Academy for Educational Development

More than a billion people throughout the world lack access to safe drinking water. To raise awareness of the issue, AED, under the P&G-funded Mswakini Safe Drinking Water Program Mswakini Safe Drinking Water Program, hosted Summit on the Summit in January, in which a team of activists and celebrities visited the program and climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to explore firsthand how the global water crisis impacts families in Tanzania.
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Cornelius Baker, senior communications advisor with the AED Center on AIDS & Community Health, has been appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS. With the Secretary of Health and Human Services, this council advises, informs, and recommends actions to the president on both U.S. and global HIV/AIDS policy issues, including the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.  Read more...

Nearly half of Ecuador’s working-age population is unemployed‚ and many of those with jobs still live in poverty. Our work in Ecuador helps  low-income farmers and small-business entrepreneurs create more employment opportunities, increase wages, and break into the global economy.

Read how AED brings world-class training to small business.