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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
How a Malawi project engaged fathers to support girls’ education
Gender and Education
April 25, 2023

How a Malawi Project Engaged Fathers to Support Girls’ Education

The changes that REAL Fathers were making in their homes was what motivated girls to go to school and work hard. At schools, REAL Fathers and Mothers’ Groups collaborated in bringing girls who had dropped out due to pregnancy or early marriage back to school.
Charles Makamo, a participant of the Innovation Scholars Program, and his design team test their innovation at Standard Bank in Lilongwe, Malawi with end-users.
Higher Education
February 11, 2021

The Resilience of Higher Education Institutions During COVID-19: Lessons from Malawi, Philippines, and Senegal

Higher education institutions must continually adapt to mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These three case studies show how three universities served as central actors in crisis response and in locally-led development.
A teacher points at words on a chalkboard
Systems Strengthening
August 8, 2018

Good Practices for Engaging Host Countries for Sustainable Education Programs

Promoting positive and sustained change is most effective when it is locally owned and locally led, which means that all facets of education program design and implementation should be done in collaboration with system actors and stakeholders.