Academy for Educational Development

AED is committed to solving critical social problems through education, research, training, and social marketing. Major areas of focus include health, education, youth development, the environment, and leadership development.
Contact details
Address: 
1825 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Phone: 
202-884-8000

Features

  • Cell phone use in Niger -- where 85 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day -- has dramatically boosted the efficiency of grain markets and reduced the cost of staple foods, writes information technology expert Jenny Aker.

  • A local organization empowers youth from both sides of the Georgian-Abkhaz conflict to promote peace and community development in this recently conflicted country.