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Children's Book Development and Use in Rwanda
In Rwanda, Save the Children collaborated with Education and Culture Ministries, publishing industry stakeholders, schools, book sellers and libraries in order to strengthen existing systems and increase output and availability of quality local language c
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Rwanda: Midterm survey tracking literacy, knowledge, attitudes, and practices at the school and community level
Mureke Dusome was a four-year USAID-funded project that aimed to foster partnerships between schools and the broader community in a bid to improve children’s literacy outcomes. The project was being implemented by Save the Children and its partner organiz
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Mureke Dusome Impact Evaluation Endline Report
Mureke Dusome (“Let’s Read”) is a four-year, community-focused literacy project in Rwanda that aims to improve children’s literacy skills by encouraging and supporting reading outside of school. Mureke Dusome is funded by the United States Agency for Inte
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Assessing the Impacts of Literacy Learning Games for Syrian Refugee Children: An executive overview of Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster Impact Evaluations
The crisis in Syria has left 2.3 million children without an education, many of which are now living in displacement in Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Greece, and Italy. There are many obstacles to the continuation of schooling for these children: the tra
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Ready to Learn: Common approaches
Ready to Learn is Save the Children's program that helps 3 to 6-year-old children develop foundational literacy and math skills. The program is an evidence-driven, play-based response to the global learning crisis in which millions of children are not gai
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First Read Southern Thailand Endline Report
Save the Children Thailand has been implementing the First Read Southern Thailand project since 2016. The report captures the impact of the first year of project implementation in target areas of Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat province. The main objective
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Advancing the Right to Read in Rwanda: Key programme achievements & learning
The Advancing the Right to Read in Rwanda (ARR) programme was designed as a direct response to the critical challenge of quality of learning in Rwanda. Save the Children identified the lack of sufficient support for Rwandan children in developing school r
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Age-Appropriate Reading Materials are Needed to Foster Reading Skills in Young Children in Cambodia
On the occasion of the 3rd National Reading Day on 11 March 2018, three leading education NGOs in Cambodia – Save the Children, Sipar and World Vision International Cambodia – have released a statement calling for more budget investment and improved polic
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An Overview: Book quality criteria tool
The ‘Quality Book Criteria’ tool is currently used by Save the Children UK in the Children’s Book Initiative projects in Bhutan, Bangladesh and Rwanda, and the First Read projects in Thailand, Lebanon, Rwanda, Cambodia and the Philippines. The tool has tw
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Effects of the EU-SERD II Project on Students’ Literacy Levels: The case of Dadaab Refugee Camp
SERD II is envisioned to contribute to voluntary repatriation of refugees and provide access to quality education and training in the Daadab Camps. The project targets: children, ALP learners, youth, primary school teacher trainees, children with special
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Learning and Well-Being in Emergencies: Resource Kit
The ‘Learning & Wellbeing in Emergencies’ toolkit (LWiE) focuses on building and measuring early foundational literacy skills, alongside social emotional learning, in emergency contexts with a particular focus on community engagement as a key support for
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Curious Chenda and the Vegetables
Save the Children is helping Cambodian children to grow healthier and smarter. The second children’s book in the adventures of Chenda “Curious Chenda and the Vegetables” was released in September 2017. The new book with colorful illustrations in Khmer lan