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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
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
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.
Qabale Huza 19, at Turbi Dispensary during a USAID learning event in August 2019.
Youth Workforce Development
November 20, 2019

Learning to Love Standard Indicators: A USAID Perspective on Measuring Youth Workforce Development

In youth workforce development (YWFD), we’ve revised and added to our standard foreign assistance indicators. These indicators re-focus our sector on a range of possible outcomes that reflect meaningful results of our work with youth.
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.
Student Mentoring Session
Higher Education
November 8, 2019

USAID’s Higher Education Portfolio: Where Do We Go From Here?

Here are five recommendations the Higher Education Landscape Analysis team made to USAID taking into account the lessons learned, challenges, and gaps the review identified. 
U.S.-Egypt Higher Education Initiative Launch
Higher Education
November 8, 2019

Five Primary Types of USAID-Funded Higher Education Activities FY 2014-2018

USAID commissioned the Higher Education Landscape Analysis (HELA) to take stock of the depth of its HE programming across sectors and regions. The HELA found that during fiscal years 2014-2018, USAID implemented five primary activity types.
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Reading & Literacy
October 11, 2019

Lessons Learned for Host Country Engagement in a Rapidly Changing World: Haiti’s Story

We recently spoke with Tamara Jacques, an Education Program Advisor in Haiti, about the challenges that Haiti faces at the governmental level as well as within their education system.
Children enjoy being in school on their day off in Luang Prabang, Laos
Education Finance
September 13, 2019

Guiding Principles for Education Finance

The USAID Education Policy’s focus on “sustained, measurable improvements in learning outcomes and skills development” is at the heart of USAID’s work in education finance, and USAID’s interest in education finance is focused on sustainability.  
Wings to Fly scholarship recipients in Kenya
Systems Strengthening
August 5, 2019

Getting Started in Private Sector Engagement for Education

USAID’s first Private Sector Engagement (PSE) Policy is a call to action that outlines a new vision of collaboration with a wide spectrum of private sector actors.