The “School2School Connectivity Project: Final Report” summarizes the results of a three-year, public-private partnership between MCI, Columbia Teachers College, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), the Kumasi Metropolitan Education Directorate (KMED), global communications giants Ericsson and Airtel-Ghana and selected New York City public and private schools. The School2School Connectivity Project was designed to assist junior high school teachers in Kumasi, Ghana, in the uses of the computer and Internet in teaching both the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) subjects and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and to connect those teachers with their peers in New York City schools.

  Mekelle, Ethiopia The 2009 Census results show that the total population was 215,546 people. Women made up 51.4 percent of Mekelle’s population and men represented 48.6 percent. 63 percent of the total population was under the age of 25. Children under the age of 5 made up 12 percent of the population. 38 percent… read more

  Louga, Senegal The 2002 Census results show that the total population was 73,662 people. Women made up 52.8 percent of Louga’s population and men represented 47.3 percent. This is mainly because many young men migrate in search of work. Approximately 67 percent of the total population was under the age of 25.  Children under… read more

Kumasi, Ghana The 2010 Census results show that the total population was 1,722,806 people. Women made up 52.2 percent of Kumasi’s population and men represented 47.8 percent. 56 percent of the total population was under the age of 25. Children under the age of 5 made up 12 percent of the population. 32 percent of… read more

Kisumu, Kenya The 2009 Census results show that the total population was 390,164 people. Women made up 50.1 percent of Kisumu’s population and men represented 49.9 percent. 64 percent of the total population was under the age of 25. A notable characteristic of Kisumu’s population is a large number of male and female children under… read more

  Blantyre, Malawi The 2008 Census results show that the total population was 661,256 people. Women made up 50.2 percent of Blantyre’s population and men represented 50.8 percent. 64 percent of the total population was under the age of 25. Such a young pattern with large numbers of youth coming of age has sobering implications… read more

  Bamako, Mali The 2009 Census results show that the total population was 1,809,106 people. Women made up 50.2 percent of Bamako’s population and men represented 49.8 percent. 63 percent of the total population was under the age of 25. Children under the age of 5 made up 14 percent of the population. 42 percent… read more

  Segou, Mali The 2009 Census results show that the total population was 143,232 people. The total population includes people living in urban areas of two communes, Pélengana et Sébougou. Women made up 50.2 percent of Segou’s population and men represented 49.8 percent. 64 percent of the total population was under the age of 25. Children… read more

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Literacy rates for youth in Sub-Saharan Africa have been rising, thanks to a genuine emphasis on improving access to education. Currently estimated at 70 percent, the youth literacy rate is expected to continue to rise, to 74 percent, in 2015.* MCI is proud to be one of hundreds of organizations – from multilaterals and governments… read more