From Hong Kong's Yidan Prize and Luminaries ( and allthe people who value education as sustainability's best last chance) ...education ideas bank
from 2020 yidan report:
Sir Fazle sadly passed away in December 2019, but the work he began continues at pace. We
spoke to his friend and colleague Dr Erum Mariam, Executive Director at the BRAC Institute of
Educational Development, who described the team’s swift response to pandemic lockdowns.
The work of our laureates l Our annual report for 2020
BRAC’s work has always reinforced the importance of women
as change-makers in homes and communities. When the
pandemic took away opportunities for children to gather
in play centers, the team switched to the most powerful
technology at their disposal: cell phones.
The power of picking up the phone kept play-based
learning on the agenda for BRAC
The BRAC team knew they needed to keep connected with
parents, particularly mothers, throughout the pandemic. But
how? Well, most people in Bangladesh own a cell phone—
perhaps up to 90% (while only around 50% have internet).
So in a matter of weeks, they set up weekly 20-minute phone
calls, checking in on families, giving support to both parents
and children, and suggesting games and activities to keep
play-based learning alive. They call this telecommunications
model Pashe Achhi, which means “beside you” in Bangla. Online learning platforms might
be exploding in popularity, but for BRAC, you can’t beat the
“power of human connection” you get with a one-to-one call.
It also helps the team reach communities that might otherwise
be completely disconnected. Before the pandemic, BRAC was
already working with around 40,000 children in Rohingya
refugee camps; cell phones have let the team stay in touch
with 90% of them.Working with our Foundation gave BRAC the
confidence to change plans and grow
“Not for a moment did we hesitate,” says Erum. “We knew
that Yidan would support us, and that gives us a lot of energy,
and a lot of courage to do what we need to do.” Not only has
BRAC been able to adjust its plans for expanding play-based
learning in three countries, but they’re even exploring new
ideas. With the help of another partnership, they’re finding
ways to evaluate how they use mobile technology, echoing
another of Sir Fazle’s founding principles: every intervention
must be tried, tested, and improved at every stage
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update goal 3
Sir Fazle published in The Lancet 2013 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62112-1
Bangladesh's health revolution
related video berkeley 2015
few us universities offer more curriculum on s asia than berkeley https://chowdhurycenter.berkeley.edu/paper-prize
- the bangladesh scholars network inaugurated with this 2015 talk by sir fazle
earlier 1991! Oral rehydration therapy: a community trial comparing the acceptability of homemade sucrose and cereal-based solutions.
(World Health Organization, 1991)
and
Controlling a forgotten disease: using voluntary health workers for tuberculosis control in rural Bangladesh
(Brac University, 1991)
Use and Safety of Home-Made Oral Rehydration Solutions: An Epidemiological Evaluation from Bangladesh
Get access
International Journal of Epidemiology, Volume 17, Issue 3, September 1988, Pages 655–665, https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/17.3.655
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