March 2012 Blog Posts (11)

Addressing Corruption in Education: A Toolkit for Youth from Youth [link to the toolkit] was developed in the framework of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funded Europe & Eurasia Social Legacy Program (E&E SLP). It is intended to serve as an educational tool, providing information and resources for the design and…

SAc 2.0: Amplifying Social Accountability (SAc) through Information and Communication Technology (ICT)[1]

by: Marlon L. Cornelio[2]

Synopsis

The experiences of CheckMySchool(CMS) and Universidad Coherente (UC) showcase how ICT can be used to amplify social accountability(SAc) towards improving public education service delivery in the…

Dear GYACers et all,

It with pleasure to share with you GYAC Sierra Leone Statement during the joint…

First Aid Kit for Higher Education - A Know How Guide for Student Research is a guide for student organizations, NGOs, student activists and everyone else who is interested in the problems of higher education and who seek different methods for monitoring them. The guide has been prepared by organizations from Bulgaria, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova and Serbia which are members of…

Herley Ureña Perez isn't the only youth in Tolima Venadillo Township, Colombia, who feels that the politicians in his municipality, and throughout the region aren't taking him and his fellow Colombian youths seriously in their will to exercise their rights as citizens, and to be…

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In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are helping increase citizen participation. Youth groups are playing a key role in this, positively transforming the relation between citizens and their government, ultimately resulting in…

Between 30th January and 1^st February association POLITUSS organized the first (of hopefully many) Transparency in Education Festival. Since corruption in its various forms is a big problem in the academic sphere in Slovenia as well as in the job market, students and youth activists decided to raise awareness of this issue through organizing a festival, which included workshops, round tables, film projections, expert lectures and petition-signing.

POLITUSS, an…

British Council Philippines recently organized a seminar series entitled "Digital Technology for Social Change," to be rolled out in five major cities across the country. Its primary aim is to explore the tremendous potential of new/digital/social media and ICT in driving social change, especially among the youth and in the context of developing countries like the Philippines. Leveraged properly, ICT is a powerful tool for promoting social responsibility; it provides great potential for…