Interesting article about educational development in Africa

Interesting Article About Educational Development in Africa

Sometimes the problems faced in many parts of Africa can seem overwhelming, both for humanitarian organizations/nonprofits and for regular people. If you find yourself feeling that way, check out this article, “Experts Tackling Education in Africa”.

Some compelling sound bytes:

-Only 2-7% of Africans are able to get a college degree (compare that to the world average of 27%).

-Africa will need to recruit more than 2 million new teachers by 2015!

- A quarter of all children in sub-Saharan Africa do not go to school.

(Written by social media intern Willa Murphy)