A common strategy for supporting basic education in emergencies, including in IDP camps, has been the “school in a box” approach. One of the earliest uses of this approach was in the late 1980s by the Sudan Open Learning Organisation, supporting schools set up in informal IDP camps around Khartoum. Sudan Open Learning Organisation’s (SOLO) Teacher Assistance Course (TAC) is an example of courses developed for unqualified teachers. The TAC curriculum has been revised, updated and translated into the English language.
Sudan Open Learning Organisation: annual report 2005
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