
Grant Budget Analysis:
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<img src="/icons/library_gray.svg" alt="/icons/library_gray.svg" width="40px" /> EduCare has put their grant funding towards:
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- expanding technology infrastructure at 5 digital schools in Liberia
- improving their solar power to combat electricity shortages
Skilled Volunteering Projects:
- June 2021: Design for Impact with Icertis (drop down for more)
- October 2021: Virtual Strategic Partnership with Zendesk (drop down for more)
- June 2022: Virtual Strategic Project with Middlebury (drop down for more)
Partnership Impact: