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Category: Spotlight

A Spotlight on Developing Liberia’s First ECE Program Catalogue

Authors: Dr. Cecelia Cassell- Dean at the Teachers College, University of Liberia Gabriel L. Nelson, MPH, CDPM- Director of Early Childhood Education at the Ministry of Education, Liberia The Liberian Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) country task force team, under the leadership of the University of Liberia and the Ministry of Education recently created the country’s first catalog […]

Aug 3, 2022

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A Spotlight on Rwanda’s Measuring Classroom Quality Study

The Rwanda Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) country task force team, under the leadership of Save the Children Rwanda recently collected data on the quality of pre-primary classrooms. An important part of the project was the capacity building and training of government officials in collecting and using this data.  In this blog, we explore […]

Aug 3, 2022

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A Spotlight on South Africa’s Thrive by Five Index

Author: Sonja Giese, Former Founding Executive Director of Innovation Edge Experiences and relationships boost children’s growth in the first five years of growth, generating millions of connections in their brains. In fact, children’s brains form connections faster throughout the first five years of life than at any other point in their lives. Countries in Africa are […]

Jun 15, 2022

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A Spotlight on Ethiopia’s Knowledge Hub

Authors: Dr. Menelik Desta, Executive Director, Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative Professor Belay Kibret, Addis Ababa University  The Ethiopian Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) country task force team, under the leadership of the Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative (ESRI), recently established a Knowledge Hub to support collaboration and alignment among early childhood actors in Ethiopia. The Knowledge Hub aims to […]

Jun 15, 2022

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