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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
Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces
Reading & Literacy

USAID Celebrates International Literacy Day

This year’s theme is, Transforming Literacy Learning Spaces: Building resilience and ensuring quality, equitable, and inclusive education for all.
August 10, 2022
Photo Credit Julie Polumbo
Reading & Literacy
September 22, 2021

The Future is Multilingual: Research to Support the Development and Implementation of Evidence-Based Language of Instruction (LOI) Policies in sub-Saharan Africa

USAID continues to prioritize foundational reading skills and currently funds 19 early grade reading projects across sub-Saharan Africa.
From left to right on stage: H.E. Mohamed Hussein Roble, Prime Minister of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Bazoum, President of Niger, H.E. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, GPE Board Chair Julia Gillard and youth leader Sikemi Okunrinboye. On the screen (L to R): Selina Nkoile (Kenya Youth Leader), Malala Yousafzai (co-founder of Malala Fund) and Josephine Kamara (Sierra Leone Youth Leader). London, July 29, 2021 Credit: GPE/Tom Whipps
Education Finance
September 2, 2021

What Happened at the Global Education Summit

The 2-day hybrid event secured record commitments of international, domestic and private funding for education. Be sure to access our resources to find out what you might have missed.
The Asia Foundation
Information and Communication Technology
September 2, 2021

How ACR GCD Innovators Using EdTech Adjusted to COVID-19 — and What Lies Ahead

Five winners of All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development awards share how their literacy work continues during the pandemic.
Cambodia
Reading & Literacy
August 23, 2021

Navigating Monitoring and Evaluation of Distance Learning Programs

Determining reach and engagement is critical before outcomes can be assessed. Additionally, collecting contextual and demographic data is critical to understanding the distance learning context and reach, engagement, and outcome measures.
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Systems Strengthening
August 19, 2021

Making the Case for Pre-Primary Education

Pre-primary education includes any group-based, organized instruction and can be school- or community-based.
Pre-Primary
Systems Strengthening
August 19, 2021

How to Develop High-Quality Pre-Primary Programs

To support the development and implementation of high-quality pre-primary programming, USAID has created a new resource to systematically plan for new or adapted programming.
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Disability Inclusive Education
July 14, 2021

How to Collect Data on Disability

In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in the way we perceive disability.
West Africa Regional Conference
Higher Education
June 7, 2021

How the VSFS Internship is Advancing Higher Education Storytelling at USAID

The Center for Education Higher Education VSFS internship is structured in two parts: one, a group project, and two, an individual project. This structure allows interns to gain experience publishing work both individually and collaboratively.