lizgrossman87Nov 6, 20174 minMy Year with Four Female African Presidents: Learning by Example from #Africanwomenleaders PromotingAs I struggle to come to terms with the current state of gender politics in my own country, I am looking to Africa for inspiration, where...
lizgrossman87Mar 22, 20173 min#Resist Xenophobia: How We Can Make the US More Inclusive to AfricansJust a few days ago, USC’s African Global Economic and Development Summit announced that it lost 100 attendees from Sierra Leone, Guinea...
lizgrossman87Jan 3, 20174 minMes Remerciements à #Dakar !Cher Dakar, Cela fait trois mois que je suis parti et Dieu seul sait combien tu me manques ! elle me manque ta brise océanique que j’appr...
lizgrossman87Dec 12, 20164 minA Thank You Note to #Dakar!ear Dakar, It’s been three months since I left, and boy do I miss you! I miss your ocean breeze while enjoying a drink at Chez Abdou, the...
lizgrossman87Oct 25, 20164 minWhy the #USElections are Also Africa’s (and the World’s)It’s that time again when Americans from all socio political backgrounds go to the voting stations to elect the person they believe will ...
lizgrossman87Feb 14, 20163 minWhy Americans should care about improving #education in AfricaIn my Quaker high school, George School, we were taught all of our subjects within the framework of believing the world and society can b...
lizgrossman87Aug 14, 20153 minLinking In to Economic Opportunities in #AfricaInternet penetration is rapidly growing in Africa, particularly in countries such as Nigeria , Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, and Morocco. P...
lizgrossman87Jun 21, 20153 minFournir une #éducation de qualité: pas toujours dans la salle de classe!Comme les décideurs discutent de l’avenir du développement après une fois que les objectifs de développement du Millénaire expirent cour...
lizgrossman87May 19, 20153 minDelivering quality #education: not always in the classroom!As policymakers discuss the future of development after once the Millenium Development Goals expire later this year, one of the big topic...
lizgrossman87Mar 20, 20153 minRésumé du #AHES2015, en intégrant les points de vue des étudiants sénégalaisa semaine dernière, j’ai eu l’occasion de participer au Sommet africain de l’enseignement supérieur, accueillant près de cinq cents délég...
lizgrossman87Mar 15, 20153 minRecap of #AHES2015, incorporating the views of Senegalese studentsLast week, I had the opportunity to participate in the African Higher Education Summit, welcoming nearly five hundred delegates including...
lizgrossman87Jan 29, 20153 minLa lutte contre le chômage en Afrique- Soutenir les jeunes à créer leur propre avenir économique...La lutte contre le chômage en Afrique- Soutenir les jeunes à créer leur propre avenir économique à travers l’éducation de l’entrepreneuri...
lizgrossman87Jan 21, 20153 minCombatting unemployment in Africa- Supporting youth to create their own futures through entrepreneurAfrica is the continent with the youngest population. The African Union estimates the African population at one billion, with 60% under t...
lizgrossman87Nov 25, 20143 minLes Douleurs Croissantes: Confronter à la Mauvaise Conception Américaine de “l’#Afrique”En grandissant, j’ai eu peu de contact avec le continent africain. À l’école publique, on nous a appris l’histoire asiatique, latino-amér...
lizgrossman87Nov 14, 20143 minGrowing pains: Confronting American misconceptions of “Africa”Growing up, I had little contact with anything related to the African continent. In public school, we were taught Asian, Latin American, ...
lizgrossman87Oct 19, 20143 minLa crise Centrafricaine: Pourquoi les Africains ont Besoin d’Apprendre les Méthodes de CommunicationUne triste réalité de la vie dans un pays qui a été en proie à des conflits et de troubles depuis des décennies est une population qui ra...
lizgrossman87Oct 15, 20143 minThe Case of the #CARCrisis: Why Africans Should Learn 21st Century Communications SkillsAn unfortunate reality of living in a country that has been plagued by conflict and unrest for decades is a population who misses out on ...
lizgrossman87Sep 21, 20142 minAdult learning: The Key to Helping the Uneducated Educate Their ChildrenImagine you grow up in a village where the nearest school is 5 miles away. Imagine your water source is the same. You were born into a fa...
lizgrossman87Sep 7, 20143 minThe answer to the Ebola crisis: Relevant Communications and Basic EducationAfter vacationing for three weeks in the United States and discussing my work in Senegal with family, friends, professors and former col...
