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Map of Africa showing the 53 countries of Africa, which are sovereign states. The population of Africa is 800 mi.

Project-based Learning in Developing Countries (with special reference to Africa) by Arthur Gerstenfeld, Ph.D . Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) . Map of Africa showing the 53 countries of Africa, which are sovereign states. The population of Africa is 800 mi.

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Map of Africa showing the 53 countries of Africa, which are sovereign states. The population of Africa is 800 mi.

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  1. Project-based Learning in Developing Countries (with special reference to Africa)by Arthur Gerstenfeld, Ph.D. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI)

  2. Map of Africa showing the 53 countries of Africa, which are sovereign states. The population of Africa is 800 mi.

  3. Project-based Learning: Key facts:1. Learning by experience.2. Teamwork.3. Communication and integration of technological and societal needs.

  4. Benefits of Project-based Learning1. For Developing Countries: Provision of information that is a substitute for expensive consultancy.2. For Students:Project-based learning instills in students the need to adapt projects to new conditions with paucity of economic and technological resources.

  5. Partnerships promoted in Africa by ALO working with USAID (Examples):1. Tufts University School of Medicine in Kenya.2. WPI in Namibia3. Boston University in Lesotho4. Oregon State in South Africa5. Indiana State in Malawi6. Universities of Illinois and Cornell in Ethiopia7. Ohio University in Nigeria8. Montana State University in Mali

  6. WPI Water Project in Namibia 1. Water resources in Africa:Desalination of seawater, Groundwater, Lakes and River.2. WPI water project in Namibia aimed at developing and recommending innovative improvements to the Water Demand Management (WDM) of Namibian cities.

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