Academy for Educational Development

BESO improves the quality and equity of basic education in Ethiopia by supporting reform at the national and regional levels. Project achievements include new teacher curriculum oriented to today's methodologies; development of a new cluster- and school-based inservice teacher training model being implemented nationally; innovative support materials that prepare teachers to adopt active learning methodologies; support for female teachers; and distance education to upgrade skills of 21,000 primary school teachers. BESO has also supported student programs in civic education, HIV/AIDS, and environmental education in addition to interactive radio instruction for English. Integrated processes and tools have led to improvements in management, planning, and decision-making.