ABC‚ 123: The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes Jenny C. Aker‚ Christopher Ksoll and Travis J. Lybbert Abstract We report the results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone education program (Project ABC) in Niger‚ in which adult students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy class. Overall‚ students demonstrated substantial improvements in literacy and numeracy test scores‚ suggesting that the adult literacy curriculum is effective
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perfect example of what effect new ideas and technology can have on societies that have been so isolated for generations and have created a unique culture and society because of it. There were many changes that occurred when white explores came to Niger. Umuofia Mbantu and the other local clans have been living in an isolated society and culture for generations giving them plenty of time to adapted and live in there environment efficiently. They had developed many different religious beliefs that
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language to communicate with people from other close by areas (Fetzer A-102). African languages are broken up into four individual categories: Niger-Congo‚ Nilo-Saharan‚ Afro-Asiatic‚ and Khosian. The most commonly heard two categories are Niger-Congo and Nilo-Saharan. Both of these groups can modify the meanings of words by the tone of the speakers’ voice. Niger-Congo languages are spoken of the people in West Africa‚ below the Sahara desert‚ Southern and Central Africa. Nilo-Saharan languages are spoken
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to history‚ colonialism all begging at the early 18th century after the economy downside in Europe especially England‚ thus start the quest for making ends meet. They invade Africa like a swap of bees‚ unlawfully to explore the land through River Niger and River Benue. Their primary motives is to introduce new religion (Christianity)‚ search for natural resources (Gold‚ Minerals‚ cocoa‚ human labor est.) and to claim the grandeur by colonizing the territories. They were always hoping to transform
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STATUS NOTES 28 May 1975 Benin‚ Burkina Faso‚ Cote d’Ivoire‚ Gambia‚ Ghana‚ Guinea-Bissau‚ Liberia‚ Mali‚ Nigeria‚ Senegal‚ Sierra Leone‚ Togo Full members 1977 Cape Verde Full member 28 May 1975 Guinea‚ Niger Suspended members Guinea after the 2008 coup d’état. Niger after the 2009 coup d’état. BRIEF HISTORY The call for a West African community was made by President William Tubman of Liberia in 1964. An agreement was signed among Côte d’Ivoire‚ Guinea‚ Liberia
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Nigerian History and Current Affairs April 2013 Vol. 3.9 Compilation by www.promong.com Promoting brands nationwide …more than 10‚000 monthly downloads !!! Origination‚ Information and Statistics Current Ministers as @ April 2013 Top Officials in Government States Data and Governors Addresses of Federal Ministries Addresses of State Liaison Offices Past and Present Leaders 1960 -2013 Foreign Leaders
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Africa to Record Largest Population Growth Over Next 40 Years * Print * Comment * Share: A woman poses for a photograph with her children in front of house in the slum of Makoko in Lagos‚ Nigeria‚ January 22‚ 2013 * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- Related Articles * World Bank
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Main articles: Middle Eastern and North African music traditions‚ Arabic music‚ and Middle Eastern music North Africa (red region on map below) is the seat of ancient Egypt and Carthage‚ civilizations with strong ties to the ancient Near East and which influenced the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. Eventually‚ Egypt fell under Persian rule followed by Greek and Roman rule‚ while Carthage was later ruled by Romans and Vandals. North Africa was later conquered by the Arabs‚ who established the region
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In the late 15th century Columbus encountered African Americans which was a factor to how the race was invented. The race was set by a system of rules and a hierarchy where people were set on a scale depending on their race. The color of people’s skin and their cultural beliefs are what set up the idea of race. Race in the American West was based off certain rights and if the people in the American West during this time weren’t considered fully white they were discriminated in American societies
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eternally between life and death. In this film‚ we learn about and explore marriages in tribal societies. We can clearly identify the differences that challenge both side’s ideas and sensibilities about marriage bonds. As we enter the Wodaabe of Niger‚ we begin to hear the story of Fajima and her feelings of neglect by being trapped in her arranged marriage. She thinks of herself as a “given wife” and because she has no children‚ she wants to leave and become a “love wife”. The Wodaabe are pastoral
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