Tag: Rwanda
Building a national early childhood measurement system in Rwanda
By: Noella Kabarungi, Senior Education Technical Specialist at Save the Children International Rwanda USAID CATALYZE ECCE Together for Early Childhood Evidence (CATALYZE T4ECE) is an initiative implemented by Palladium through ECD Measure at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). CATALYZE T4ECE convenes government officials, researchers, and other stakeholders interested in pre-primary data and measurement. […]
Jun 20, 2024
Harnessing Data to Increase Inclusivity and Accessibility in Education Systems
“In Kinyarwanda, inclusive education translates to ‘leaving no one behind.’” Cross-posted from USAID Africa Education Team Knowing how to correctly analyze and interpret data is crucial in building inclusive and accessible education systems for all learners. With the right data and analyses in hand, policymakers and practitioners can target gaps in the education system and […]
Dec 18, 2023
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
Data in the Driver’s Seat: Using Data to Shape Decisions on Pre-Primary Education in Rwanda
Author: Caroline Dusabe, Senior Education Advisor, Save the Children Challenges Posed by COVID-19 When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Rwanda, it did not just disrupt learning and cause learning loss. It also led to losses in previous gains on building high quality learning environments in pre-primary classrooms. After more than nine months of school closures, the […]
Sep 23, 2021
Together for Early Childhood Evidence Supports four country research projects in Africa
Together for Early Childhood Evidence: Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa began in 2018 as an initiative to bring together government officials, researchers and other stakeholders interested in pre-primary data and measurement in Africa. Together for Early Childhood Evidence is convened by ECD Measure at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), College of Public […]
Jul 2, 2021
Reflecting on progress from Phase 1 of CPDMA
Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org Four CPDMA country teams (Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and Ethiopia) have been working together since early 2019 to map out their ECE data systems and develop plans to use data to improve outcomes for young children. Liberia We learned that delivering evidence-based interventions for early childhood care and development are very important. That […]
Feb 7, 2020
CPDMA Convenes Consortium-wide Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org Earlier this month, the Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa (CPDMA) convened the CPDMA Taskforce Conference: ECE Data Utilization to Impact Change in Kigali, Rwanda, co-hosted by the Rwanda Ministry of Education, National Early Childhood Development Program (Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion), and USAID. Nearly fifty participants from ten countries joined the meeting. The […]
Nov 21, 2019
