"IFESH is addressing profound educational and developmental gaps on the African continent through grassroots efforts that engage people at every level of society from families, communities, development practitioners and policymakers."
This website was prepared with funds provided by the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help as grantee to the United States Agency for International Development under cooperative agreement number RLA-A-A-00-03-00010-00.
Julie H. Sullivan, Ph.D., President and CEO of the International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH), was presented the Yunus Humanitarian Award at the Millennium Development Goals 2008 Micro for Macro Summit.
Last fall, I was trying to discover how to best apply my skills in special education at the Debre Birhan Teacher-Training College located in Debre Birhan, Ethiopia. I had completed a first year student module on Learning Disabilities, but I had yet to begin teaching the course. 
March 8, 2008 marked the 31st celebration of International Women's Day celebrated internationally. Djibouti has only been celebrating International Women"s Day since 2002, and carries out a huge celebration at the national institution for women’s affairs. The University of Djibouti Women’s Club wanted to promote International Women’s Day for Djiboutian youth, primarily high school and university students to raise awareness and importance of this very important day.
This school has been designated as a "model school” by the Ministry of Education, which means that it is getting extra money to improve its facilities and faculty to attract more students. Wasa-Akropong is located in the gold-mining region of Ghana. 
