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            AG393B: Generation of employment among rural youth through agricultural entrepreneurship 

            (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-04)
            The youngest country in the world is India, where more than 65 percent of the population is under 35 years of age while more than 50 percent of the population is under 25 years of age. It is also a big challenge for our ...
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            Barriers to Learning: The Difference Distance Learning can make in Namibia 

            Hummel, Ulrich I (2010-11)
            This paper will address the barriers to learning, including innovative structures and strategies put in place to overcome such barriers, with specific reference to rural distance education students in the Namibian context. ...
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            Comparative Advantages of Offline Digital Technology for Remote Indigenous Classrooms in Guatemala (2019-2020) 

            Wiebe, Adrienne; Crisostomo, Luis; Feliciano, Ruben; Anderson, Terry (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-03-19)
            Technology has been viewed as a means to improve the quality of education for children globally, particularly in remote and marginal communities. This study examines the comparative advantages of the use of appropriate ...
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            Computer Based Skill Development Programmes Through Online to the Remotest Corners of the Country, Empowering the Rural Poor: An IGNOU - SAHAJ’s Initiative 

            Subrahmanyam, V V; Kanjilal, Uma; Nayak, Pandav (2010-11)
            Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) - SREI Sahaj collaboration promises to make the on-line computer based skill development programmes made available to the rural youth in digital format through the 27,255 Sahaj ...
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            Connecting the Dots: Digitizing Teaching and Learning in Rural Schools in Uganda 

            Aduno, Freda (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2019-09)
            In the words of Nelson Mandela, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." (Mandela, 2014). This holds true for the future generations in our globalised world in this Information Age. ...
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            Digital Skill Building of Rural Women Entrepreneurs - Training Completion Report 

            Digital Empowerment Foundation (Commonwealth of Learning (COL)Digital Empowerment Foundation, 2021-04)
            This Digital training programme aimed to provide Digital Skill Building training to over 5000 rural women entrepreneurs to enable them to explore and connect with the digital world and to augment earnings by leveraging the ...
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            Effect of Community Factors on Primary School Learners’ Achievement in Rural Bangladesh 

            Alam, Md. Shafiqul (Commonwealth of Learning, 2015)
            The community has important roles to play in child education. This research has identified the community factors that affect the learners’. The research uses case studies. Qualitative data were captured by semi-structured ...
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            Effects of Free Day Secondary Education Policy on Academic Performance of Rural Public Day Secondary Schools in Kilifi County, Kenya 

            Olang'o, Jorry; Malechwanzi, Joseph; Murage, Susan; Amuka, Lorna (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-03-19)
            The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of Free Day Secondary Education (FDSE) policy on academic Performance of Rural Public Day Secondary Schools (RPDSS) in Kilifi County, Kenya. The study adopted ...
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            Fostering Community Preparedness to Cope with Drought: new initiatives and results from a study involving ODL and ICT from South Central India 

            Kiran, Neelam L; Naresh, Kumar V R; Sreedhar, Ganapuram; Sylvester, Asil G; Balaji, Venkataraman (2010-11)
            Drought has emerged as a key concern in the context of climate variability induced by Climate Change processes and over a billion people are vulnerable, according to UN estimates. Drought preparedness is recognized as the ...
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            A Healthful Recipe For Development: A Space Called Community Radio 

            Vemraju, Rukmini (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
            PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // Where can illiterate women in resource poor settings with low access to learning opportunities learn about health care? How can universities and other institutions of higher learning, who ...
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            How Community Engagement and Local Community Organisations Contribute to Equitable Participation of Out-of-School Girls Affected by CEFM? 

            Ferreira, Frances; Kamal, Mostafa A (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
            Child marriage denies a girl her childhood, disrupts her education, limits her opportunities…” (Government of Canada – UNICEF, 2014). Millions of girls are forced into early marriage for economic and cultural reasons and ...
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            ICT Training to Rural Schools: Bridging the Gap 

            Ssenabulya, James S (Commonwealth of Learning (COL) and Open University Malaysia (OUM), 2016-11)
            Uganda developed its initial ICT national policy in 2003 in which the framework document recognized that the country needed to embrace the goal of lifelong education for all. The policy also addresses literacy improvement ...
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            Improving Livelihoods of Rural Weavers through Digital Training 

            Anoushka, Jha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2020-10)
            Report on the implementation of a digital training programme for rural weavers in 11 textile clusters of India. Implemented prior to and during the COVD-19 pandemic, the training programme marginally improved the livelihoods ...
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            Improving the economic status of rural women in Nigeria through non-formal learning 

            Ukwuaba, Loretta C; Igbo, Rosemary (2013-11)
            The study examined the extent participation of rural women in non-formal learning programmers improved their economic status. The study was guided by one research question and one hypothesis stratified random sampling was ...
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            Integrating OER in Teaching: A Guide for Teachers in the Pacific 

            Commonwealth of Learning (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-12)
            This guide is intended to assist teachers in the Pacific to integrate Open Educational Resources (OER) into their teaching. It shows ways in which teachers can use OER in their classroom, as well as supporting remote ...
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            Integrating the Elements of Open Distance Learning (ODL) to Enhance Service to Students in a Developing Country 

            Kilfoil, Wendy R (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2008)
            PCF5: Cross-Cutting Theme // The University of South Africa (Unisa) was the first university in the world to teach at a distance. It initially started as what Taylor (2001) has labeled first generation or correspondence ...
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            Investments by the Commercial Banks in Training of Rural Communities and its Impact: Scope of Open and Distance Learning 

            Kumar, Naveen; Kulkarni, Anjali (National Institute of Bank Management, Pune;Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2013)
            The Lifelong Learning for Farmer's (L3F) project of Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is seen as a livelihood promotion and poverty alleviation strategy for India and the rest of the developing countries. This is because of ...
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            Is Distance Education, the Ugly Duckling, Finally a Swan? 

            Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2022-05-18)
            "Is Distance Education, the Ugly Duckling, Finally a Swan?", presented by Professor Asha Kanwar, COL President & CEO, at the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference, Barcelona, Spain, on 18 May 2022.
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            Lifelong Learning for Livelihood Promotion: A Rural Experiment in the Madurai District of Tamil Nadu 

            Amirtham, Thomas; Joseph, John; Kannan, M; Vivek, A; Solairajan, M (2010-11)
            Agriculture is the primary sector for the Indian economy. It is economically and socially vital for India as it contributes 23 per cent to GDP, feeds a billion people and employs 66 per cent of the workforce. However the ...
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            Opening Remarks: OOSC Book Launch 

            Kanwar, Asha (Commonwealth of Learning (COL), 2021-05-06)
            Address delivered by Professor Asha Kanwar, President and CEO, Commonwealth of Learning to Focal Points and other contributors for the "Out of School Children: A Contemporary View from the Pacific Island Countries of the ...
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