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

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Youth Workforce Development

Youth Skills: The Whole Picture

When it comes to young people, the term “skill building” is deceptively simple. On the surface, it might seem that “skills” directly relate to the abilities needed to perform a task or get a job.
July 5, 2022
The Center for Applied Research and Innovation in Supply Chain Africa
Higher Education

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.
July 25, 2022
Graphic says “Higher Education Global Evidence Summit” in blue bold font. Below it, it says “Engaging Higher Education for Change: Employability, Innovation, & the Private Sector” in light black.
Higher Education
July 14, 2022

Reflections from the USAID Higher Education Global Evidence Summit 2022

In spring 2022, USAID brought together research community members, development practitioners, and USAID staff for the inaugural Higher Education Global Evidence Summit.
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.
Participants at the Hands on The Future National TVET Skills Show 2019 dressed up in vocational enterprise props at the U.S. Government booth.
Youth Workforce Development
October 7, 2020

What Works in Partnering With the Private Sector for Youth Workforce Development

Youth workforce development activities recently conducted labor market analyses and included private sector engagement interventions. A closer look at several of these activities tells us more about the strategies that have been most effective.
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Systems Strengthening
May 26, 2020

What Private Sector Engagement Looks Like in Practice

USAID’s Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy and the PSE in Education Plan outline how the education sector can strategically involve the private sector as a partner and stakeholder in development to advance a country’s journey to self-reliance.
Photo: Classroom in Rwanda
Education Finance
May 1, 2020

What Does Private Sector Engagement Mean in Education?

The USAID Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy is an Agency-wide call to action to work hand-in-hand with the private sector to design and deliver programs across all sectors.
Children at school in Papua
Education Finance
September 13, 2019

Financing Quality Education for All is a Development Priority

Have you ever walked into a school that doesn’t have enough resources? Classes may be over-crowded and students might not have any books or reading materials. Without the proper resources, students cannot perform at their fullest potential. 
Students in Ruvuma, Tanzania
Education Finance
September 13, 2019

Education Finance in Practice

When it comes to implementing programs, managers must think about how to manage financial resources in all program development phases. Depending on the nature of the education program, this can be done by using a few different approaches. 
Integrated Reading Activity in Bamako, Mali.
Education Finance
September 13, 2019

A Framework to Promote Education Finance

Using this framework, USAID staff and implementing partners can make sustainable investments that enable all children and youth to get the education and skills needed to be productive members of society.