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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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Mapping Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Research in Four Sub-Saharan African Countries

This report maps foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) research trends, gaps, and funding from 2010 to 2023 across Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, and Tanzania. It highlights key thematic areas, accessibility challenges of local research, and collaboration patterns in sub-Saharan Africa.

FLN Sub-Saharan Africa Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
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AERC Senior Policy Seminar XXV Concept Note: Human Capital Development in Africa

This concept note outlines the African Economic Research Consortium's seminar focusing on human capital accumulation, education, health, and economic transformation in sub-Saharan Africa.

Education Policy Foundational Learning Sub-Saharan Africa
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Enhancing Africa-Led Research on Early Childhood Development and Foundational Learning: Recommendations for Action

This workshop report outlines key strategies for strengthening Africa-led research in early childhood development (ECD) and foundational learning. It highlights priorities such as local funding, researcher mentorship, South-South collaboration, and improved data sharing.

Early Childhood Development Foundational Learning Sub-Saharan Africa
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Mapping and Synthesising African Early Childhood Education and Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Research

This study maps and synthesizes early childhood education and foundational learning research across Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting the importance of indigenous pedagogical strategies and context-appropriate interventions.

Early Childhood Education Pedagogy Sub-Saharan Africa
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Administrator · 0.12 MB 1
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The Foundational Learning Starter Pack: A Guide for Ministers and Educational Leaders in Africa

This guide supports African ministers and education leaders in improving foundational literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional skills. Developed by ADEA and Human Capital Africa, it offers strategies, case studies, and an implementation roadmap to address learning crises across the continent.

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Administrator · 5.26 MB 1
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Equipping Teachers to Improve Foundational Learning Across Africa

This document examines the critical need for effective teacher professional development to improve foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights key evidence-based strategies, such as practical training, structured pedagogy, teaching to student learning levels, and peer-to-peer professional learning communities.

Education Policy Numeracy Literacy
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Administrator · 0.72 MB 1
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Attrition in Randomized Control Trials: Evidence from Early Education Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa

This working paper examines the determinants and consequences of survey attrition in longitudinal randomized controlled trials for early reading interventions in Zambia, Ethiopia, and South Africa. It analyzes how baseline student characteristics correlate with attrition and evaluates methods like inverse probability weighting to address sample loss in foundational learning research.

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Mathematics Education in Sub-Saharan Africa: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities

This paper examines the current state of mathematics education across Sub-Saharan Africa, highlighting regional learning gaps, historical contexts, and challenges such as poor student performance and resource constraints.

Sub-Saharan Africa Foundational Numeracy Mathematics Education
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Administrator · 0.27 MB 1
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The Importance of Social Emotional Learning Skills in Assisting Youth to Successfully Transition into the Professional World

This study examines educator perspectives from Burkina Faso, South Africa, Togo, and Uganda on the nature and value of social-emotional learning (SEL) skills. It highlights how SEL serves as a crucial foundation for academic success, well-being, and future workforce readiness across African educational contexts.

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Kinship care in Sub-Saharan Africa: An asset worth supporting

This report examines the prevalence, cultural significance, and benefits of kinship care for vulnerable children across Sub-Saharan Africa. It highlights how informal care systems support children's basic needs, education, and emotional well-being.

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Structured Pedagogy: For Real-Time Equitable Improvement in Learning Outcomes

This UNICEF working paper outlines a structured pedagogy framework designed to improve foundational literacy and numeracy outcomes at scale across Eastern and Southern Africa. It provides regional case studies and evidence-based strategies for tackling the learning crisis.

Education Policy Literacy Numeracy
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Administrator · 0.52 MB 1