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Accelerating Progress for School-Age Children and Adolescents through Integrated School Health and Nutrition Programming

This UNICEF and WFP report examines the intersection of health, nutrition, and foundational learning crises among school-age children in Eastern and Southern Africa. It highlights how integrated school health and nutrition programming supports educational outcomes, learning poverty reduction, and child development.

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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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Administrator · 4.22 MB 2
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Scaling What Works for Early Childhood Development: Compendium of Good Practices in ECD Policies and Programmes in Eastern and Southern Africa and Beyond

This UNICEF compendium presents case studies and good practices in early childhood development (ECD) policies and programmes across Eastern and Southern Africa and globally. It highlights multisectoral approaches, including nurturing care, early learning, parenting support, and health interventions to build human capital.

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A Corner for Every Child: The Reading Corners Initiative in Senegal

This UNICEF case study examines Senegal's Reading Corners initiative, a cost-effective intervention launched in 2021 to improve foundational literacy, student engagement, and access to books in primary schools.

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Administrator · 0.52 MB 1
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Foundational Learning Action Tracker: Results for Africa (November 2024)

This UNICEF snapshot presents 2024 findings from the Foundational Learning Action Tracker (FLAT) across 52 African countries, monitoring government progress on foundational literacy, numeracy, and the RAPID framework dimensions.

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Administrator · 0.8 MB 1
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Tracking Progress on Foundational Learning: Findings from the 2023 RAPID Analysis in West and Central Africa

This UNICEF brief examines regional progress across West and Central Africa in implementing foundational learning and numeracy policies using the RAPID framework. It highlights country-level data on school enrollment, learning assessments, foundational literacy and numeracy instruction, and student wellbeing.

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Administrator · 0.21 MB 1
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The Challenge of Inclusion for Children with Disabilities: Experiences of Implementation in Eastern and Southern Africa

This UNICEF think piece examines the implementation challenges of disability-inclusive education in Eastern and Southern Africa. It addresses gaps in school enrolment for children with disabilities and proposes practical, pragmatic approaches to improving classroom inclusion.

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Administrator · 0.97 MB 1