Incorporating a Trauma-Informed Approach in Primary Education Programming in Northwest Syria

Constant exposure to traumatic or distressing events can impact an entire community, as well as an individual’s psychological, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, and social wellbeing. This can be exacerbated when survivors are excluded from the decision-making processes…

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Final Report: Lecture Pour Tous

The Lecture Pour Tous Final Performance Report provides an in-depth overview of the program's background, theory of change and objectives, methodology, results and impact, and lessons learned and recommendations for transition and sustainability. The report is intended for all audiences.
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Final Report: Soma Umenye

The objective of USAID Soma Umenye was to improve reading outcomes in Kinyarwanda for at least 1 million children in public and government-aided schools in Rwanda.
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Final Report: ACCELERE! Activity1: 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 of school governance structures in the DRC.
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Testing an Approach to Distance Professional Development in Senegal

To respond to a variety of needs — from COVID-19 disruptions to the adoption of new and diverse instructional approaches — the Lecture Pour Tous program piloted an approach to increase sustainable access to continued professional development.
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Lecture Pour Tous Early Grade Reading Assessment Midline Results

Drawing from action research conducted by the project, Lecture Pour Tous is developing a policy framework to increase and sustain long-term student reading outcomes. The program has yielded positive results in the first three years of implementation.
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Early Grade Reading Achievement and Context in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Findings and Recommendations

This Technical Brief describes the challenges of access to education faced by Congolese early grade students. It covers the issues of the quality of education, the solutions implemented by the ACCELERE! project to help address the challenges identified, the lessons learned from the project, and the recommendations for future programming.
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Book Supply Chain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This technical brief presents recommendations for future implementers on keys to a successful teaching and learning materials supply chain in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Low-Cost Private Schools in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The USAID- and UK Aid-funded ACCELERE!1 project addresses the emergence and challenges facing Low-Cost Private Schools (LCPS) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). LCPS are key partners in and improving student outcomes.
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Keeping Vulnerable Children in School – Evidence of a Successful Community Savings Model

This technical brief describes how ACCELERE!1 used microfinance income-generating activities and community savings groups to help parents secure a more sustainable future for their children through education in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
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Tajik Librarian Creates a Reading Corner to Promote Reading Skills

Faced with limited books, trained librarians, and physical space, the USAID Read with Me project plans to extend training to reach librarians from 2,800 schools and to donate 800,000 books to 75 percent of schools in Tajikistan before the project ends in 2021.
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Shaping the Next Generation of Tajikistan’s Writers

The USAID Read with Me project inspires a new generation of student writers and cultivates literacy among Tajikistan’s youth, while providing the country’s teachers with new and innovative tools for advancing analytical reading.
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