[Africa News]
The African Union International Centre for Girls’ and Women’s Education in Africa 2019 theme was “Expanding out-of-school girls’ opportunities through digital transformation.”
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EXPERTS URGE AFRICAN NATIONS TO EMBRACE THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION TO EMPOWER AFRICAN WOMEN
KENYA’S PRESIDENT KENYATTA SPEAKS ON IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION DURING INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY 2019
[Africa News]
Kenyan President Kenyatta on education: “To better align our education system with the changing needs of today’s youth, as well as the new realities and opportunities of a 21st century world; the Government introduced the Competency Based Curriculum, in addition to creating 102 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) centers of excellence in public secondary schools.”
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FORMER SPELMAN PRESIDENT DR. DONALD STEWART’S LEGACY CONTINUES TO BENEFIT AFRICAN AMERICANS
[Education News]
Marian Wright Edelman, on Dr. Donald Stewart “Under his leadership the college’s commitment to STEM skyrocketed, including establishment of the chemistry and computer science departments and a computer literacy requirement, setting the stage for Spelman students’ excellence today. He also established the school’s honors program and the Women’s Research and Resource Center—the first of its kind for a Black college.”
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