International Extension College

More commonly referred to as the IEC, the International Extension College is a defunct non-profit organization that was based in

In the years since its inception, the IEC helped to set up many organizations, and often worked in partnership with a variety of others including

• The Women in Fishing Industry Project (WIFIP), working with fishing communities around Lake Victoria in Kenya, using radio education to improve health.[1]
• The Building Literacy in Sudan Project (BLSP), working with
  refugees in camps and settlements across Northern Sudan.[2]
• The Building Capacity at Kyambogo University Project, working towards improvements in teacher education in Uganda by providing access to quality teacher training.
• Various other projects.[3]

References

• Press Release announcing that IEC will cease to be active from 31 March 2006.

External links

• IEC official website
• Article from Massey University magazine about the role of IEC educational consultant, Tony Wrightson
• The National Extension College - Further Education Distance Learning in the UK
• The Open University - Higher Education Distance Learning in the UK