Your Name and Title:
Bob Zenhausern
CEO Enabling Support Foundation
School or Organization Name:
Education Special Forces
Co-Presenter Name(s):
Joshua Konkankoh, Cameroon
Better World Cameroon
Lucy Odhiambo, Kenya
Mobile Education for Live International
Katherine Bolman, Hawaii
Art and Art History
Area of the World from Which You Will Present:
New York City, USA
Language in Which You Will Present:
English
Target Audience(s):
Teachers and administrators
Short Session Description (one line):
The session will present a global collaboration program in emerging countries
Full Session Description (as long as you would like):
Education Special Forces refers to an organization that integrates technology, software, and education to create and dynamically facilitate 21st Century Education anywhere.
Participants
- The Enabling Support Foundation teaches online and provides resources for K-12 students, including the disabled. ESF guides teachers in using professional skills, provides resources for clinical services, individual special needs, and family support.
- Shree Samarth Sevarth Sansthan is an Indian-based NGO whose goal is universal accessibility to Education. They have a center with 25 computers, teaching technical courses to persons with disabilities and have created a five computer network in a rural village.
- New Xtended Software Solutions is the for profit counterpart of Shree Samarth and provides technical support for Shree Samarth projects.
- Genesis Innovative Solutions is a for-profit networking company based in Trinidad and Guyana, providing networking and telecommunication solutions.
Major activities
Shree Samarth created and maintains and provides technical support for a 5 computer center which will be used as a school. The Enabling Support Foundation will provide continuing guidance to teachers on the use of telecomputing for their students.
Among others, ESF also supports:
• A government high schools in Senegal
• A business school in Uganda which supports a rural school.
• An advocate for sustainable agriculture in Cameroon
• A groups in DR Congo which helps disabled women.
• Another group in DR Congo which is an advocate of peace and conflict resolution.
• A school in Hyderabad, India that teaches children in poverty.
• A clinic for special needs children in Mumbai
• A school for rural children in Nepal
• We are developing a new career path of Specialist in Education and Technology. Graduates of the program will help teachers integrate technology into their classes.
• We have created an Email group of African NGOs who can collaborate and we have given 4 of them domain names and hosting.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session:
Education Special Forces Prototype website
http://www.enabling.org/esf2
Enabling Support Foundation Resources for mainstream and special education
http://www/enabling.org/drupal
Educational Synthesis Website: Resources for education
http://www.educationalsynthesis.org
Peace and Conflict Resolution, Democratic Republic of the Congo
http://www.educationalsynthesis.org
Springs Alive School, Uganda
http://www.springsalive.org
Shukirya School, India
http://msfoundationschool.org/shukriya/
Better World Cameroon, Cameroon
http://www.betterworld-cameroon.com/
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