Posts Tagged ‘IOP for Africa’
IOP member signs up for London Marathon to fundraise for IOP for Africa
IOP member Dr Andrew Stannard, a research fellow at the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Nottingham, will be running the 2011 London Marathon in aid of IOP for Africa, IOP’s first ever fundraising campaign. The project, which aims to generate funds for projects in sub-Saharan countries training physics teachers and providing [...]
IOP members raise over £15,000 for African schools in first month of campaigning
IOP for Africa, IOP’s first ever fundraising campaign, which aims to generate funds for projects in sub-Saharan countries training physics teachers and providing vital equipment to schools (as part of IOP’s Physics for Development programme), has raised an impressive £15,000 in its first month. The campaign was launched in early December last year with a [...]
IOP for Africa – the student’s perspective
Portia Nketia is a final-year student at Ada Secondary High School, Ghana. Here she talks about what difference IOP for Africa’s educational programme has made to her. “Physics used to be really hard for me – I couldn’t see what a lot of the theory meant or how it worked. Now we do lots of [...]
First fundraising target reached – £13 000 for physics education in Africa
IOP for Africa, the Institute’s fundraising campaign to support physics education in a range of sub-Saharan countries, has so far raised over £13 000 since the launch of the initiative last month. Our volunteers – who work unpaid – help train local physics teachers in countries such as Ghana, Tanzania and Rwanda to enhance their subject knowledge [...]
IOP for Africa – how you can help African physics teachers
William Ankora is the Science Resource Centre Co-ordinator at Ada Secondary High School (Ghana). Here he describes what impact our IOP for Africa project has had on him and his school. “IOP has made a real difference to our school – the training has given me a lot of confidence and helped me become a [...]
