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Manija practices reading in Braille with her teacher Roziya during a home visit.
Disability Inclusive Education

Accessible to All: Creating Learning Materials for Children with Disabilities in Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan

Here are some examples from Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan that show how good practices in the provision of accessible learning materials are being put into practice during COVID-19.
December 15, 2020
In Haut-Katanga, a mother ensures access to the best signal on her phone while her children listen to a radio lesson
Reading & Literacy

The DRC’s Accelere!1 Pilots Remote Reading Program During COVID-19

In the DRC, ACCELERE!1 (A!1), a USAID and UKAID funded project implemented by Chemonics, has launched “Lecture pour la vie,” a local language interactive audio instruction radio pilot program in response to COVID-19 school closures.
November 20, 2020
A student reading a book. Photo by Eric Onyiego/USAID Kenya
Disability Inclusive Education
December 1, 2020

USAID Studies Explore Current Trends in Disability Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

A literature review found that children with disabilities are less likely to get to school and, even when they do attend, less likely to stay in school. Learn more notable findings from the literature review in this blog post.
Photo: On November 14, 2019, the United States and the Ministry of Public Education launched an early grade reading and early grade math assessment pilot in Uzbekistan.
Reading & Literacy
October 21, 2020

Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning (MERL) for Language Issues in Reading Programs

Language-focused MERL activities play an important role in gathering evidence and garnering support for adopting languages children use and understand outside of school for reading instruction.
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Education in Crisis and Conflict
March 30, 2020

Strengthening Education in Emergencies Data

The MEERS program is a four-year activity that supports data collection, data analysis, research, training, and capacity building related to the most pressing education issues in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
Photo: A young entrepreneur in Honduras.
Youth Workforce Development
November 15, 2019

Measuring the Nuances of Youth Employment & Livelihoods

The challenge of youth unemployment in low and middle-income countries is well-known. This topic was front and center at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit supported in part by USAID and held in Washington D.C. from October 1-4.
USAID Basic Education Program
Disability Inclusive Education
September 25, 2019

Las mejores prácticas para recopilar datos sobre personas con discapacidad

Los siguientes consejos pueden ayudar a utilizar las preguntas del cuestionario breve elaborado por el grupo de Washington (Cuestionario WG) en la recopilación de datos sobre personas con discapacidad.
A young girl with a walker
Disability Inclusive Education
September 25, 2019

Cómo recopilar datos sobre la discapacidad

En los últimos años ha habido un cambio paradigmático de la manera en que se percibe la discapacidad. 
Children play together in a Child Friendly Space (CFS) operated by Save the Children in Waat, South Sudan.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
July 18, 2019

Measuring Social and Emotional Learning in Children

USAID’s Education Policy recognizes the important role that social and emotional skills play in a child’s development, future learning, and success.
Saffa Girls School
Youth Workforce Development
July 9, 2019

Why Youth Skills? And Why Measure Them?

The UN’s World Youth Skills Day, observed this year on July 15, raises awareness of the importance of developing youth’s skills.