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

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Reading & Literacy

The Urgent Need to Focus on Foundational Skills

By the time the pandemic will be over, learning poverty will most probably rise by at least 10 percent as the impacts of school closures, lost learning hours, and increased dropout rates take their toll.
November 5, 2021
Lebanon
Education in Crisis and Conflict

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.
November 5, 2021
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Gender and Education
July 28, 2020

Understanding the Evidence around School-Related Gender-Based Violence

Across the globe, students do not always attend school in a safe setting, and many experience unacceptably high rates of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV).
Photo: One of KCEO’s female mentors. She is paraplegic and is able to relate well with other women with disabilities.
Disability Inclusive Education
January 3, 2020

Serving Marginalized Populations in Kenya Through Entrepreneurship Training and Advocacy

Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and KCEO’s Young Mothers Incubation Program has served over 200 women with disabilities, empowering them to be active in their communities through entrepreneurship and advocacy.
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Reading & Literacy
December 20, 2019

USAID's Top 10 Education Resources of 2019

Before we move into 2020, we wanted to take a look back at what education looked like in 2019.
Girls enjoying buddy reading time
Reading & Literacy
June 11, 2019

How a Partnership with Peace Corps Increased Education Outcomes

In 2010, USAID and the Peace Corps signed the Global Education Framework (GEF) agreement to further encourage collaboration between Peace Corps and USAID in implementing programs that advance host country educational goals.
Rwanda student
Gender and Education
October 15, 2018

Gender and Inclusive Education: Lessons from Rwanda

In Rwanda, USAID-funded projects like Soma Umenye, Mureke Dusome, and Huguka Dukore promote gender equality in education, while working to improve reading and learning outcomes and developing young people’s work readiness skills.
Morocco
Youth Workforce Development
October 11, 2018

Better Gender and Youth Employment: Insights from the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit

Global youth unemployment has hit women especially hard; young women are disproportionately unemployed, underemployed, and impoverished worldwide.
Saffa Girls School, West Bank
Gender and Education
September 1, 2018

10 Reasons to Integrate Gender into Education Programming

Evidence shows how investments in education can positively affect conditions for girls, women, boys and men. With specific regard to girls, there are several compelling reasons to invest in education programs that target their unique needs. 
Arsi Zone, Oromia Region
Gender and Education
September 1, 2018

Defining Gender for Gender-responsive Education Programs

Gender-responsive education programs that promote increased access to, and completion of, quality education for both girls and boys yield multiplier effects. But what, exactly, do we mean when we talk about “gender?”