South Sudan Teacher Education Program (SSTEP)

$42.11M USD

Funder	U.S. Agency for International Development
Recipient Organization	Education Development Center
Country	South Sudan
Start Date	Aug 03, 2012
End Date	Nov 22, 2015
Duration	1,206 days
Number of Grantees	51
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	US Foreign Aid
Grant ID	`195652-76`

Grant Description

The South Sudan Teacher Education Program (SSTEP) is designed to support the Ministry of General Education and Instruction.

SSTEP was designed to strengthen the Ministrys capacity to a) develop and shape policies that respond to South Sudans education needs; b) refine and mobilize a training curriculum that improves the pedagogy of teachers and strengthens their content knowledge; and c) create a Teacher Support Network capable of supporting teachers, tutors, head teachers andinspectors.

In addition, the project will strengthen the English language skills of teachers, and improve gender equity among teachers and other MoGEI personnel.