Empowering teachers in Guinea: Transformative solutions for foundational learning
Education Case Study
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In Guinea, approximately 1.4 million children are not enrolled in school and over 1 million of these children are youth who have never attended school. Additionally, only 17 per cent of 10-year-olds in Guinea are able to read at the grade-appropriate level.
With the generous support of the UNICEF National Committee in Spain, UNICEF partnered with Guinea’s Ministry of Pre-University Education and Literacy (MEPU-A) to design and pilot a programme aimed at equipping teachers with tailored support and training that would meaningfully and equitably improve reading and math outcomes for all students. Known as the Fundamental Skills Improvement Programme (PACF), the initiative was designed based on the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) approach, which groups students by competency rather than age.
