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.

At the 2022 Global Disability Summit (GDS), USAID announced new commitments to disability inclusive education, cementing its role as a leader and joining global partners to advocate for education for every learner.

The 2-day hybrid event secured record commitments of international, domestic and private funding for education. Be sure to access our resources to find out what you might have missed.

In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in the way we perceive disability.

The USAID Center for Education has developed six guidelines in the Good Practice Brief on Engaging Non-State Schools to inform agency stakeholders on incorporating non-state schools.

Here are some examples from Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tajikistan that show how good practices in the provision of accessible learning materials are being put into practice during COVID-19.

A literature review found that children with disabilities are less likely to get to school and, even when they do attend, less likely to stay in school. Learn more notable findings from the literature review in this blog post.

After Kenya closed schools in response to the pandemic, the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development requested that eKitabu support students who are deaf by developing sign language videos that support early grade literacy for deaf children.