Education case studies
Around-the-world case studies on UNICEF's education programme
Overview
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Case studies
Adolescent education and skills
Improving students' mental health in Bangladesh
Lessons on youth-led action towards climate advocacy and policy (India)
Mental health promotion and suicide prevention in schools (Kazakhstan)
A multi-level, cross-sectoral response to improving adolescent mental health (Mongolia)
The Personal Project (Morocco)
Climate change and education
Schools as platforms for climate action (Cambodia)
Paving the way for a climate resilient education system (India)
Youth act against climate and air pollution impacts (Mongolia)
Early childhood education
Native language education paves the way for preschool readiness (Bolivia)
Developing cross-sector quality standards for children aged 0-7 (Bulgaria)
Expanding quality early learning through results-based financing (Cambodia)
Enhancing play-based learning through supportive supervision (Nigeria)
How developing minimum standards increased access to pre-primary education (Rwanda)
Expanding access to quality early childhood education for the most excluded children (Serbia)
Advancing early learning through results-based financing (Sierra Leone)
Lessons learned from designing social impact bonds to expand preschool education (Uzbekistan)
Equity and inclusion
Inclusive education for children with disabilities
Strengthening policies to mainstream disability inclusion in pre-primary education (Ethiopia)
Ensuring inclusive education during the pandemic and beyond (Dominican Republic)
Championing inclusive practices for children with disabilities (Ghana)
Accessible digital textbooks for children in Kenya (Kenya)
Planning for inclusion (Nepal)
Harnessing the potential of inclusive digital education to improve learning (Paraguay)
Gender equality in education
Sparking adolescent girls' participation and interest in STEM (Ghana)
Non-formal education and the use of data and evidence help marginalized girls learn in Nepal (Nepal)
Getting girls back to the classroom after COVID-19 school closures (South Sudan)
Education in emergencies
Prioritising learning for Rohingya children (Bangladesh)
Prioritizing children and adolescents’ mental health and protection during school reopening (Brazil)
Learning where it is difficult to learn: Radio programmes help keep children learning in Cameroon
Reaching the final mile for all migrant children to access education (Colombia)
Supporting the learning and socio-emotional development of refugee children (Colombia)
Mission Recovery (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
The National Building the Foundations for Learning Program, CON BASE (Dominican Republic)
Mental health and psychosocial well-being services are integrated in the education system (Ecuador)
Improving access to quality education for refugee learners (Ethiopia)
The Learning Passport and non-formal education for vulnerable children and youth (Lebanon)
Accelerated Learning Programme improves children’s learning in humanitarian settings (Mozambique)
Teaching at the right level to improve learning in Borno State (Nigeria)
Learning solutions for pastoralist and internally displaced children (Somalia)
Recovering learning at all levels (South Africa)
How radio education helped children learn during the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath (South Sudan)
Inclusion of South Sudanese refugees into the national education system (Sudan)
Inclusion of Syrian refugee children into the national education system (Turkey)
Including refugee learners so that every child learns (Uganda)
Learning assessments
Assessment for learning (Afghanistan)
Formative assessment places student learning at the heart of teaching (Ethiopia)
Strengthening teacher capacity for formative assessment (Europe and Central Asia)
All students back to learning (India)
A new phone-based learning assessment targets young children (Nepal)
Adapting a remote platform in innovative ways to assess learning (Nigeria)
Assessing children's reading in indigenous languages (Peru)
Minimising learning gaps among early-grade learners (Sri Lanka)
Assessing early learning (West and Central Africa)
Primary education / Foundational Literacy and Numeracy
Supporting Teachers to Improve Foundational Learning for Syrian Refugee Students in Jordan
Empowering teachers in Guinea: Transformative solutions for foundational learning
Improving child and adolescent health and nutrition through policy advocacy (Argentina)
Online diagnostic testing and interactive tutoring (Bulgaria)
Engaging parents to overcome reading poverty (India)
Integrated school health and wellness ensure better learning for students (India)
Instruction tailored to students’ learning levels improves literacy (Indonesia)
A whole-school approach to improve learning, safety and wellbeing (Jamaica)
Multi-sectoral programme to improve the nutrition of school-aged adolescents (Malawi)
Parents on the frontlines of early grade reading and math (Nigeria)
Training, inspiring and motivating early grade teachers to strengthen children’s skills in literacy and numeracy (Sierra Leone)
Life skills and citizenship education through Experiential Learning Objects Bank (State of Palestine)
Curriculum reform to meet the individual needs of students (Uzbekistan)
Reimagine Education / Digital learning
Education 2.0: skills-based education and digital learning (Egypt)
Empowering adolescents through co-creation of innovative digital solutions (Indonesia)
Virtual instructional leadership course (Jamaica)
Learning Bridges accelerates learning for over 600,000 students (Jordan)
Unleashing the potential of youth through the Youth Learning Passport (Jordan)
Lessons learned from the launch of the Learning Passport Shkollat.org (Kosovo)
Opening up the frontiers of digital learning with the Learning Passport (Lao PDR)
Building teachers’ confidence and capacity to provide online learning (Maldives)
Mauritania’s first digital learning program: Akelius Digital French Course (Mauritania)
Expanding digital learning opportunities and connectivity for all learners (Tajikistan)
COVID-19
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