Original Title : Liwal De
lere Showanzai or Liwal Distance School via Pashto TV Media
Format : TV & Computer based Website : http://www.pashtotv.tv Producer : Liwal De
Lere Showanzi (Liwal Distance School) & Pashto
TV. Language : English Location : Kabul,
AFGHANISTAN Contact : liwal@liwal.com
DESCRIPTION
Liwal Distance School (LDS) is an e-Learning Programme which is broadcast
via Pashto TV for 6 hours daily, from Level 1 (Class 1) to 3, is based on
Afghanistan curriculum.
Special books
and videos are prepared to enable students to learn from TV, Computers and other
media players. On TV a single lesson is broadcasted 3 times daily at 09:10,
13:00 and 2300 hours (late for outside Afghanistan, via streaming online soon),
with repeat of 3 days. LDS is also available in CDs/DVDs and it will be
available online offering classes worldwide. The skills acquired with this
initiative help children further to continue in other formal schools and they
would be able to manage their daily lives in a better way being literate. The
curriculum taught in LDS has basic components that educate them basic math and
accounting to be able to use them in daily life.
EVALUATION
The Jury appreciated the initiative as perhaps the first distance education
project of its kind in Afghanistan which is meant for the students living in war
zones. The cost-effectiveness of the initiative was also appreciated for a
country like Afghanistan where formal schooling in private schools would cost
anywhere between USD 500-1500 per student, while LDS would cost only about
15$/level. The Jury noted that given the circumstances in Afghanisthan, this
initiative is going to fill a gap of learning opportunities for the children in
that country significantly.
