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Read guidance, learning summaries, evidence trends, and country reflections from USAID and its partners.

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Youth Workforce Development

Youth Skills: The Whole Picture

When it comes to young people, the term “skill building” is deceptively simple. On the surface, it might seem that “skills” directly relate to the abilities needed to perform a task or get a job.
July 5, 2022
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Higher Education

Reflections from the USAID Higher Education Global Evidence Summit 2022

In spring 2022, USAID brought together research community members, development practitioners, and USAID staff for the inaugural Higher Education Global Evidence Summit.
July 14, 2022
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Reading & Literacy
June 11, 2019

How a Partnership with Peace Corps Increased Education Outcomes

In 2010, USAID and the Peace Corps signed the Global Education Framework (GEF) agreement to further encourage collaboration between Peace Corps and USAID in implementing programs that advance host country educational goals.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
March 7, 2019

South Sudan: Adaptive Systems in a Conflict and Crisis Setting

The signing of Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) in January 2005 ended decades of civil war. The end of the war created favorable conditions in southern Sudan for the rehabilitation and development of basic social services, including education.
USAID in Kenya
Reading & Literacy
December 19, 2018

Serving as System Steward: Lessons from Early Grade Learning in Kenya

In 2010, Kenya faced a severe learning challenge. While nationally education received significant funding (23.7 percent of the government expenditure), the majority of funds went to salaries.
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Systems Strengthening
August 8, 2018

Good Practices for Engaging Host Countries for Sustainable Education Programs

Promoting positive and sustained change is most effective when it is locally owned and locally led, which means that all facets of education program design and implementation should be done in collaboration with system actors and stakeholders.