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EdTech in Liberia: A Rapid Scan

SDGs Impacted

Liberia education sector is guided by the Getting to Best 2017–2021 Education Sector Plan. The plan has a total of nine strategic objectives (or programmes) under the goal to improve the equity, quality and relevance of teaching and student learning in early childhood education, basic education, secondary education, alternative education, TVET and higher education. This report tries to review some of the initiatives of the Education Sector Plan.

Impact / Outcome
Among the efforts of Liberia to support, increase and develop ICT in education we can highlight the Improving Results in Secondary Education (IRISE). This is a secondary education project that includes activities to improve digital skills of students, integrate ICT in teaching, and identifying and adapting Open Education Resource to the national curriculum using ICT in teacher training.
Funding sources
Public/Private
Key Metrics
Support, increase and develop usage of ICT in Liberia’s education system
Locations
Africa, Africa, Liberia
Sector
Education
Intervention lever
Direct government
Operating model
Public-private partnership
Target populations
Children, Youth
Year published
30 June 2020

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