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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

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

Under the US Department of Agriculture’s McGovern-Dole Food for Education program, Catholic Relief Services implements the fourth phase of its ‘All Pikin for Learn’ (APFL IV) project in Sierra Leone. The fourth phase improves the quality of education, encourage the completion of primary school, and bolster community involvement in education for pupils within the FalabaRead more

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organization that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. In 2019, they were active in 77 countries, reaching 21.6 million girls and 18.9 million boys through their work. Much of their work in education focuses on girls, children with disabilities, those from minority groups and children livingRead more

USAID’s Gabay: Strengthening Inclusive Education for Blind/Deaf Children project, implemented in partnership with the Department of Education and Resources for Blind, Inc., will work with local governments in the provinces of Batangas, Sorsogon, and Southern Leyte, to identify children from kindergarten to grade three with vision and hearing impairments, so that they can receive literacyRead more

USAID/Uganda’s Literacy Achievement and Retention Activity is a five-year program that seeks to improve literacy among primary school children in Uganda. The program works to improve early grade learning and comprehension skills focusing on local languages and how to easily transition from local language instruction to English. Working closely with NORC, STS assisted with theRead more

The Tanzania 21st Century Basic Education Project (TZ21) improved the education provided to children in 900 lower primary schools in the Mtwara region and the islands of Pemba and Unguja in Zanzibar. By enabling teachers to teach more effectively, the program boosted learning outcomes—especially in early grade reading. Working with Creative Associates, STS was responsibleRead more

The USAID-funded project worked in 1,300 public schools in six provinces to improve student performance by focusing on reading and math in the early grades. The project, implemented in partnership with the Zambian Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education, built teachers’ skills through training and special literacy tools, improved school management byRead more