We document and disseminate various results, trainings, and resources from our research, programs, and projects.
Research-based Adult Reading Instruction provides comprehensive instructions for facilitating a ten-hour study circle exploring differing theories of the reading process, the four major components of reading, the implications for teaching, and the development of learners' reading profiles. Research-based Adult Reading Instruction is available online or in hard copy with a $25.00 fee to cover shipping…
The purpose of the Massachusetts Professional Content Standards for Adult Mathematics and Numeracy is to provide a foundation for building the capacity of ABE and ESOL instructors and strengthening the quality of instruction in adult classrooms. Mathematics and numeracy are related but are not synonymous. Numeracy reflects the use of mathematics in daily life. This…
This document provides guidance for conducting community HIV counselling and testing, an approach that uses existing community competencies in dealing with HIV in general, and HIV counselling and testing in particular. The COHCT concept is premised on the knowledge that HIV counselling and testing is an entry point into HIV prevention, care, and support and…
While there are myriad websites, teacher resources, and other materials dedicated to teaching about clean energy concepts, applications and occupations, very few of them are geared specifically for adult ESOL and Basic Education learners. Therefore, a key outcome of the ABE Clean Energy Ambassadors Project was to compile relevant resources for adult educators. The guide…
This booklet presents more than 20 stories and narratives of initiatives undertaken through the USAID-funded UPHOLD project in Uganda. From promoting HIV prevention through couples clubs to improving school management, the profiles of partnerships featured within highlight the approaches and impact that UPHOLD staff and partners have had on individuals' lives as well as in…
This Adult Literacy Facilitators Manual, developed by World Education, uses an integrated literacy approach linking basic reading, writing, and numeracy instruction to themes relevant to the learners' daily lives as cocoa farmers. This facilitator's guide is specifically targeted towards adults working in the cocoa industry, including: unschooled adults with little or no education or literacy,…
This booklet was developed in Western Uganda to raise awareness among children and caregivers about child protection and child rights issues. The guide contains information that helps children and their friends understand their rights and responsibilities and find ways to identify resources in their communities that can help when rights are being violated. The booklet…
Since ConnectEd began in April 2011 the program has reached 12,513 youth. In Year 2, in the first six months ConnectEd has reached 8,801 youth. This report summarizes the activities and successes of the program for the first six months of Year 2. Two thirds of the program’s beneficiaries have been female, and all target…
World Education’s Bantwana Initiative helps local communities in sub-Saharan Africa support orphaned and vulnerable children and their caregivers. This policy brief focuses on child rights clubs (CRCs), a component of the Bantwana Initiative’s Western Uganda Bantwana Program. Violence against children by adults at home or in school remains a huge issue in Uganda. Through CRCs,…
In Senegal, women represent a small percentage of those in decision-making positions at local, regional, and national levels. This technical brief focuses on World Education’s journalism and radio station management programs, which enable women to produce radio content and engage the community in important dialogues. Women can also participate in income-generating activities and a community…
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