China
Lifting the Barriers to Education
In March 2004, three National UN Volunteers (NUNVs) teamed with Cisco
colleagues in Beijing and Chengdu to implement the Cisco Networking
Academy Program in China, where they will work on the project for
one year. Their focus is on identifying strategic universities and
institutions in China and enrolling them in the and they have, to date, managed to enroll
more than 15,000 students throughout the country. The NUNVs are trying
to popularize the program, especially in the less developed areas
of Western China and among female learners. By providing specific
support to these groups, they are striving to diminish the socioeconomic
and geographic barriers to education.
