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A student reading a book. Photo by Eric Onyiego/USAID Kenya
Disability Inclusive Education

USAID Studies Explore Current Trends in Disability Inclusive Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

A literature review found that children with disabilities are less likely to get to school and, even when they do attend, less likely to stay in school. Learn more notable findings from the literature review in this blog post.
December 1, 2020
Children start their day by singing nursery rhymes and songs in post-earthquake Nepal. Photo By Kashish Das Shrestha for USAID.
Education in Crisis and Conflict

USAID’s Top 10 Education Highlights in 2020

Education content in 2020 focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected students across the world. Here are the top resources, blogs, and events USAID released this past year.
December 15, 2020
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.
Photo: Young people walking
Gender and Girls Education
July 28, 2020

Understanding the Evidence around School-Related Gender-Based Violence

Across the globe, students do not always attend school in a safe setting, and many experience unacceptably high rates of school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV).
Photo: Workers at Fine Spinners Uganda Ltd, Kampala, in November 2018
Youth Workforce Development
April 22, 2020

Rethinking Youth Entrepreneurship Training Programs

How can practitioners and donors develop effective programming to help youth truly understand what entrepreneurship is and engage as entrepreneurs themselves?
Photo: Maureen Achieng participated in mentorship to learn new business skills for selling peanut snacks at the market.
Youth Workforce Development
February 4, 2020

Lessons from Kenya and Uganda: How Youth-Led Organizations Can Leverage Partnerships to Improve Self-Reliance

SafePlan Uganda and KCEO have adopted many promising approaches as youth-led organizations that focus on robust relationship building with partners, youth networks, and involving influential community leaders.
Photo: A group of youth members using digital content as a part of the digital intervention
Information and Communication Technology
January 17, 2020

Three Ps of ICT4E: Principles, Partnerships, and Programs

USAID’s engagement in ICT4E dates back to the use of radio in the 1970s. The Agency’s commitment to ICT4E has only grown stronger with time and investments in the Internet, wireless networks, television, and mobile technologies.
Photo: A Teacher Advisory Center tutor and student
Information and Communication Technology
January 17, 2020

Navigating ICT4E Projects in Low-Resource Settings

The question is no longer whether ICT has a role to play in education, but rather how ICT-driven interventions can be most useful and effective in improving learning and facilitating positive educational outcomes. 
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.
A peer educator at Ruthimitu Mixed Secondary School talks to fellow students.
Youth Workforce Development
August 26, 2019

Fundamentals of Positive Youth Development

Why does USAID use a Positive Youth Development approach, and how can education practitioners integrate PYD into their programs?