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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
  • Topic: Reading & Literacy, Youth Workforce Development
  • Subtopic: Reading Instruction, Soft Skills
  • Region: Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Country: Guatemala, Rwanda, Syria, Uganda
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  • Reading & Literacy(4)
  • Youth Workforce Development(3)
  • Disability Inclusive Education(2)
  • Education in Crisis and Conflict(1)
  • Gender and Education(1)
  • Information and Communication Technology(2)
  • Systems Strengthening(1)

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  • Reading Instruction(4)
  • Soft Skills(3)
  • Career Guidance(1)
  • Entrepreneurship(3)
  • Equity(3)
  • Job Placement(1)
  • Labor Market(1)
  • Livelihoods(2)
  • Positive youth development(2)
  • Private Sector(2)
  • Self-employment(1)
  • Social Emotional Learning(1)
  • Standards and Benchmarks(2)
  • Technical Skills(3)
  • Work Readiness(3)

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  • Education(7)

Program Management

  • Assessment(1)
  • Collaboration and Partnerships(1)
  • Design and Implementation(4)
  • Learning and Adapting(2)
  • Measurement(1)

Country

  • Guatemala(3)
  • Rwanda(3)
  • Syria(1)
  • Uganda(3)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo(1)
  • Haiti(1)
  • Indonesia(1)
  • Kenya(4)
  • Philippines(1)
  • Tajikistan(1)

Region

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  • Asia(1)
  • Latin America and the Caribbean(3)
  • Middle East and North Africa(1)
Photo: Primary 1 students practice reading with their Kinyarwanda textbooks during a Kinyarwanda Reading Camp 2019, Burera District.
Disability Inclusive Education
April 14, 2020

The Case for Practical Techniques for Inclusive Classrooms: Experiences from Rwanda and Tajikistan

Classroom teachers, principals, and specialists are embracing an understanding that they do not need to wait for diagnosis or identification of a child’s disability to teach responsively. And, they are putting that understanding to work.
Photo: Héctor Canto, the Honorable Vice Minister for Education in Guatemala, Opens the 2019 National Writing Conference
Reading & Literacy
January 8, 2020

Guatemala Hosts National Conversation on Writing Instruction Research

Writing well is not just a skill; it’s an art. This was the core theme of Guatemala’s first-ever National Writing Conference held from August 20-22, 2019.
One of Safeplan Uganda’s beneficiaries makes chapati and sells it. She's been using the business and communication skills she's learned through Safeplan Uganda to improve her business and income.
Youth Workforce Development
November 13, 2019

Lessons Learned for Effective Youth-Led Programming from Kenya and Uganda

While some youth report struggling in leadership roles due to a perceived lack of experience, SafePlan Uganda and KCEO are showing that programs led by youth are successful not in spite of their leadership but because of it.
Annet, the Executive Director of Safeplan Uganda.
Youth Workforce Development
November 7, 2019

Young Women Transform Prize Recipients in Kenya and Uganda Tackle Unemployment with a Holistic Approach

USAID visited two Young Women Transform Prize grant recipients to gain insight into what methods produced the best outcomes and collect lessons learned about how other organizations might incorporate youth-led approaches in their program design.
A student at the USAID Soma Umenye project.
Reading & Literacy
July 9, 2019

Rwanda Pilots an Improved Benchmarking Method

USAID and its partners have used different methods to set performance benchmarks for primary school students over the years, with the vast majority of benchmarking exercises relying on student reading assessment data to identify proficiency levels.
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.
The Puentes Project
Youth Workforce Development
November 16, 2018

Improving the Lives of Guatemalan Youth

In an effort to improve the quality of life for youth in the Western Highlands of Guatemala—as measured by employment, education, development assets and hopefulness indicators—USAID funded Puentes.

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