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The English Access Microscholarship Program is an international project that was created by the U.S Department of State aimed at helping teens (13–20 years-old) from economically disadvantaged backgrounds to have better opportunities in employment, education, and life in general. Access promotes skills and knowledge in the English language, as well as giving students the ability to compete and participate in future exchanges and study in the United States. Each student receives 128 hours of instructions per year. It consists of 4 hours per week, for a total of 32 weeks, plus 72 hours of intensive two-week summer program each year. Approximately 95,000 students in more than 85 countries have participated in the Access Program since its founding in 2004. == History == The Access program was created in 2004 with programs in 39 countries with approximately 8,000 teens participating. By 2014, it grew to 30,000 students in 85 countries.〔(Celebrating 10 Years: The English Access Microscholarship Program )〕 Short history of the Access Program In 2003, the U.S. State Department launched the English Access Microscholarship Program in Morocco. It was the first program of its kind in the world. Today, Access has been launched in over 85 countries, and more than 95,000 students have benefited from it. 2003 The program was conceived in Morocco after the May 2003 bombings in Casablanca. Seventeen boys were selected for the pilot program with the help of Reseau Maillage, in Sidi Moumen. 2004 - 2005 AMIDEAST began providing instruction to 50 students in Rabat. Then 50 more students started in Sidi Moumen and Bernoussi when AMIDEAST opened in Casablanca. 2005 - 2006 A total of 196 students at AMIDEAST were joined by 25 in Oujda taught by AGEF Oriental, and 355 students enrolled in American Language Centers in Agadir, Casablanca, Fez, Kenitra, Marrakech, Meknes, Mohamedia, Rabat, Tangier, and Tetouan. Also in 2005, Access became an official Department of State program and Moroccan students met Secretary of State Colin Powell, and other high-ranking officials who visited. 2006 - 2008 The same partners enrolled 586 new students in the same 11 cities. 2007 - 2009 AMIDEAST in Washington, DC began helping RELO administer Morocco’s program and partners were selected based on proposals. The Moroccan Association of Teachers of English became a partner, allowing Access to reach more remote places. Access was in 20 cities, with 950 students, and the total grant amount for Morocco was $1 million. In January 2008, there were over 32,000 students in 50 countries. 2008 - 2010 23 new locations made a total of 43 cities with Access and 781 new students. The grant amount was again $1 million. 2012 – A new Access global provider is selected instead of AMIDEAST. The new provider is FHI360. 2013 - Access celebrates its 10th anniversary old globally. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The English Access Microscholarship Program」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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