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Education and digital technology in disadvantaged schools in Tunisia

  • 2022 Winner

Taking a Student by the Hand

Context

Since its independence in 1956, Tunisia has consistently pursued a policy of free, compulsory, and open education for all, from ages 6 to 16. The national primary school enrollment rate is 971 per 100,000 students, and is equally high in urban and rural areas.

However, small schools located in rural or remote areas lack sports and extracurricular facilities. These facilities are also nonexistent outside of school. As a result, students are deprived of cultural enrichment and exposure to the world, suffering daily from a lack of adequate sanitation and proper equipment.

The Education & Digital project targets a primary school located in a rural and hard-to-reach area: Dhafria School, located in southern Tunisia, in Tozeur (on the Algerian-Tunisian border).

  • In partnership with: Taking a Student by the Hand Tunisia
Funder(s):
• La Guilde

Project objectives

  • To contribute to the digital inclusion of students in disadvantaged schools in Tunisia in order to improve learning, academic success and promote the cultural openness of these students.
  • Create a digital space equipped with computers, video projectors and an internet connection.
  • Providing training in word processing and internet use for educational purposes.

Activities

  • Construction and fitting out of a space to house the Digital Club.
  • Workshop programs are designed by the trainers.
  • Implementation of programs with students from the Dhafria school.

Direct beneficiaries

  • 75 students from a disadvantaged school, including 31 girls and 44 boys aged 8 to 14, will benefit from the “Education & Digital” project.
  • The students' families are the indirect beneficiaries of this project. They will be able to collaborate with our association in exchanges with students from other schools as well as with sponsors.

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Through its Microprojects division, the NGO La Guilde, in partnership with the French Development Agency, supports the implementation of microprojects for sustainable development internationally.