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

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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
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.
Taking on Tech: How Women in El Salvador are Leading in ICT International #GirlsinICT Day
Gender and Education
April 19, 2023

Taking on Tech: How Women in El Salvador are Leading in ICT International #GirlsinICT Day

In this story, we learn about one young woman’s journey toward fulfilling her desire for a career in information and communications technology (ICT).
Lebanon
Education in Crisis and Conflict
November 5, 2021

Resilience in Return to Learning

Each of the case studies examines, describes, and analyzes the specific localized processes and decision-making of education system stakeholders from March 2020 to April 2021.
Photo: Kenneth Anwomea, a Basic 2 pupil of Tikobo No.1 Primary A, Jomoro District, Western Region, Ghana, being assisted by his mother, Ms. Elizabeth Ackah Armah
Education in Crisis and Conflict
November 4, 2020

Resilience and Self-reliance: Early Lessons from the Education Response to COVID-19

While data and information on new education channels is still becoming available, different strategies and outcomes used in two USAID-funded programs implemented by FHI 360 are also emerging: embedding resilience and self-reliance as winning strategies.   
A participant in USAID's Bridges to Employment
Youth Workforce Development
October 28, 2020

Pivoting in a Pandemic: Youth in El Salvador Create Essential Supplies for Healthcare Workers

USAID’s Bridges to Employment partner INTRADESA, a textile company in El Salvador, recently shifted its production from casual clothing to protective gear for healthcare workers. Here's how they did it.
Photo: Students from the Diego Luis Cordoba School in the municipality of Acandi, Department of Choco in Colombia.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
August 25, 2020

Pivoting in a Pandemic: Adapting the Rapid Education and Risk Analysis in Colombia

In March 2020 DevTech began planning to conduct a RERA in urban and peri-urban school communities receiving migrant Venezuelans. The Government of Colombia needed RERA data to implement flexible and effective models of education.
Photo: Héctor Canto, the Honorable Vice Minister for Education in Guatemala, Opens the 2019 National Writing Conference
Reading & Literacy
January 8, 2020

Guatemala Hosts National Conversation on Writing Instruction Research

Writing well is not just a skill; it’s an art. This was the core theme of Guatemala’s first-ever National Writing Conference held from August 20-22, 2019.
A young Haitian boy raises his hand in class.
Reading & Literacy
October 11, 2019

Lessons Learned for Host Country Engagement in a Rapidly Changing World: Haiti’s Story

We recently spoke with Tamara Jacques, an Education Program Advisor in Haiti, about the challenges that Haiti faces at the governmental level as well as within their education system.