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Delivering quality early learning in low-resource settings. Progress and challenges in Ethiopia. Working Paper No. 59-- Bernard Van Leer Foundation
Ethiopia offers a case study in the development of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in low-resource settings, which needs to be understood in the context of recent government priorities to universalise primary education, and low levels of ECCE of
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Results for learning report 2012. Fostering evidence-based dialogue to monitor access and quality in education
The Results for Learning Report is part of the Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE) monitoring and evaluation strategy to measure the progress made in helping developing nations implement their own education sector plans. This is the first of a series
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Literacy Boost Uganda Midline Report 2012
The Literacy Boost program is an intervention focused on working with teachers and communities to improve children’s reading skills. The Literacy Boost Uganda Midline Report examines the results of a student background survey and reading assessment conduc
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Education for sustainable development in action: learning & training tools
The purpose of the publication is to describe ways in which education for sustainable development (ESD) can be integrated into primary and secondary schooling. This collection of briefs is designed to complement other ESD materials published by UNESCO. Th
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The Promise of Preschool in Africa: A Randomized Impact Evaluation of Early Childhood Development in Rural Mozambique
The new World Bank report 'The Promise of Preschool in Africa: A Randomized Impact Evaluation of Early Childhood Development in Rural Mozambique', shows that early childhood programs help children thrive and learn more in rural Africa. Children in rural M
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Country risk reduction profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Bolivia
Bolivia- a landlocked country in central South America bordered by Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile, and Peru- is vulnerable to drought, landslides, extreme cold, fires and earthquakes. Save the Children's Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) activities in Bol
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Save the Children Presentation All Children Reading Asia: Community involvement and parental support. Technical Session 2
A presentation by Save the Children for the All Children Reading Asia Regional Workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand, September 17-20, 2012. It reviews the challenges to early grades reading in Asia; what research says about improving children's reading acqu
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Literacy Boost Kailali, Nepal- Year 1 Report Nepal
Save the Children's Literacy Boost program was implemented as a pilot program in Kailali, a district in the far-western region of Nepal, in April 2009, the start of the school year. The program was implemented in 16 schools and approximately 52 communitie
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Situation Analysis and Recommendations: Dampier Peninsula Indigenous Parenting Support Services
The Indigenous Parenting Support Program is aimed to strengthen parenting skills and support the development, learning and well-being of Indigenous children. The program works to encourage Indigenous parents to overcome barriers to good family relationshi
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Save the Children's Literacy Boost Results: Malawi- Year 1
In January 2009, Save the Children began Literacy Boost programming in Malawi, implementing both community and teacher focused interventions during a full school year.This report summarizes year one impact of Save the Children’s Literacy Boost innovation
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Three years on- Rewrite the Future
Three years ago (2006) Save the Children launched the Rewrite the Future campaign to take action for children in conflict-affected countries. Save the Children's campaign to Rewrite the Future has surpassed its initial goal and reached more than 10 millio
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Making it Count. Providing education with equity and quality in the run-up to 2015
This briefing looks at what global leaders, donor countries and states must do to stay committed to recognising children's right to free, good-quality primary education. With only five years to go until the 2015 deadline to achieve the Millennium Developm