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The USAID-funded Integrated Child and Youth Development (ICYD) Activity is for Ugandan children and youth, especially the most vulnerable. It provides them with the support and services necessary to lead resilient, healthy, and productive lives. The ICYD Activity will address the mutually reinforcing relationship between improving learning outcomes and improving wellbeing. It will employ aRead more

The McGovern-Dole Promotion of Educational and Economic Performance in Educative Communities—also known as Melhoria do Rendimento Escolar e Economico das Comunidades Educativas na Guiné-Bissau (MeREECE)—aims to strengthen the education system in Guinea-Bissau and improve the literacy of school-aged children in the regions of Oio, Cacheu, Quinara, Bafata, and Gabu. Over its four-year lifespan, the projectRead more

The Strengthening the Teaching of Primary School Mathematics in Malawi program aims to improve student learning outcomes in mathematics, so girls and boys have a solid foundation in basic skills to succeed in the rest of their schooling and fulfil their potential. By the end of the program, FCDO hopes to contribute towards improved serviceRead more

Counterpart International issues purchase orders to STS through a blanket purchase agreement to provide specific technical assistance for monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) to Counterpart on an as-needed basis. The specific scope of work for each purchase order can be different. Still, STS is generally responsible for supporting Counterpart program teams based overseas and atRead more

Making Waves: Gender-Responsive Radio Education in the DRC is an innovative Interactive Radio Instruction (IRI) initiative that will reach over 28,000 beneficiaries targeting out-of-school children and youth between the ages of 12 and 16 over the next two years. The project builds upon War Child Canada’s 20 years of education experience in both formal andRead more

All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD), established in 2011 as a partnership between the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), World Vision and the Australian Government, advances EdTech innovation and research to improve reading outcomes for marginalized children in low-resource contexts. ACR GCD is an ongoing series of competitions that leveragesRead more

Winrock International and its partners, including EdIntersect, implemented the three-year, USAID-funded Mali Girls’ Leadership and Empowerment through Education (GLEE) Program. GLEE built upon other programs to support and leverage efforts by the Government of Mali and civil society to increase girls’ educational opportunities in the regions of Mopti and Kayes. STS collaborated with EdIntersect andRead more

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) implements Santé, Transformation et Apprentissage pour une Réussite (STARS), a five-year USDA-funded McGovern-Dole International Food for Education project. STARS aims to improve literacy and nutrition in the Savanes and Kara regions of Togo. STS will conduct a mixed-methods baseline evaluation of the project. The evaluation will include a measure of studentRead more

The International Baccalaureate® (IB) is a non-profit educational foundation, motivated by its mission to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. IB views global mindedness at the core of its programmes and seeks empirical evidence of the extent to which itsRead more

ADRA Norway is implementing the SEAQE Sahel programme in Mali and Niger with financial support from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). The programme works to increase education opportunities for all children by motivating teachers, improving learning and life skills outcomes for children, engaging civil society, and strengthening local government capacity and support forRead more