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COL-VUSSC announce Webinar Series #6: “Farming Smarter, Feeding Stronger”

The Commonwealth of Learning (COL), through its Virtual University for Small States…

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COL participates in a G20 seminar on micro-credentials

The G20 Second Education Working Group Seminar on Mutual Recognition of Qualifications…

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Enhancing learner success in ODL at University of The Gambia

With the support of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), stakeholders at the…

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University of Ghana launches employability framework to boost graduate success

The University of Ghana (UG), in partnership with the Commonwealth of Learning…

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🌟 Volunteer as a Mentor & Empower First-Generation Women Entrepreneurs! 🌟

Help first-generation women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh, Malawi, Mozambique, Sri Lanka & Pakistan. Through the EWG project by the Commonwealth of Learning, we are looking for mentors that want to share their skills in business, finance, marketing, and more.

✨ Why Mentor?
• Make real impact
• Share your expertise
• Support economic independence
• Join a global network for change

📩 To learn more about the mentorship program, see our website: empoweringwomenandgirls.col.org/apply-to-be-a-mentor/
✅ To apply to be a mentor, click here: colewg.formalto.app/NeE2S38aIA
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Empowering Students, One Lesson at a Time!

Meet Ms Faith Andambo – Headmistress of Jimi River Primary School in Papua New Guinea’s Jiwaka Province. Through the Accounting and Basic Bookkeeping course offered under the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning, with support from the Commonwealth of Learning @COL4D and funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade @MFATNZ, Faith gained more than just skills.

With training delivered by AWEST Pacific Community Leadership Training Institute, she’s now strengthening her school’s financial practices and empowering her students.

“Our students grow peanuts and coffee – their income-generating crops. With the financial skills I’ve learned, I can now guide them to manage money better,” Faith shared. The school is even working to open student bank accounts with the Bank of South Pacific to promote early saving habits.
Faith’s story shows how investing in educators leads to community-wide impact through financial literacy.

#COL4D #MFATNZ #SkillsForLife #EmpowerThroughEducation #YouthEmpowerment #BookkeepingBasics #TVETinAction #JiwakaProvince #PapuaNewGuinea #BuildingSkills #AWEST

Empowering Students, One Lesson at a Time!

Meet Ms Faith Andambo – Headmistress of Jimi River Primary School in Papua New Guinea’s Jiwaka Province. Through the Accounting and Basic Bookkeeping course offered under the Pacific Partnership for Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning, with support from the Commonwealth of Learning @COL4D and funding from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade @MFATNZ, Faith gained more than just skills.

With training delivered by AWEST Pacific Community Leadership Training Institute, she’s now strengthening her school’s financial practices and empowering her students.

“Our students grow peanuts and coffee – their income-generating crops. With the financial skills I’ve learned, I can now guide them to manage money better,” Faith shared. The school is even working to open student bank accounts with the Bank of South Pacific to promote early saving habits.
Faith’s story shows how investing in educators leads to community-wide impact through financial literacy.

#COL4D #MFATNZ #SkillsForLife #EmpowerThroughEducation #YouthEmpowerment #BookkeepingBasics #TVETinAction #JiwakaProvince #PapuaNewGuinea #BuildingSkills #AWEST
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