The World Links program was introduced into in Rwanda in July of 2002. World Links Rwanda provided the hardware for 20 labs and trained teachers and headmasters at primary and secondary schools throughout the country.

The World Links program in Rwanda was comprised of three components:

Primary Schools: World Links worked to develop computer literacy in Rwanda's primary schools by providing hardware and training to more than half of all primary schools in Rwanda. World Links provided each school with at least one computer equipped with Birchfield Interactive software and Microsoft Office. Two teachers from each school were trained in basic ICT concepts and the use of educational software.

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The World Links program was launched in Jordan in June 2003 after a memorandum of under-standing was signed among the Ministry of Education, the Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization and World Links.

The goal of this project is to better prepare students, teachers and educational organizations to enter the information age by providing schools with sustainable solutions for mobilizing and harnessing the necessary technologies, skills and educational resources to improve learning and prepare youth to compete successfully in the knowledge-based economy.

Thus far, World Links Arab Region has implemented World Links' award-winning teacher professional development materials and trained 50 master trainers and hundreds of teachers.

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El Salvador is the smallest country in Central America, with a population of 6.5 million. At 80.2%, the literacy rate is the fourth highest in Latin America. Median age of Salvadorans is 21.57 years.

World Links in El Salvador

With funding from the Taiwan International Cooperation and Development Fund (ICDF), World Links has worked to increase the skills and opportunities of this young population using information communication technology (ICT) to foster new approaches to learning. Over the past six years, World Links and ICDF worked together globally to provide skills training programs benefiting thousands of youth, including programs in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, andEl Salvador.

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Background

The Dominican Republic is a small country located in the Caribbean Sea on the Island of Hispaniola. It is bordered by Haiti. The Dominican Republic was claimed by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage in 1492, the island of Hispaniola became a springboard for Spanish conquest of the Caribbean and the American mainland. The Dominican Republic has been primarily as an exporter of sugar, coffee, and tobacco, but in recent years the service sector has overtaken agriculture as the economy's largest employer due to growth in tourism and free trade zones.

Like most countries in the world, the Dominican Republic has shown tremendous growth in the technology sector. Since the year 2000, internet usage has grown 1600% with 18.9% of the population having access to the World Wide Web.

World Links in the Dominican Republic

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World Links In Brazil

Enlaces-Brazil was a Professional Development Program for teachers and students from Secondary and High school. Its core objective was to create and support collaborative communities integrating virtual and real learning environments that provide critical knowledge through constant participation of students and teachers.

The Enlaces-Brazil Program promoted the sense of collaboration and team work, globalization of school curriculum through the development of international and national telecollaborative projects, integration of information and communication technologies for the pedagogical practices and actions in the classrooms, improving the use of the computer laboratories, the multimedia resources, as well the digital and social inclusion.

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