The goal of the Strengthening Educational Performance-Up Zambia Project was to create an environment conducive to making reforms operational, thereby producing measurable increases in learner performance. It also raised awareness of early grade reading achievement as a gateway to improved student retention.

To cultivate systemic change within Zambia’s Ministry of Education, USAID’s Strengthening Educational Performance-Up Zambia Project decentralized accountability in favor of local education management planning, research, and one-on-one advisory work. One of the goals was to access appropriate tools related to performance, accountability, and resources.