Uzbekistan – All Children Succeeding
Uzbekistan’s education system has historically followed a teacher-centered, textbook-driven model where all students are expected to learn the same material at the same pace....Read More
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Indonesia – Assessments for the Community-based Health and Nutrition to Reduce Stunting Project
Nearly 36 percent of Indonesian children age 5 and younger are stunted in their growth, which can have long-lasting consequences for health, employment and wellbeing in adulthood. This research project is exploring whether micronutrients and better local health systems can help to eradicate Indonesia’s perplexing challenges with stunting....Read More
Central Asian Republic – Quality Learning Project
The Soviet Union’s collapse created new constraints and challenges for Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, leaving them with outmoded education systems. The Quality Learning Project (QLP) helped them move away from the tradition of rote learning and memorization to student-centered learning approaches that developed critical thinking skills. QLP further supported government efforts to develop and implement their national education strategies and the Education for All Fast Track Initiative grants....Read More
Yemen – Early Grade Reading Approach
Youth aged 25 and younger represent nearly 75 percent of Yemen’s population, yet their education is failing them. A 2011 Early Grade Reading Assessment found that almost one third of third-graders are not able to read a single word....Read More
Yemen – Community Livelihoods Project
Yemen economic and social indicators are among the lowest in the Middle East. In addition to a fragile economy, Yemen continues to face instability due to high unemployment, violent Islamic extremism and a large youth population....Read More
Timor-Leste – School Dropout Prevention Pilot Program
In Timor Leste, students are more than twice as likely to drop out in grades four, five and six as they are later in their academic careers....Read More
