ACCELERE! Activity 1: Improving Education Access, Quality and Governance in the DRC

USAID, in partnership with the DRC government, designed the ACCELERE!1 project to improve educational outcomes for girls and boys through improved school materials, reduced barriers to education, and increased transparency.
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USAID/Senegal’s COVID-19 Response: Lecture Pour Tous

USAID’s Lecture Pour Tous activity helped Senegalese children continue reading during school closures due to COVID-19. Reading programs were broadcast on radio and television, encouraging parents to read with their children.
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Success Story from Bokhtar, Tajikistan

In Tajikistan, USAID distributed 600 Braille books to specialized schools and classes in 2020. Thanks to USAID, now children with low vision have access to Braille books and more opportunities to read.
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Helping All Children Read in Senegal

Since 2016, USAID has supported Senegal to implement a national early reading program using three national languages. This video showcases one classroom, highlighting the positive impact the Lecture Pour Tous program has achieved.
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ACCELERE!1 Reading and Writing

ACCELERE!1, a USAID and UKAID-funded early grade reading program implemented by Chemonics, supports early grade reading and writing programs in the DRC. This video highlights the benefits of using teaching and learning materials.
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ACCELERE!1 “Education en Langues Congolaises” (Education in Congolese Languages)

ACCELERE!1 provides technical support to the Congolese reading and writing curriculum, using three national languages (Ciluba, Kiswahili and Lingala) to teach children at the primary level.
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ACCELERE!1 CAP Centers in Goma

Through the ACCELERE!1 project, USAID and DFID co-developed functional literacy modules in the local language of Kiswahili so youth impacted by regional instability can receive literacy training before starting vocational programs.
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ACCELERE!1 “Comite Genre” (Gender Committee)

The ACCELERE!1 project works to strengthen the capacity of school directors and teachers on gender-sensitive pedagogy in order to prevent and fight against all forms of violence in schools.
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Income Generation Activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The ACCELERE!1 program is boosting school enrollment through community income generation activities.
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In Goma, Literacy Forms Foundation of Economic Success

In the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, through the ACCELERE!1 project, USAID and DFID co-developed the first-ever functional literacy modules in the local language of Kiswahili.
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Student Centered Learning in Indonesia

With research support from USAID Higher Education Leadership and Management Project , Indonesia’s University Muhammidiyah Malang shifted toward a student-centered learning approach and created an experimental “university farm”.
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Sindh Reading Program

A partnership between the Sindh provincial government and USAID has helped more than 100,000 students improve their reading and comprehension skills by investing in their teachers’ professional development
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