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Making Connections and Celebrating Literacy, City to City

by Susan Blaustein | 3.22.2012 at 3:59pm

Students from Kisumu Day High School for Boys Celebrate World Read Aloud Day.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, where MCI is working to help selected secondary cities attain the Millennium Development Goals, more than 150 million adults, or 38% of the adult population, lack basic literacy skills. Fortunately, a number of organizations are working hard to change this. LitWorld, a NY-based NGO dedicated to improving global literacy and a long-time MCI partner, held its third annual World Read Aloud Day on March 7, which presented an opportunity to engage in literacy-building exercises and advocate for global learning opportunities. Students from several Millennium Cities participated, joining others around the world to honor learning and literacy.

Category> Poverty / Economic Development, Urbanization Tags> Africa, education, Literacy, LitWorld, millennium cities, Millennium Cities Initiative, Millennium Development Goals, World Read Aloud Day

“Standing Up for Girls” – and their Right to the Education they Deserve

by Susan Blaustein | 9.30.2011 at 12:53pm | 1 Comment

Kumasi girls join the "Stand Up for Girls" celebration.

For many in the developing world, education isn’t taken for granted. Around 35 million girls are out of school, the World Bank says, almost half of them in sub-Saharan Africa. In support of girls’ education, MCI joined the literacy organization LitWorld and other partners, including Connect To Learn, Asia Initiatives and the Children of Kibera Foundation, for a “Stand Up for Girls” rally to celebrate the International Day of the Girl on September 22.

Category> Gender Equality, Poverty / Economic Development, Urbanization Tags> Accra, Asia Initiatives, Bamako, Children of Kibera Foundation, Connect To Learn, gender equality, girls education, International Day of the Girl, Kisumu, Kumasi, Literacy, LitWorld, Louga, millennium cities, Millennium Cities Initiative

Where Poverty is Extreme, but Where Girls’ Clubs Have Taught Participants the World Has Possibility

by Susan Blaustein | 7.19.2011 at 2:54pm

The following is a guest blog, authored by Pam Allyn, Executive Director and Founder of LitWorld, a global organization advocating for children’s rights as readers, writers and learners, and an MCI partner. This account is based on Pam’s travels to the Millennium City of Kisumu, Kenya, to spend time with four Girls’ Clubs, which foster literacy while building self-esteem.

Category> Gender Equality, Poverty / Economic Development, Urbanization Tags> gender equality, girls education, Kisumu, Literacy, LitWorld, Millennium Cities Initiative

Empowering Girls through Literacy: Kisumu Girls’ Club Leader Honored at LitWorld Gala

by Susan Blaustein | 5.24.2011 at 12:25pm

Lois Owiti and one of the Kisumu Girls Clubs

In Kenya, as in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, girls have lower primary and secondary school completion rates than boys. Yet learning can empower girls, providing them with critical skills that enable them to become higher wage earners and community leaders. Ms. Lois Owiti, a teacher at Kisumu Day Senior High School in Kisumu, Kenya, [...]

Category> Poverty / Economic Development, Urbanization Tags> Kenya, Kisumu, Literacy, LitWorld, Millennium Cities Initiative

Millennium City and U.S. Students Chat and Read Aloud Online, Celebrating World Read Aloud Day

by Susan Blaustein | 3.10.2011 at 4:30pm

Students from Sidwell Friends School listen to students from Kumasi, Ghana share stories via Skype

Words – and worlds – were shared in celebration of the second annual World Read Aloud Day, organized by LitWorld, on March 9, 2011. As part of LitWorld’s much larger celebration of reading, literacy and learning, students from across the Millennium Cities connected with students in the United States via Skype, to share stories and talk about the importance of reading.

Category> Poverty / Economic Development, Urbanization Tags> Literacy, LitWorld, millennium cities, Millennium Cities Initiative, World Read Aloud Day

Global Linkages, Global Literacy: MCI Celebrates World Read Aloud Day through School-to-School Partnerships

by Susan Blaustein | 3.5.2010 at 10:27am | 1 Comment

What happens when students around the world are connected via modern technologies to share their experiences and perspectives? The Millennium Cities Initiative is determined to find out through its exciting School-to-School partnership program, which brings together schools from the United States with schools in the Millennium Cities – underserved urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa. While [...]

Category> General Earth Institute Tags> Africa, Connectivity, Development, education, Literacy, Millennium Cities Initiative