Malawi Early Grade Reading Improvement Activity (MERIT)

This activity works with all public primary schools to deliver improved reading instruction in Chichewa and English to 6.5 million learners in Standards 1–4 in Malawi. It also supports increased parental and community support for reading and after-school reading at home and in communities. It also provides technical assistance to the Ministry in the development of revised student books and teacher guides, trains teachers, and coaches and mentors them.