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During her visit to Maputo, Mozambique, COL’s Senior Adviser, Empowerment Women and Girls , Ms. Frances Ferreira, met with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) at the Canadian High Commission.

She briefed Ms. Zoe Boutilier, Education Team Lead at the Canadian High Commission, on the progress of COL’s project and was joined by senior staff from ADPP Mozambique, a national NGO working in education, health, and community development. They shared first-hand experiences, successes, and challenges from the field.

Ms. Boutilier expressed her appreciation for the achievements so far and warmly welcomed the opportunity to host this important discussion at Global Affairs Canada’s GAC’s offices.

These collaborations reflect COL’s mission to expand access, equity, and opportunity through inclusive, technology-enabled learning, helping women and girls thrive across the Commonwealth.

Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
COL4Ds Empowering Women & Girls

#COL4D #openlearning

During her visit to Maputo, Mozambique, COL’s Senior Adviser, Empowerment Women and Girls , Ms. Frances Ferreira, met with Global Affairs Canada (GAC) at the Canadian High Commission.

She briefed Ms. Zoe Boutilier, Education Team Lead at the Canadian High Commission, on the progress of COL’s project and was joined by senior staff from ADPP Mozambique, a national NGO working in education, health, and community development. They shared first-hand experiences, successes, and challenges from the field.

Ms. Boutilier expressed her appreciation for the achievements so far and warmly welcomed the opportunity to host this important discussion at Global Affairs Canada’s GAC’s offices.

These collaborations reflect COL’s mission to expand access, equity, and opportunity through inclusive, technology-enabled learning, helping women and girls thrive across the Commonwealth.

Canada’s International Development – Global Affairs Canada
COL4D's Empowering Women & Girls

#COL4D #openlearning
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Happy 50th Independence Day, Papua New Guinea!

We celebrate Papua New Guinea’s golden jubilee and its achievements in expanding access to quality education and skills for livelihoods. With the support of COL and our partners, Department of Education (FODE), University of Papua New Guinea, AWEST Pacific Community Leadership Training Institute, Bougainville Youth in Agriculture, and Servants of St. Joseph. Papua New Guinea is leading innovation in open and distance learning.

From training more than 330 teachers in ODL, to equipping 390+ youths with employability skills, and empowering women and girls through GIRLS Inspire, these efforts are strengthening institutions and improving lives across the nation. Initiatives like the National OER Collection Site, the Pacific TVET Toolkit, and the migration of FODE to online learning are creating inclusive opportunities for learners everywhere.
 
Together, we celebrate 50 years of resilience, innovation, and and huge strides forward in education for all.

@Papua New Guinea High Commission, London, United Kingdom 
@Papua New Guinea Department of Education 

#png50thindependence #IndependenceDay #PapuaNewGuineans #educationforalll  #col4l #empowerment #openeducationn #distancelearning #InclusiveEducation #GlobalLearning

Happy 50th Independence Day, Papua New Guinea!

We celebrate Papua New Guinea’s golden jubilee and its achievements in expanding access to quality education and skills for livelihoods. With the support of COL and our partners, Department of Education (FODE), University of Papua New Guinea, AWEST Pacific Community Leadership Training Institute, Bougainville Youth in Agriculture, and Servants of St. Joseph. Papua New Guinea is leading innovation in open and distance learning.

From training more than 330 teachers in ODL, to equipping 390+ youths with employability skills, and empowering women and girls through GIRLS Inspire, these efforts are strengthening institutions and improving lives across the nation. Initiatives like the National OER Collection Site, the Pacific TVET Toolkit, and the migration of FODE to online learning are creating inclusive opportunities for learners everywhere.

Together, we celebrate 50 years of resilience, innovation, and and huge strides forward in education for all.

@Papua New Guinea High Commission, London, United Kingdom
@Papua New Guinea Department of Education

#png50thindependence #IndependenceDay #PapuaNewGuineans #educationforalll #col4l #empowerment #openeducationn #distancelearning #InclusiveEducation #GlobalLearning
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COL was honoured by the warm welcome last week by the Honourable Prince Maele, Minister of Higher Education, in advance of the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF11).

We commend Botswana’s continued commitment to advance inclusive open education.

COL was honoured by the warm welcome last week by the Honourable Prince Maele, Minister of Higher Education, in advance of the Eleventh Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF11).

We commend Botswana’s continued commitment to advance inclusive open education.
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