You may have read about the Ayala Foundation in the book we had distributed at Tunis from the UN Global Task Force. The foundation has a new initiative, called GILAS.
GILAS is an acronym for Gearing-up Internet Literacy and Access for students. It is a project initiated by a group of private companies, and aimed at providing an Internet lab for each of the 5,443 public high schools in the Philippines.
The Philippines spends approximately $64 per student per annum on secondary education; quite low compared to approximately $7,500 that the US spends, and $5,000 for Singapore. The Philippines ' huge budget deficit and the country's myriad of needs make it difficult for the government to increase its education spending. The lack of spending manifests itself in the lack of classrooms and teachers, poorly trained teachers, underdeveloped curricula and practically non-existent libraries.
Six people have been killed in clashes in Nigeria in the run up to the country’s census which starts today. The deaths occurred during a boundary dispute between rival groups in the south-west Ondo state. A row erupted over whether Taribo village should be merged with its Irele neighbours for the purposes of the census. The census, the first in 15 years, is sensitive as its findings will shape future funding and politics. Questions on ethnicity and religion have been taken out of the questionnaire to prevent further clashes. Previous censuses have led to national rows about alleged fraud.
Finally, the Prim8 Evolution CD is getting the recognition it deserves. The Prim8 Fund would like to send a special thanks out to all those who have supported the album on line and grassroots from the streets of southern California. Particularly
We want to personally thank CD Baby for helping us get the Prim8 Evolution CD to the world. 
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