Learning

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
USAID Youth Summit 2019
Youth Workforce Development
October 23, 2020

Studies Explore Taking Risks to Innovate and Increase Impact Through Cash Benchmarking

USAID and its partners recently experimented with cash benchmarking to better understand the cost-effectiveness of its investments. There are currently five cash benchmarking studies underway, each with a different research design.
Wings to Fly scholarship recipients in Kenya
Systems Strengthening
August 5, 2019

Getting Started in Private Sector Engagement for Education

USAID’s first Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy is a call to action that outlines a new vision of collaboration with a wide spectrum of private sector actors. 
Bridges program participants.
Systems Strengthening
August 1, 2018

Successes and Challenges of Project Co-Creation in Guatemala

Learn how the mission's co-creation project design approach cultivated trusted relationships and established its convening power between and among the Agency and its implementing partners.