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On 1 October, UNESCO reported the completion of Ethiopia’s Technology-enabled Open Schools for All project, launched in 2020. The organisation says it supported 24 pilot secondary schools, reaching around 12,000 students. The schools received tablets, computers and other equipment in 2023. [1]
The programme combined equipment with teacher training and developed 150 digital learning materials for science and English. These still need to be piloted with teachers and students, checked and refined before wider use. Challenges remain, including electricity supply. [1]
The bright side
The work brings together equipment and teacher skills; reported activities and people reached do not by themselves prove improved learning outcomes. [1]
One idea, in simple words
In Ethiopia, 24 secondary schools joined a project to use technology in lessons. UNESCO reported its completion on 1 October. The organisation says it reached around 12,000 students. In 2023, the schools received tablets, computers and equipment for connecting to a network. Teachers also had opportunities for training and for sharing their experience with each other. [1]
The project prepared 150 digital materials for science and English: these can contain videos, pictures and activities. Before wider use, however, they must be tested with teachers and young people and improved. Having a screen alone does not mean learning better. The report describes remaining problems, including electricity supply. The news concerns work completed, not a measurement of students’ grades. [1]
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- Ethiopia concludes UNESCO–Huawei project to advance technology-enabled secondary education UNESCO · 1 Oct 2026
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