ADDIS ABABA – Addis Ababa Education Bureau has started to broadcast formal education program on FM 94.7 Radio in an effort to continue schooling amidst the current COVID-19 pandemic.
Abebe Cherinet, Head of Communication with the Bureau, said that the Bureau is providing formal education for students through various mass media and other alternatives to sustain the formal education program that was interrupted due to closure of schools as part of the preventive measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19.
As to him, beyond the FM program, the Bureau is also working to transmit education program through the help of Telegram and television network mentioning that starting from today, the Bureau will start to transmit education on Afri Health Television Network.
He underscored that distributing education in this techniques has double advantage on one part as it is helpful to speed up education process, and on the other hand it assists the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 given that this setup enables students to follow their education from the comfort of their homes.
Likewise, the Bureau is helping schools prepare various handouts and worksheets students can use from their homes in a bid to speed up the teaching and learning process.
Abebe also added that the Bureau is working to procure the services of volunteer and model teachers to council students on how to study in all this through the help of various public media.
According to him, students can follow their education from their home through the Facebook and YouTube channels created by the Bureau.
The Ethiopian Herald April15/2020
BY TAMERU REGASA
