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Reading & Literacy

Delivering Distance Learning in Emergencies

Distance learning is teaching and learning where educators and learners are in different physical spaces.
August 11, 2020
Photo: A photo of youth in DRC sewing face masks.
Youth Workforce Development

Pivoting in a Pandemic: Congolese Youth Produce Masks and Hygiene Products to Fight Spread of COVID-19

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, participants in the USAID DRC Integrated Youth Development Activity, implemented by the Education Development Center, have worked diligently to combat the spread of COVID-19 within the community. 
August 19, 2020
Photo: Faith Oketch reads a passage from the TUSOME textbooks during an English lesson.
Disability Inclusive Education
February 7, 2020

The Importance of Accessible Learning Materials

Today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, and they must have access to education. Educational institutions need to meet students’ varied needs by providing a lot of ways to access information. 
Photo: Maureen Achieng participated in mentorship to learn new business skills for selling peanut snacks at the market.
Youth Workforce Development
February 4, 2020

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: Headmaster Sitalal Tamang, center, plays educational games with students in the schoolyard.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
January 31, 2020

Partnering to Protect Nepali Students’ Right to Education

Temporary classrooms built after the 2015 earthquake by USAID and UNICEF provide safe environments for young Nepali minds to learn.
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. 
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

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.
Photo: One of KCEO’s female mentors. She is paraplegic and is able to relate well with other women with disabilities.
Disability Inclusive Education
January 3, 2020

Serving Marginalized Populations Through Entrepreneurship Training and Advocacy

Kibera is the largest slum in Africa and KCEO’s Young Mothers Incubation Program has served over 200 women with disabilities, empowering them to be active in their communities through entrepreneurship and advocacy.
Photo: Students at Soyama Primary School in Sidama Zone
Reading & Literacy
December 20, 2019

USAID's Top 10 Education Resources of 2019

Before we move into 2020, we wanted to take a look back at what education looked like in 2019.

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