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eKitabu’s signed Digital Story Time included in Kenya Ministry of Education’s distance learning program.
Disability Inclusive Education

Pivoting in a Pandemic: eKitabu Provides Sign Language Video Content For Students

After Kenya closed schools in response to the pandemic, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development requested that eKitabu support students who are deaf by developing sign language videos that support early grade literacy for deaf children.
September 11, 2020
Photo: Participants at the Hands on The Future National TVET Skills Show 2019 dressed up in vocational enterprise props at the U.S. Government booth.
Youth Workforce Development

Looking at What Works in Partnering With the Private Sector for Youth Workforce Development

Engaging businesses in the design and execution of workforce development activities helps ensure young people gain expertise and adopt the attitudes desired by their future employers. 
October 7, 2020
LEGRA Student
Reading & Literacy
October 21, 2020

Early Grade Reading: What Does ‘Good’ Look Like and How Do We Measure It?

Learn how the USAID Soma Umenye project collaborated with the Rwanda Education Board to develop both.
Photo: Students from the Diego Luis Cordoba School in the municipality of Acandi, Department of Choco in Colombia.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
August 25, 2020

Pivoting in a Pandemic: Adapting the Rapid Education and Risk Analysis in Colombia

In March 2020 DevTech began planning to conduct a RERA in urban and peri-urban school communities receiving migrant Venezuelans. The Government of Colombia needed RERA data to implement flexible and effective models of education.
Qabale Huza 19, at Turbi Dispensary during a USAID learning event in August 2019.
Youth Workforce Development
November 20, 2019

Learning to Love Standard Indicators: A USAID Perspective on Measuring Youth Workforce Development

In youth workforce development (YWFD), we’ve revised and added to our standard foreign assistance indicators. These indicators re-focus our sector on a range of possible outcomes that reflect meaningful results of our work with youth.
Photo: A young entrepreneur in Honduras.
Youth Workforce Development
November 15, 2019

Measuring the Nuances of Youth Employment & Livelihoods

The challenge of youth unemployment in low and middle-income countries is well-known. This topic was front and center at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit supported in part by USAID and held in Washington D.C. from October 1-4.
Saffa Girls School
Systems Strengthening
October 16, 2019

Education Reporting Guidance: What’s Changing and Why?

We’ll walk you through the new reporting requirements that take effect in 2019, including timelines and additional resources available to facilitate the uptake of the new and revised education-related indicators. 
USAID Basic Education Program
Disability Inclusive Education
September 25, 2019

Best Practices for Collecting Data on Disabilities

The tips in this blog can help you apply the WG Short Set to your work in collecting data in disabilities.
USAID Basic Education Program
Disability Inclusive Education
September 25, 2019

Las mejores prácticas para recopilar datos sobre personas con discapacidad

Los siguientes consejos pueden ayudar a utilizar las preguntas del cuestionario breve elaborado por el grupo de Washington (Cuestionario WG) en la recopilación de datos sobre personas con discapacidad.
Children play together in a Child Friendly Space (CFS) operated by Save the Children in Waat, South Sudan.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
July 18, 2019

Measuring Social and Emotional Learning in Children

USAID’s Education Policy recognizes the important role that social and emotional skills play in a child’s development, future learning, and success.

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