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News from Link Community Development's programmes in Africa, the UK, Ireland and the US. |
Article: Link Community Development hosts Education seminar in Harare
Date: July 2010
Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
Link Community Development, working with the Commonwealth Consortium for Education (CCfE), organised a key meeting in Harare last week on behalf of the Zimbabwe Ministry of Education, Sport, Arts and Culture (MoESAC).
Article: Vice President of Ghana launches TENI programme
Date: June 2010
Location: Ghana
Link Community Development Ghana is working in partnership with VSO Ghana to deliver a programme aimed at increasing the quality of education for more than 50,000 children in three Northern Regions of Ghana. LCD Ghana is leading on activities in Talensi Nabdam. The Vice President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, recently launched the programme. He said "Quality education is the bedrock for poverty reduction and sustained development." To read more information about the programme launch please click here.
Article: Tullow Oil wins CSR Sustainability Project Award
Date: May 2010
Location: Uganda
Tullow Oil Uganda has won an East African Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Sustainability Project Award for it's ‘Tullow Kaiso – Tonya Programme’. Tullow was overall winner in the ‘Most sustainable and scalable community investment’ category recognising community investment. The Tonya Programme includes Tullow Oil Link Community Development Schools Improvement Project (TOLSIP), a partnership between Tullow and LCD. The project aims to improve the quality of education provided to pupils attending eight schools in Hoima and Buliisa Districts. Read more of this article...
Article: LCD 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 (LCD) 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 LCD'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. Read more of this article...
Article: School communities celebrate ahead of a reciprocal visit to the
Date: May 2010
Location: Khonjwayo, Nyandeni Municipality, South Africa
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. Read the full article...
Article: LCD 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 LCD's work with the local education authority is bringing some impressive results. Since LCD 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. Read the full article...
Article: LCD organise first District Education Conference in Mulanje
Date: 19 March 2010
Location: Mulanje, Malawi
On 19th March 2010, LCD Malawi and the Mulanje District Education department held the first ever District Education Conference. The aim of the conference was to share the findings of the School Performance Review conducted in 2009. Learners, parents, traditional leaders, community members, teachers, government officials, and members of the business community were among those who attended. Read more of this article....
Article: 3rd Round of Teacher Training, Ethiopia
Date: April 2010
Location: Boditti & Areka, Ethiopia
Link Community Development Ethiopia recently delivered the final round of teacher training for the academic year 2009/10. Training took place in the towns of Boditti and Areka. Over 140 participants - composed of teachers, supervisors and regional education staff took part and feedback showed that it was a resounding success among the participants. Read the full article...
Article: Teacher CPD Training, Ethiopia
Date: December 2009
Location: Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
LCD Ethiopia has recently facilitated the first teacher training workshops of the Woreda School Improvement Project. Feedback from participants in the workshops was extremely positive with some teachers commenting that they felt the training was a turning point in their lives. Many said they had never acquired as much knowledge in their years at teacher training institutions. Read the full article...
Article: LCD Facilitates first ever Zone Improvement Conference
Date: 15 November 2009
Location: Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia
LCD co-facilitated Wolaita Zone's first ever School Improvement Conference. The conference was aimed at providing a platform for the woredas and their elementary schools to engage openly on the performance of schools in the zone, and an opportunity to meet other stakeholders and practitioners of education in the Wolaita zone. Read the full article....
Article: Link Veterans have become the third team to 'Reach' Africa
Date: 11 November 2009
Location: England & Wales
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 LCD. Read more of this article...
LCD Ethiopia launches School Director Leadership Training programme
Date: 7 Oct 2009
Location: Ethiopia
A total of 126 School Directors and Deputy Directors will attend LCD Ethiopia’s inaugural Leadership Training Programme on 24th and 25th October 2009. All school managers from all government elementary schools in Damot Gale and Bolosso Sore woreda are invited. Read the full article...
Article: Funding confirmed for a new project in Uganda
Date: 30 October 2009
Location: England & Wales
LCD 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. Read more of this article....
DFID Permanent Secretary visits an LCD Malawi project school
Date: 18 September 2009
Location: Dedza, Malawi
As part of a 2-day visit to Malawi in September, the UK DFID Permanent Secretary Ms Nemat Minouche Shafik visited Chilamba Primary School in Dedza. At the school Ms Shafik learned how LCD Malawi has implemented a pilot project to channel funds directly to primary schools. Read more of this article....
Special event held at the South African Consulate in Chicago
Date: 13 August 2009
Location: South African Consulate, Chicago, USA
LCD USA held an exciting event at the South African Consulate to celebrate LCD's 20th Anniversary and the recent opening of LCD in the U.S. Over 40 people attended the event which featured a keynote address by Judd Holzman, Executive Director of LCD USA. Judd spoke about the challenges facing access to quality education in Africa and how LCD is working to address these challenges. Ernest Cheruiyot, Chairman of the Board of LCD USA, introduced the event by discussing the recent opening of LCD in the U.S and how people can get involved.
Graham Thom memorial event at South Africa House, London
Date: 23 June 2009
Location: South Africa House, London, England
On 23rd June 2009 LCD held an event at South Africa House to commemorate the life of Graham Thom, who tragically died last year. He was a leading member of the group of Cambridge students who founded the LCD in 1989. The event celebrated the life of Graham Thom and 20 years of LCD’s work. Perran Penrose, who is chairman of LCD England & Wales delivered the Graham Thom Memorial lecture entitled ‘Children, Teachers, Schools, Rights and the State in Africa: What Can a Small NGO Achieve?’ The text of this lecture may be downloaded:
Children, Teachers, Schools, Rights and the State in Africa: What Can a Small NGO Achieve?
LCD Annual Review 2007-08
Date: 01 July 09
Download LCD's latest Annual Review.
