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Connect To Learn
Myanmar
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Keywords
Education (secondary)
Project description
Wireless Reach programs showcase new and innovative ways that cutting-edge mobile technologies can be used to help achieve the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the social and economic priorities of communities and governments globally.
The Connect To Learn program is a public-private partnership that brings mobile technology and 3G/4G-based Internet access to underserved schools in Myanmar, offering students the opportunity to leapfrog to a 21st century education. The program promotes universal access to quality secondary education by providing user-friendly learning devices for teachers and students to use in the classroom.Connect To Learn aims to effectively integrate teacher training programs to enrich learning experiences and improve workforce readiness.
Primary thematic area
Secondary thematic areas
Skills training
Project details
Umbrella programme
Wireless Reach
Accountable Org(s)
Qualcomm
Funding Org(s)
Qualcomm
Implementing/
Partner Org(s)
Center for Sustainable Developmnet, Columbia University; Ericsson; Myanmar Posts and Telecommunications
Project contact
Contact form: https://assets.qualcomm.com/Q220-WB-Contact-Us-Corporate-Responsibility.html?corporate_alert=wirelessreach
Funding (USD)
Committed
Spent
$
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Project website
https://www.qualcomm.com/company/wireless-reach/resources
https://www.qualcomm.com/media/documents/files/myanmar-connect-to-learn.pdf
D-Portal link
Project evaluation
Evaluation source
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Evaluation methodology
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Programme targets
Teaching quality is expected to increase through effective use of ICT in improving teaching and learning and over 310 teachers will be trained.
Students will be able to improve numeracy and language literacy skills that can lead to increased employment opportunities.
Female students from secondary schools will be empowered to communicate effectively about issues that are important to the community, including the importance of education for girls.
Results achieved
The Connect To Learn program connects 31 schools to mobile broadband networks to improve the learning outcomes of nearly 30,000 students in Myanmar, including 15,000 underprivileged girls.
Targets met?
Teaching quality is expected to increase through effective use of ICT in improving teaching and learning and over 310 teachers will be trained.
Students will be able to improve numeracy and language literacy skills that can lead to increased employment opportunities.
Female students from secondary schools will be empowered to communicate effectively about issues that are important to the community, including the importance of education for girls.
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