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Nonzwanga Nhlapo remembered
Date: June 2011
Location: South Africa
Link marks the sad loss of former staff member Nonzwanga Nhlapo, who will be familiar to Global Teachers and "Mangos" who spent time in Transkei schools in 2003-2006. All Link thoughts are with her family and friends. Read more on our international news page here.
Link launch new internship scheme
Date: May 2011
Location: London, England
The London office has launched a new Internship scheme offering flexible placements to support our work and provide valuable experience in the international development charity sector. Every intern will be fully supervised and provided with a diverse and challenging workload. Get in touch if you have a minimum of four weeks availability.
The Link Schools Programme launches free ‘Linking for Learning’ workshop
Date: March 2011
Location: Nationwide
This month the Link Schools team has been working alongside Lifeworlds Learning, an innovative training organisation, to deliver workshops for our schools.
The training is designed to engage teachers in the ideas behind ‘linking for learning’. Based on our 10 years of experience we will be highlighting best practice in international school linking, looking at the following;
• The broader context of linking and the work of Link Community Development
• Examples of cross-curricula approaches to linking and global learning
• Support for developing a whole-school ethos
• Information about the support available locally, regionally and nationally
• An introduction to our new partnership curriculum projects
Link Director attends UK launch of UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report
Date: March 2011
Location: London, England
Our director Alex Wright attended the UK launch of UNESCO’s EFA Global Monitoring Report on 1 March 2011. This year the report is focussed on education in conflict, something Link have learnt much about through our post-conflict work in northern Uganda.
Our Patron, Archbishop Desmund Tutu, states: "This UNESCO report is long overdue. It documents in stark detail the sheer brutality of the violence against some of the world’s most vulnerable people, including its school children — and it challenges leaders of all countries, rich and poor, to act decisively."
You can find Tutu's full statement here and a comprehensive summary of the UNESCO report here.
Link England & Wales move office
Date: February 2011
Location: London, England
Link E&W have moved into a new office in Islington, London. Please note our new address is 19B Compton Terrace, London N1 2UN. Our new phone number is 0207 226 9331. Our full new contact details are available here.
Link's work in Uganda features in the Times Educational Supplement
Date: December 2010
David Rosenberg, a primary school teacher from London and former Link Global Teacher visited Uganda this summer. He visited our project in Katakwi which aims to support schools which have been affected by conflict in the region. As peace returns, communities are resettling with schools at the centre of community stabilisation. David has written an article about his experience, which featured in TES last month.
Read the full article here.
Reception celebrates 10 years of Link in Uganda
Date: December 2010
Location: London, England
The Uganda High Commission in London hosted a reception on 2nd December to celebrate 10 years of Link working in Uganda. Despite the icy conditions, many supporters and friends of Link attended and heard more about our achievements over 10 years and our plans for the future.
Read the full transcript of Derek Nkata's address, titled Link Uganda: Past, Present and Future, here.
To find out more about our work in Uganda see our Uganda pages
Link launch Solar Connect in South Africa
Date: October 2010
Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa
Our Development Officer Natalia Battistini recently visited the Eastern Cape of South Africa to assist our team there to launch our exciting new project, Solar Connect. Solar Connect takes solar power, computers, and internet access to rural African schools and provides the training necessary to use this equipment.
Solar Connect from LCD International on Vimeo.
Our Development Officer Natalia Battistini recently visited the Eastern Cape of South Africa to assist our team there to launch our exciting new project, Solar Connect. Solar Connect takes solar power, computers, and internet access to rural African schools and provides the training necessary to use this equipment.
Solar Connect from LCD International on Vimeo.
Read the full article here.
Article: Link Community Development hosts conferences for Zimbabwean Ministry of Education
Date: July 2010
Location: London, England
Following a successful conference in
The conference set out to inform a
Click here for a full report on both the London and Harare conferences.Read full Case Study....
Article: School communities celebrate ahead of a reciprocal visit to the
Date: May 2010
Location: Khonjwayo, Nyandeni Municipality, South Africa
Case Study: Child Friendly Schools workshop
Location: South Africa
In partnership with Unicef and the Child Friendly Schools Programme, Link Community Development organises workshops for Headteachers to help them address issues that affect the safety of their pupils. The workshops provide a vital opportunity for Headteachers to discuss problems and ultimately improve the learning environment in their schools. A Headteacher explained about the benefits of the programme and what he hoped to gain from the workshop.
Reciprocal visits between schools in Africa and those in the UK and Ireland
bring many benefits to the schools, their pupils and the teachers. However, it is not always recognised just how much enthusiasm and subsequent activity they can generate among the local community too.
bring many benefits to the schools, their pupils and the teachers. However, it is not always recognised just how much enthusiasm and subsequent activity they can generate among the local community too.Link Community Development, Libode Education District Office and the entire community of Khonjwayo, in Nyandeni local municipality recently organised a social event to celebrate the forthcoming visit of two local teachers to the UK.
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Article: Link achievements in Ghana
Date: May 2010
Location: Talensi Nabdam, Ghana
Talensi Nabdam is in the Upper East region of Ghana, 600 km from Ghana's capital, Accra over appalling roads. When you get there you find a semi-arid landscape where the temperature often reaches 45 °C. Most people rely on agriculture for a living, so life is hard, and especially so if the rains fail.
Yet in these harsh conditions Link's work with the local education authority is bringing some impressive results. Since Link began working with the district staff, the district has gone from being the worst performing in the region in 2005, to being the second best in 2009.
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Article: Link facilitate Ugandan Ministry officials on study visit to South Africa
Date: 18-29 April 2010
Location: Uganda/South Africa
Officials from the Directorate of Education Standards (DES) in Uganda's Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES) recently participated in a study tour to South Africa joinly arranged by Link Community Development (Link) and the Basic Education Department Republic of South Africa's Directorate of Africa and the Middle East. The study tour was organised in line with Link's policy of active promotion of learning between the countries in which it works in order to achieve the widest impact and ensure that lessons learned - both positive and negative, can inform development across our programme countries and ultimately across the wider African continent.
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Article: Link join 'Vote Global' campaign
Date: April 2010
Location: England & Wales
Ahead of the forthcoming General Election, Link Community Development has joined a coalition of other NGO’s in supporting BOND’s ‘Vote Global’ manifesto. The manifesto calls for all of the UK’s political parties to commit to making international development a priority for the next UK government. It demands that UK does all it can to bring about a world in which poverty is eradicated, people’s basic needs are met and their rights are realised.
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Article: Final Reach Africa team complete their 1,353 mile challenge
Date: April 2010
Location: North Yorkshire, UK
The 2009/10 Reach Africa event was brought to a close when our final team completed the challenge. Philip Lancaster captained the The Roger Cooper Fat Rascal North Yorkshire Stunt Display Team to success and raised a fantastic £935 for Link Community Development in the process.
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PARTNERS IN DEVELOPMENT - SCHOOLS COMPETITION
Date: April 2010
Location: England & Wales
Join us in celebrating the launch of our new project ‘Partners in Development’.
How can we work together to make the world a better place? Climate change, poverty, conflict, discrimination, disease and inequality – just a few of the issues we must be aware of and take action against as responsible global citizens. Enter our competition and tell us how working in partnership can help us to make a difference, locally and globally.
Click here for full details....
Article: Link veterans become the 3rd team to 'Reach' Africa
Date: 11 November 2009
Location: UK
The Link Veterans cycling team, inspired by team leader Kate Clifford, have just completed their 1,100-mile journey to Tangiers in Morocco! Cyclist Louise Watson completed the final few miles to seal a great achievement for the team of thirteen. They were ably supported by the Kew Woods Primary School Cross-Country Club, who ran 64 miles in support of Link.
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Article: Funding confirmed for a new project in Uganda
Date: October 2009
Location: England & Wales
Link England and Wales are delighted to have recently received support from The Baring Foundation and John Ellerman Foundation Joint International Committee for a new 3 year project supporting internally displaced communities in Katakwi, Uganda. The grant of £248,664 will help us to support communities displaced by conflict over the past 20 years to resettle by strengthening schools’ ability to provide good quality and relevant education.
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Article: Funding confirmed for a new project in Uganda
Date: October 2009
Location: England & Wales
Link England and Wales are delighted to have recently received support from The Baring Foundation and John Ellerman Foundation Joint International Committee for a new 3 year project supporting internally displaced communities in Katakwi, Uganda. The grant of £248,664 will help us to support communities displaced by conflict over the past 20 years to resettle by strengthening schools’ ability to provide good quality and relevant education.
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Location: Nationwide
