Learning

Investments in local colleges and universities help expand pre-service teacher education programs and advance innovations that better prepare teachers to help students learn.

Despite significant increases in literacy rates since the first International Literacy Day in 1967, children from vulnerable and marginalized families continue to demonstrate significantly lower literacy rates.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This resource roundup includes selections that recognize the importance of books, reading, as well as resources reflecting this year’s theme.