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Mobile Resource Teacher

We have been funding a full-time mobile teacher since 2009.  He is a qualified teacher and former principal who  uses a donkey and cart to travel between 5 villages in the area.  He spends one day a week in each of the villages, dividing his time between training the government hired teachers and working with the parents to create Parent Councils.  He also carries educational supplies in his cart such as notebooks, pencils and some sports equipment that he gives to schools as needed.

Most of the villages  in the Somali Region  now have  schools  but  the majority of teachers are not qualified   which means that students  are  not always learning the proper curriculum. Our qualified teacher has many years of teaching experience, was a principal and worked for the School Board.   He demonstrates  good teaching practices, reinforces use of the government curriculum and  provides the  government teachers with resources to use in the classroom. We are supporting 78 teachers this year by equipping them with the skills they need to educate children and providing on-going support  throughout the school year.  

Education 4 Change has worked with  thousands of students  in 7 different villages.  This year there are 2224 students receiving the benefits of our Mobile Resource Program. Unfortunately there are 40 villages in just the Kelafo area and hundreds more villages and towns in the rest of the Somali Region so this is only a small start. With your help, we would like to hire more mobile resource teachers  so that we can service more villages and help to improve their schools as well. 
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Parent Councils

Our Mobile Resource Teacher encourages  parents to send all of their children to school - boys and girls - and to become involved in their children's education.  He talks to them about the obstacles that prevent them from sending their children to school and helps them find ways to overcome these. He also educates the parents about how they can work    together to make the government-hired teachers more accountable and how to advocate for the needs of the school and the community.
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The Donkey Cart

 The donkey cart is equipped with needed educational resources as well as sports equipment such as balls, nets, etc.  The villages provide food and water for the teacher and the donkey.
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Children

The children of each village congregate at their local school for their lessons. 
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Abdulhamid , Ali
​Our qualified Mobile Resource teacher


​How Can I Help???

​We  can always  use cash donations.  They help to cover the costs of shipping books and resources to the Somali region, as very few resources can actually be purchased in the area. Cash donations also pay for educational supplies and cover the  teachers and librarians salaries.  Please visit our  Donate page  if you'd like to  help out.
Education 4 Change Canadian Office
468 Albert Street,
P.O. Box 28035
Waterloo, ON.
 N2L 3V4
(226) 989-2446

e.forchange@gmail.com
Education 4 Change Ethiopian Office
 Sub City, Nifas Silk, Lafto Warede 12, Kabele 01
P.O .Box 2198
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia                                                        
Tel.  +251 912 362 195

BN: 809632607RR0001
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