What is TDEP?

TDEP (Technology-Driven Education Project) is Bailey Institute's global model for combating illiteracy and fostering workforce development and economic prosperity. TDEP has two components:

A Hi-tech academic component of self-paced, Internet-delivered Learnscape ® courses.

A Hi-Touch personal development component that supports vital life skills and workforce development capabilities.

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You can learn more about TDEP here!

Research

Global illiteracy rates
The world is ready for TDEP
Testimonials
Reports
Illiteracy web links

Global illiteracy rates

1 in 5 persons worldwide is illiterate. United Nations Development Program (UNDP) states illiteracy is the foundation for poverty, unemployment, disease and impacts peace itself.

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14% of the U.S. (versus 1%-5% in other developed countries)
69% of Sub-Saharan Africa
39% of India
53% of Nepal 
43% of St. Lucia 
20% Jamaica
Sources: Illiteracy statistics are often self-reported and difficult to confirm. United Nations Development Program; United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); National Assessment of Adult Literacy-2008.

The world is ready for TDEP!

Computer and Internet costs have fallen and 4.2 billion worldwide own mobile devices (Pew Global Attitudes Project-2010). Illiterate and underserved populations must benefit from this ICT abundance, access the world of knowledge, improve education and workforce readiness and fully participate in the economies of the digital age.

ICT-Driven TDEP meets people where they are - Rural Nepal, small communities in St Lucia, urban centers in the U.S. (Washington D.C. and Philadelphia) and even Harper, Liberia, an emerging community with an impressive Atlantic port, a vibrant rubber industry and the home of Tubman University.

Wi-Fi is on the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti and Harper, Liberia, West Africa, historically under-resourced areas ICTs penetration. Asia and North Africa are awash in mobile devices and Internet access. The 2011 Arab Spring, a chain of social change movements, was powered by mobile devices connected to the Internet.

TDEP testimonials

Here's what TDEP graduates at William V. S. Tubman University, Harper, Liberia, West Africa said:

"For the first time, I had enough time to focus on each lesson for as long as I wished. It was easy to correct my mistakes. My mind is refreshed and I feel confident as I prepare for my first year at the university level." - Mardea Weefur, Health Sciences.

"Fear gripped me when I heard of TDEP because I could not use a computer. After the director taught me to use the computer I improved my English and Mathematics and have confidence in my academic ability." - Joanna Jleh-Saletti, College of Health Sciences.

"Apart from my lessons, I am now linked to the entire world by just a click. I have an e-mail address and access to a vast world of information." - Steven Karly Jr., Agriculture/Food Sciences.

Reports

Bailey Institute, WAEC Validation of Learnscape - Results and Analysis of the 2010 TDEP Full-Pilot

William V. S. Tubman University & Bailey Institute, Technology-Driven Education Project (TDEP) - Reducing Illiteracy and Elevating Educational Standards in Maryland County, Liberia: The Mini-pilot Program

William V. S. Tubman University & Bailey Institute, Technology-Driven Education Project (TDEP) - Reducing Illiteracy and Elevating Educational Standards in Maryland County, Liberia: The Full-pilot Program

Liberian Studies Journal, Volume 34, No. 2, PP 59-81, 2011,The Role of ICTs in Illiteracy Eradication and Workforce Development in Liberia and Under-Resourced Countries

Huffington Post, Words Changing Worlds
Fox News Latino, Some 5.3 million illiterates in Mexico 100 years after revolution
The Herald Bulletin, Getting Together: Coalition Fights Adult Illiteracy
Literacy News, Functional Literacy is 47 Percent in Detroit
Hindustan Times, There is No Excuse for Illiteracy
TheCabin.net, Bookcase Project Aims to Decrease Illiteracy
Huffington Post, Byron Pitts of CBS on Overcoming Illiteracy, the Power of Parents
The Local, Adult Illiteracy Found Surprisingly High
People's Daily Online, Chinese illiteracy a subject of world's concern
Science Centric, The International Digital Divide
Scotland on Sunday, Jail illiteracy 'shocking'
The Jamaica Gleaner, Reid Examines Jamaica's Poor CSEC Results
UN News Centre, Focus placed on education as UN women's commission begins annual session
Ms. Magazine Blog, Gender Equity Begins with Literacy