The Aga Khan Academy in Mombasa, Kenya has initiated an innovative teacher training program for students in the Kenyan Coastal region. A report by the Academy indicates that students in the Coast struggle more with English than those in other Kenyan regions because it is a second language not spoken widely in their homes or local communities. The program, co-funded by the Aga Khan Foundation and the Candian Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Development, seeks to improve students’ English language and math skills. The Academy has also drawn Information Communication Technologies (ICTs) into the training program at a time when 37 percent of teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa are reported to have only a beginner level proficiency in ICTs. Read the full article in The Star here.