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The Early Grade Education Activity, “Asas” is a five-year project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to advance national efforts to strengthen the caliber of pre- and in-service teacher education and improve Kindergarten through grade three (KG-G3) foundational and socio-emotional (SEL) skills across the Kingdom of Jordan. Collaborating closely with partners inRead more

Launched in 2022, the Malawi STEP Activity will work with the Ministry of Education to strengthen pre-service primary school teacher education at all teacher training colleges and higher education institutions in Malawi. The STEP Activity’s work in pre-service will emphasize early grade literacy instruction and inclusive education practices. The STEP Activity will also support theRead more

Over a five-year period, the Transforming Teacher Education Activity will give more than 60 Zambian teacher educators the skills to deliver effective instruction to 9,000 college and university students studying to become primary grade teachers. Funded by the United Agency for International Development and implemented by Florida State University, in partnership with School-to-School International andRead more

Nascent Solutions is the implementing partner for a five-year project funded under USDA’s McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (MGD) in Cameroon. The project targets literacy of school-age children through improved literacy instruction, student attentiveness, and student attendance. The project also intends to increase the use of good health and dietary practices.Read more

World Learning implemented the USAID Advancing Girls’ Education and Skills (AGES) project to improve opportunities for learning and economic empowerment among adolescent girls and young women in Pakistan by building an ecosystem that supports them to thrive at home, school, and work. AGES addressed a key barrier to beneficiaries by supporting their mastery of 10Read more

The Niger Education and Community Strengthening Plus (NECS+) project—funded by USAID and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)—aims to improve learning opportunities in Niger by strengthening community involvement in education, improving the educational environment for girls and boys, and enhancing literacy instruction for students and adults. This project will be implemented by Plan International USA inRead more

The USAID Partnership for Education: Learning (Learning) Math Pilot, led by FHI360, was part of an integrated program supporting the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ghanaian Education Service (GES) to improve reading and math instruction in the early grades. Based on blueprint established by the MOE/GES, STS led the Math Pilot to operationalize aRead more

STS provided technical assistance and services to the Malawi Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) to implement the country’s five-year National Reading Strategy (NRS). STS engaged reading and pedagogical experts to assist the Government of Malawi (GOM) to implement the principles outlined in the NRS for the teaching of reading in Chichewa and EnglishRead more

The Food for Education III (FFE III) project was part of the USDA funded McGovern Dole Food for Education program and was implemented in Tanzania’s Mara region by Project Concern International. The primary objectives of the program were to improve food security, reduce incidence of hunger, improve literacy and primary education, and contribute to moreRead more