American Educators for Africa Program (AEFA)
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E-mail While Africa has made substantial progress in reaching UNESCO’s Education for All (EFA) goals and the Millennium Development Goals for Education, the region still lags behind the rest of the world in education achievements. Primary school enrollment rates in Nigeria have increased in recent years; however, due to the quality of learning environments, lack of qualified teachers, and inadequate supplies, persistent and systemic problems remain.
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| United States Ambassador Terence McCulley (middle) and USAID Deputy Mission Director Michelle Godette (second left) with American Educators for Africa volunteers and Nigerian stakeholders. Photo: Haladu Mohammed |
Through the three-year American Educators for Africa (AEFA) Program, USAID assists African countries attain their Education for All goals, by recruiting and assigning American volunteer educators to carry out training activities and provide other support to nine priority countries. These countries include Benin, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Nigeria, and Senegal.
In Nigeria, AEFA aims to improve school management, education policy, planning, monitoring, and evaluation at the school, district, and national level through innovative approaches that support teacher development.
American Educators for Africa Strategy:
By recruiting a cadre of highly-skilled, high-performing, experienced, committed American volunteer educators, AEFA assists in improving Nigeria’s educational system by working to strengthen the quality of primary and secondary teaching methodologies within teacher-training institutions, research institutes, universities and vocational training institutions, and ministries of education. Volunteers provide technical assistance in pedagogy, curriculum, early childhood education, public health awareness campaigns, education management, strategy, and policy development. Additionally, volunteers contribute to educational research that impact evaluation procedures and classroom assessments. Teachers’ content mastery and classroom instructional practices are improved in ways that lead to measurable increases in student achievement and enhance the overall quality of education in Nigeria.
PROGRAM SNAPSHOT
- Project Name: American Educators for Africa
- Life of Project: 2009 – 2012
- Funding: $8,000,000
- Implementing Partner: International Foundation for Education and Self-Help
- Geographic Focus: Kano
