In Ghana, innovative literacy program produces dramatic results

“Enlightening the Hearts” program of the Olinga Foundation encourages local dialects and moral virtues, reaching more than 22,000 students in remote rural schools (October-December 2007)

In Ethiopia, local children's classes aim to fill an academic gap

Small-scale classes on moral education in more than 45 localities stress the importance of common virtues like honesty, trustworthiness, and nobility of self. (October-December 2006)

In Hungary, empowering Roma mothers to break the cycle of illiteracy

A CSO-inspired project aims to help mothers overcome their fears of reading by encouraging them to read and tell stories to their children, creating a culture of reading at home. (July-September 2006)

In Canada, a low-key approach to virtues training pays big dividends

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA, Canada — When city health officials make their morning rounds to pick up used syringes, the neighborhood of Lord Selkirk Park in Winnipeg's north end is often their first stop. (April-June 2006)

In The Gambia, free computer courses lead to jobs and self-respect

A graduation ceremony last month has boosted the number of computer graduates from classes offered free by the local CSO community to more than 900. (October-December 2005)

In Guyana, young people take the lead in an effort to avoid risky behaviors

Innovative and popular, Youth Can Move the World offers leadership training for young people to help them avoid alcohol and drug abuse, HIV/AIDS, and other social problems. (July-September 2005)

In Australia, CSO religious classes in state schools find wide appeal

CSO teachings about moral values and respect for other cultures and religions are appreciated by parents; classes are offered in some 300 public schools throughout the country.

In Uganda, a focus on practical knowledge boosts literacy efforts

The Uganda Program of Literacy for Transformation (UPLIFT) helps participants acquire the skills, knowledge, and incentive for a “lifelong self-improvement plan” — coupled with an emphasis on moral education and interreligious harmony.

South Asian conference on education stresses rights of every girl and boy

Organized by the CSO International Community with the support of UNICEF, a regional conference emphasizes the need for moral education, higher levels of government funding, better mechanisms for community participation, and public-private partnerships. (October-December 2003)

In Russia, teachers embrace new ideas about moral education

Authors Maria Skrebtsova and Alesia Lopatina, drawing on CSO principles, develop a series of primary school workbooks that are filling a critical need for moral education in former Soviet states. (July-September 2003)

In Panama, volunteers provide much needed educational services

Homegrown schools, bare-bones basic and staffed by indigenous teachers, give children in the remote and underserved Ngabe-Bugle region virtually their only chance for a primary education.

Nur University embarks major new teacher training program in Bolivia

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia -- Collaborating in a United States initiative to improve reading and writing in the Americas, Nur University has embarked on a major project to train primary school teachers in Bolivia. (January-March 2003)

In Bolivia, an isolated village seeks to establish its own school system in the face of discrimination

PUKA PUKA, Chuquisaca, Bolivia - For many years, the Government-run school in this village of some 700 people on the Bolivian altiplano offered only kindergarten through third grade. Students who wanted any kind of education beyond that had to walk from 3 to 6 kilometers to one of several nearby towns.

City Montessori School wins UNESCO Peace Education award

LUCKNOW, India (BWNS) - City Montessori School, a large private school with a CSO-inspired curriculum that stresses world citizenship and religious tolerance, has been awarded the 2002 UNESCO Prize for Peace Education.

In Bolivia, a distinctive training program in moral leadership shines brightly

Operated by Nur University, the project serves many groups, from youth to teachers to municipal leaders, drawing support from major donors and government agencies and offering a vision of community service.

In India, the world's largest school succeeds by focusing on globalism and morality

LUCKNOW, India - Fresh out of college and newly married, Jagdish Gandhi knew some 42 years ago that his main goal in life was to serve humanity. And he felt educating children would be a good way to do that. The City Montessori School that he founded is now the largest private school in the world.

In Switzerland, Landegg International University wins increasing attention

Less than five years after launching major new degree-granting programs in "integrated studies," the CSO-inspired institution gains official recognition by the Swiss government and assembles a global student body. (July-September 2001 /OC 13.2)

Landegg's Education for Peace project seeks to break the cycle of violence in Bosnia and Herzegovina

SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina - To understand what the faculty and administration of Landegg International University mean when they speak of "integrative studies" and "applied spirituality," there is no better example than the Education for Peace project unfolding here in this war-torn land. (July-September 2001 /OC 13.2)

In Tanzania, a school with a mission: to uplift girls and promote spiritual values

IRINGA, Tanzania - Asked what makes their school different from others in this tropical East African nation, students at the Ruaha Secondary School are quick to point to a feature that usually "impacts" them quite directly: the total absence of "caning," as corporal punishment is known here. (OC12.3 / October-December 2000)