This concise impact talk for the ICDE virtual global conference talks to our Africa Scholarship program and how it has promoted lasting economic impact and gender equity.

1. Using MOOCs and WhatsApp in Africa to Create
Lasting Economic Impact and Promote Gender
Equity
Dr. Kristin Palmer
University of Virginia
International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Global Conference Week
October 25-29, 2021

2. University of Virginia

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6. Events
WhatsApp
Coursera
FAQs
Mentors
Zoom Sessions
Orientation

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100 Regional Mentors

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Learners
in Every
Nation

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11,105
Scholarships
in 2020

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4,898 Scholarships in
2021 through September

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15. THANK YOU!
Community of Inquiry
http://www.Africa.org
kristin@virginia.edu
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kpatwork