Learning

Read guidance, learning summaries, evidence trends, and country reflections from USAID and its partners.

Featured
Children outside classrooms of a school in Honduras.
Systems Strengthening

Resource Roundup: Seven Ways to Strengthen Systems for Literacy Outcomes

USAID’s vision is a world where partner country education systems enable all children and youth to acquire the education and skills needed to be productive members of society.
September 19, 2023
Resource dissemination is a tool in the fight against extreme poverty. In rural Cambodia, there is very little distribution of printed materials, which makes it hard to spread key knowledge and insight. By providing people with more information and better education, they can begin to pull themselves out of extreme poverty.
Reading & Literacy

Resources to Foster Literacy

Every year, the global community comes together to celebrate International Literacy Day on September 8. Literacy for all is fundamental to learning, paving the way for access to inclusive education.
September 15, 2023
Second and third grade students attend a French reading remediation session held at their school in the Balbala district of Djibouti City on August 5, 2021.
Reading & Literacy
June 6, 2023

USAID Djibouti’s Early Grade Reading Activity (DEGRA) Is Transforming Gender Norms in the Classroom and Beyond

Despite tremendous efforts by the government of Djibouti to improve women's social, economic, and political status, deeply rooted social and cultural norms perpetuate gender inequality across the country.
Photo from Nepal EDO 04 Reading for All
Reading & Literacy
June 5, 2023

Not as Easy as 1 2 3 or A B C: Calling for Renewed Attention over Gender Bias in Education

There are several promising approaches USAID is using to integrate gender into education programming, including those for foundational skills learning. Read about three examples with highlights from the Dominican Republic, Liberia, and Nepal.
An image for A Holistic Approach to Girls’ Education Leads to Better Learning Outcomes blog
Gender and Education
May 15, 2023

A Holistic Approach to Girls’ Education Leads to Better Learning Outcomes

At accelerated schooling centers, over 22,000 out-of-school girls learned the alphabet, and attained basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills over nine months before transitioning back to formal school.
How a Malawi project engaged fathers to support girls’ education
Gender and Education
April 25, 2023

How a Malawi Project Engaged Fathers to Support Girls’ Education

The changes that REAL Fathers were making in their homes was what motivated girls to go to school and work hard. At schools, REAL Fathers and Mothers’ Groups collaborated in bringing girls who had dropped out due to pregnancy or early marriage back to school.
The Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain Africa
Higher Education
July 25, 2022

Lessons Learned: Building and Tapping into Alumni Networks in Low- and Middle-Income Country Higher Education Institutions

The first survey provided valuable insights to the CARISCA project team and KNUST administrators.
Photo Credit Julie Polumbo
Reading & Literacy
September 22, 2021

The Future is Multilingual: Research to Support the Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Language of Instruction (LOI) Policies in sub-Saharan Africa

USAID continues to prioritize foundational reading skills and currently funds 19 early grade reading projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
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.
In Haut-Katanga, a mother ensures access to the best signal on her phone while her children listen to a radio lesson
Reading & Literacy
November 20, 2020

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.