Learning

Read guidance, learning summaries, evidence trends, and country reflections from USAID and its partners.

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Girls Reading Together
Reading & Literacy

Increasing Availability of the Books Children Love, Understand, and Can Use to Learn to Read

Despite the fact that research has shown that instruction in the language children use and understand is key to effective learning, many educational systems around the world exclusively instruct young learners in languages that are not familiar to them.
February 13, 2019
USAID in Kenya
Systems Strengthening

USAID in Kenya: Serving as System Steward for Early Grade Learning

In 2010, Kenya faced a severe learning challenge. While nationally education received significant funding (23.7 percent of the government expenditure), the majority of funds went to salaries.
December 19, 2018
USAID in Kenya
Systems Strengthening
December 19, 2018

USAID in Kenya: Serving as System Steward for Early Grade Learning

In 2010, Kenya faced a severe learning challenge. While nationally education received significant funding (23.7 percent of the government expenditure), the majority of funds went to salaries.
A student chooses a book from a cabinet filled with illustrated children's books in Kinyarwanda language in a second grade classroom at a school in Rwanda.
Systems Strengthening
December 19, 2018

Trends in Education Systems Strengthening

The following retrospective focuses on systems strengthening initiatives that exist across global organizations, within sectors at USAID, and then more specifically in education programs in Africa.
Georgia Disability Advocacy Project
Disability Inclusive Education
November 26, 2018

Approaching Disability: Social & Rights-Based Models

Various models have been employed over time to address disability inclusion in education programming, with social and rights-based models preferred.
Rwanda - Visually Impaired Boy
Disability Inclusive Education
November 26, 2018

Overcoming Challenges to Disability Inclusive Education

We discuss these challenges and offer ways to overcome them in order to achieve the goal of universally obtained inclusion.
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.
Braille
Disability Inclusive Education
November 14, 2018

The Guiding Principles of Disability Inclusive Education

When developing and implementing disability inclusive education programs, it is incumbent upon practitioners to understand the nuances of disability, as well as the resources required for quality and equitable education for learners with disabilities.
Youth Workforce Development
November 14, 2018

What to Consider When Designing a Youth Workforce Development Activity

Youth workforce development is many things to many actors. Understanding how to program for it begins with knowing what it is.
Man teaching girl braille
Disability Inclusive Education
November 14, 2018

What Does Disability Inclusive Education Look Like?

As many as 93 million to 150 million primary and lower secondary-school age children with disabilities in developing countries are out of school; they are less likely to enroll and complete a full cycle of basic education.