We are very pleased to announce that TDF signed a long-term partnership with Bread for the World, a globally active development and relief agency in Germany that empowers the poor and marginalised to improve their living conditions in more than 85 countries all across the globe.
Through the joint project, we intend to address the following main challenges of the public education system in rural and remote areas:
- Lack of sufficient, adequate and functioning computer equipment to provide Digital Literacy education.
- Computer courses largely focusing on theoretical skills. Students learn programming, but do not produce any simple product that can be practically applied. Accordingly, students are not motivated to participate in IT lessons.
- Lack of qualified IT teachers, lack of updated curriculums and practical training programs.
- Schools do not offer opportunities for students to develop innovative projects and grow their talents.
- There is a tendency to divide the tasks within project teams accordingly. There is still a certain gender bias that technical work, including programming, is not suitable for girls.
BftW’s support will enable TDF to expand the project and to ensure that a high-quality digital education is mainstreamed into Vietnamese schools and create access to basic computer and coding skills for 1.2 – 1.5 million children between 2023 – 2025.
Furthermore, the project will continue to support existing partner schools with the aim to ensure sustainability of ongoing Digital Literacy classes and Coding clubs. In addition, the project will expand to new schools.
