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HBCU Key Personnel
- William R. Harvey, Ph. D. Fiscal Agent Hampton University
- Judith Brooks-Buck, Ph. D. Principal Investigator Hampton University
- Johnny L. Houston, Ph. D. Co-Principal Investigator Elizabeth
City State University
- Martha Williams, Ph. D. Quality Assurance Agent Hampton University
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Vision
Students in sub-Saharan African countries will utilize T.A.G.S. educational
materials to obtain a quality education and assume their rightful
places in the global network.
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Mission
The T.A.G.S. Project seeks to increase access to basic educational
materials for sub-Saharan African children, strengthen global literacy
initiatives, and enhance intra-national and international relationships
between educational institutions primarily serving African and African
American learners.
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December 2002
- Hampton University received a Contract Award Letter which provided
$5.9 million for the first year of the T.A.G.S. initiative.
- The project combines the efforts of three private and three
public HBCUs collaborating with educational professionals from
six African countries to develop 300,000 learning materials this
year.
- The entire project is planned for five years and will produce
4.5 million textbooks and supplemental materials for approximately
$36 million, and
- The Hampton University Press will publish all the books and
ancillary learning materials!
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Selected HBCUs
- Alabama A & M University
- Albany State University
- Dillard University
- Elizabeth City State University
- St. Augustine's College
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Participating African Countries
- Benin
- Ethiopia
- Guinea
- Mali
- Senegal
- South Africa
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T.A.G.S. Partners
- T.A.G.S. Center 1: Hampton University & South Africa
- T.A.G.S. Center 2: Elizabeth State University & Senegal
- T.A.G.S. Center 3: Alabama A & M University & Ethiopia
- T.A.G.S. Center 4: Albany State University & Mali
- T.A.G.S. Center 5: Dillard University & Guinea
- T.A.G.S. Center 6: St. Augustine's College & Benin
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December 2003
Materials prepared by the Hampton University Press for USAID will
be distributed to the six African countries.
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