Learning

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

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Eight year old girl in white shirt and hat holds a camera while smiling for a photo.
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
Graphic says “Higher Education Global Evidence Summit” in blue bold font. Below it, it says “Engaging Higher Education for Change: Employability, Innovation, & the Private Sector” in light black.
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
Syrian Teacher Teaching Children to Read in Jordan
Disability Inclusive Education
May 10, 2022

What We’re Learning in Social and Emotional Learning

This series is intended for Education Officers in USAID partner countries and implementing partners who are designing and managing new activities, evaluations, and/or research efforts.
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Systems Strengthening
August 19, 2021

Making the Case for Pre-Primary Education

Pre-primary education includes any group-based, organized instruction and can be school- or community-based.
Pre-Primary
Systems Strengthening
August 19, 2021

How to Develop High-Quality Pre-Primary Programs

To support the development and implementation of high-quality pre-primary programming, USAID has created a new resource to systematically plan for new or adapted programming.
Photo: Non-formal RISE preschool students listen to a lesson on the radio.
Information and Communication Technology
July 1, 2020

6 Important Lessons Can Be Learned From Zanzibar’s Distance Learning Efforts

As education actors scramble during and post COVID-19 to reimagine teaching and learning beyond the classroom, here are six important lessons we can learn from Zanzibar’s distance learning efforts.
Photo: Headmaster Sitalal Tamang, center, plays educational games with students in the schoolyard.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
January 31, 2020

Partnering to Protect Nepali Students’ Right to Education

Temporary classrooms built after the 2015 earthquake by USAID and UNICEF provide safe environments for young Nepali minds to learn.
Photo: Literacy, Language and Learning Plus is a component of the early-grade reading program that has trained school principals and teachers to identify and accommodate students with disabilities
Disability Inclusive Education
December 6, 2019

Recommendations From Rwanda’s Inclusive Education Workshop

Soma Umenye, a USAID reading project, teamed with the Ministry of Education (MINEDUC) and the Rwanda Education Board (REB) to lead a three-day workshop for more than 60 stakeholders and partners.
Photo: A young entrepreneur in Honduras.
Youth Workforce Development
November 15, 2019

Measuring the Nuances of Youth Employment & Livelihoods

The challenge of youth unemployment in low and middle-income countries is well-known. This topic was front and center at the Global Youth Economic Opportunities Summit supported in part by USAID and held in Washington D.C. from October 1-4.
Kenyan boys in class.
Education in Crisis and Conflict
August 21, 2019

The Role of Social Emotional Learning and Soft Skills in USAID Policy

The 2018 Education Policy recognizes the important role social and emotional learning and soft skills play in predicting the long-term success of children and youth. The brand new USAID Education Policy Brief aims to support USAID staff in this work.