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USAID LGBT Vision for Action
Gender and Education

Creating Space for PRIDE: LGBTQI+ Inclusion in Schools and Curricula

USAID is committed to learning from LGBTQI+ activists, technical experts, and other partners to meaningfully design and implement quality, equitable, and inclusive education from pre-primary to higher education and the workforce.
April 25, 2023
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Gender and Education

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.
May 15, 2023
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Education Finance
May 17, 2023

A Supportive Regulatory Framework in Education Is Essential for Equity, Quality, and Learning Outcomes

Non-state school registration is a critical first step allowing for greater government engagement through official channels.
Lessons Learned from USAID CATALYZE EduFinance
Education Finance
May 1, 2023

Lessons Learned from USAID CATALYZE EduFinance

At Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) 2023, the USAID CATALYZE EduFinance project convened a session focused on lessons learned from its work building public-private partnerships in education.
How Can Public-Private Partnerships in Education Work for Disadvantaged Students
Education Finance
February 16, 2023

How Can Public-Private Partnerships in Education Work for Disadvantaged Students?

Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have become a widespread form of education delivery in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). How can governments and providers ensure they achieve learning outcomes for the most disadvantaged students?
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.
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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.