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From Assessment Data to Better Evidence: Strengthening Africa’s Foundational Learning Evidence Ecosystem

This report examines the landscape of foundational learning assessments in Africa, advocating for the treatment of assessment data as long-term public assets. It highlights how open microdata and the FAIR principles can improve data quality, comparability, and evidence-based policymaking for foundational learning and numeracy.

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Addressing Learning Poverty in Africa: Policies and Implementation

This paper examines the structural, pedagogical, and policy drivers of learning poverty across Africa, where nine out of ten children cannot read simple text by age 10. It reviews strategies such as structured pedagogy, multilingual education, and teacher professional development to improve foundational learning outcomes.

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Report of Proceedings: African Union ECED & FLN Cluster Orientation Meeting

This report details the official launch and orientation meeting of the reconstituted Early Childhood Education and Development & Foundational Learning (ECED & FLN) Cluster under CESA 26-35. It outlines the cluster's governance, strategic priorities, and implementation framework for advancing early learning across Africa.

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Foundational Learning Action Tracker 2025: West and Central Africa Regional Brief

This regional brief evaluates government progress on foundational learning and numeracy across West and Central Africa using the UNICEF and Hempel Foundation RAPID Framework. It tracks policy actions and systems strengthening indicators such as curriculum benchmarks, learning assessments, and pedagogy in early grades.

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Effective Reading Instruction in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: What the Evidence Shows

Endorsed by the GEEAP, this report synthesizes global evidence on effective reading instruction in low- and middle-income countries. It outlines core components of foundational literacy—such as phonics, fluency, and comprehension—and offers implementation strategies for classrooms.

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Critical Early Numeracy Outcomes: Supporting Foundational Numeracy Attainment

This report outlines critical early numeracy outcomes (CENOs) for Grades 1-3, focusing on addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It provides pedagogical guidance on representations, place value, and calculation strategies to improve foundational learning.

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Continental Assessment Framework for Africa (CAF-Africa)

This document outlines the Continental Assessment Framework for Africa, developed by the African Union and partners to establish comparable learning data and proficiency standards in reading and mathematics across African countries.

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Foundational Learning Action Tracker 2025: Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Brief

This UNICEF regional brief monitors government progress on foundational learning and numeracy across Eastern and Southern Africa using the RAPID framework, tracking policy actions and systems strengthening in early grades.

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Foundations First: Insights from the Global Foundational Learning Action Tracker 2025

This UNICEF report presents global findings from the 2025 Foundational Learning Action Tracker (FLAT), monitoring government policies across 124 countries using the RAPID framework. It highlights progress, gaps, and teacher support systems needed to address global learning poverty.

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Foundational Learning Action Tracker 2025: Results for Africa

This report monitors government actions across 52 African countries to improve foundational literacy and numeracy using the RAPID framework. It highlights regional progress, leading indicators, and critical gaps in early grade education policies and interventions.

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Hands-On Learning Innovation Case Study: Rahmat High School, Afghanistan

This case study details a Schools2030 project in Afghanistan implementing student-centred, hands-on learning strategies using local materials. It highlights measurable improvements in foundational literacy, numeracy, science, and 21st-century skills.

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Completion Report: Africa Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX) 2024

This completion report summarizes the Africa Foundational Learning Exchange 2024 held in Kigali, Rwanda. It highlights regional strategies, policy commitments, and country-to-country knowledge sharing to scale up foundational learning and numeracy across Sub-Saharan Africa.

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