Re: AYF-News> Is there a need for Distance Education in Africa?

["Kwame Jnr. Alorssy" <aidtrain@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is a great need for Distance Education in Africa. Yes, there is!

To start with, if the industrial world for that matter the big fishes 
continue to encourage brain drain, then, why even talk about Distance 
Education as not needed in Africa.
After depleting the rivers of it fishes, what do you do next? Try to gether 
back the en-damaged spices and relocate them. that is what exactly distance 
edication could do for Africa.
Only 3% of 18-25 years olds enroll in college, and few have any business 
expeirnce. that's right. so, if by establishing the sophisticated 
communication as inputs, that will bring outputs the needed labour force, 
very skilled and thereafter brain drain them and a few stay in Africa; no 
problem.
Let us encourage the distance education and all the divide will benefit 
tremendously, because Africans have come to understand that all today is 
education.
our souls are willing to learn but our body [means] is what is hamparing the 
quality education. That first stucture is to dot around some few internet 
centers, so thereof Information Technology and the Internet in Africa should 
be a reality.

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> From: ayf@xxxxxxx
> To: ayf-news@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: AYF-News> Is there a need for Distance Education in Africa?
> Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:44:08 +0200 (MEST)
>
> Have a look at Africa, and you see bountiful natural resources, large 
> labour
> pools, and untapped markets - a continent rich in business potential. But 
> if
> you want to actually set up operations on the continent, you face 
> forbidding
> obstacles: the population's lack of education and training. Only 3% of 18-
> to 25-year-olds enrol in college, and few have any business experience.
>
> It is about time this obstacle shrunk. Distance education - the use of
> sophisticated communication technologies to connect geographically 
> dispersed
> teachers and students - should emerge as an efficient way to bring academic
> courses and training programs to Africa. A model, the AYF intends to start.
> Forumers let?s discuss this. Will distance education break the gap in 
> Africa
> and is there a need?
>
> Moderator
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