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In Zimbabwe, many structural drivers, such as poverty, child marriages, and gendered cultural norms lead adolescent girls and young women to early sexual debut (at age 15 on average), and thus to increased risk of HIV infection and unplanned pregnancy. Teen pregnancy is a formidable obstacle to girls’ education in the country, with 75,000 girls…
From 2014 to 2018, World Education, Inc. implemented the education component of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)-funded McGovern-Dole Food For Education Program in partnership with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) with World Education as the sub-recipient. MGD2014 aimed to reduce hunger and improve early grade reading outcomes for 1st and 2nd grade students in a…
The School Health and Reading Program (SHRP) built on previous USAID and Government of Uganda investments in health and HIV education to enhance existing curricula and to test and evaluate additional interventions that have an impact on improved knowledge and behavior change. These efforts were augmented by a range of coordination and capacity building activities…
World Education is promoting the use of clean cooking technology within Ghanaian school kitchens to improve the health of school kitchen staff and reduce the environmental impact of traditional stoves. The INSPOCCE-School Kitchen Improvement Project (I-SKIP) is introducing the clean cooking technology to canteen owners and employees, school staff, students, and the greater school community. The project will run a…
The New England Literacy Resource Center (NELRC) strengthens the region's adult education programs to boost their effectiveness in serving adult learners by providing responsive and customized professional development and convening cross-state leadership to facilitate sharing and collaboration. NELRC is also the publisher of the national education resource, The Change Agent. NELRC was established in 1994…
There is a growing global recognition of the importance of early childhood education. In Cambodia, however, most children's access to quality early education remains extremely limited, and the most socio-economically disadvantaged children come to school the least equipped with the necessary competencies. Studies have shown that high-quality educational television shows, such as Sesame Street can…
Television ownership among rural Cambodian households has steadily increased, and at least 85% of the population regularly watches television. In Cambodia, where television is now ubiquitous even among the most disadvantaged and children lack access to appropriate early learning opportunities, television is an overlooked education opportunity. The Cambodia Educational Media Initiative (CEMI) promoted the use…
The Ana Patsogolo “Children First” Activity (APA) contributes to Malawi’s commitments toward the realization of zero new HIV infections, zero AIDS-related deaths, and zero discrimination, especially as they relate to the most vulnerable children and adolescent girls and young women. These two overlapping populations live with escalated and intersecting risks for HIV infection, gender-based violence…
The USAID-funded Uganda LARA activity improves learning outcomes and school retention and reduces school-related gender-based violence by improving instruction, building a positive school climate, and strengthening students’ social and emotional learning. WEI/Bantwana delivered the Village Child Case Management Committee (VCCMC) model at scale, bringing together teachers, communities, social welfare cadres and districts to prevent and…
Through the USDOL-funded African Youth Empowerment and Development Initiative (AYEDI), the Bantwana Initiative of World Education, Inc. delivered an alternative education and workforce readiness and livelihoods service package to 4277 out of school adolescent youth (ages 14-17) to mitigate the risks and impact of child labor on adolescents' healthy growth and development. By project end,…
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