Our collegues of the AMEI-WAECE Nigeria Chapter has sen tus
some pictures of their office. Nigeria* is a complicated country and there is
a lot of things to do. They are working to reach the rural areas and
enlighten the rural dwellers on universal basic education, on the need for parent
to send their children to early school.
We are also trying to reach other countries. In Novermber 2009, Osagie
A. Egbe participated in the Fourth African International Conferce in
Dakar-Senegal with the lecture “Learning to Live Together...in Peace,
the Central Axis of Early Childhood Education: Curriculum and Methodologies
for ECD Peace Education” presented in the Panel nº 2.4 "ECD
Services for Vulnerable Children Affected by Violent Conflicts". The Chair
of the Panel was Jayne Millar Wood, Regional Director for Africa, International
Development Division, American Institutes for Research, USA
Other speakers during the panel were:
Agoh Aké Eben-ézer, Coordonnateur de programme, Ministère
de la Famille, de la Femme et des Affaires Sociales, Cote d’Ivoire
Le Developpement Integral du Jeune Enfant en situation de sortie de crise
: L’exemple des CACE/CAEJE
Daniel Ooma McVitalis, Africa Area Literacy and Capacity Building Specialist,
Department of Education and Child Development, Save the Children/USA, Kenya
Initiating Early Childhood Development Activities in an Emergency Situation:
Save the Children US Experiences in West Darfur State, Sudan
* Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa, the eighth
most populous country in the world, and the most populous country in the world
in which the majority of the population is black. It is listed among the "Next
Eleven" economies, and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. The
economy of Nigeria is one of the fastest growing in the world, with the International
Monetary Fund projecting a growth of 9% in 2008 and 8.3% in 2009.[5][6][7][8]
In the early 2000s, the majority of the population lived off less than US$ 1.25
(PPP) per day. [9] It is the second largest economy in Africa, and is a regional
power that is also the hegemon in West Africa.
Enjoy the pictures!.
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