Improving learning outcomes for girls

Challenge

USAID had a bold ambition to increase girls’ access to primary and preparatory education, and improve literacy and learning rates in Egyptian public schools. In order to do so, CID Consulting worked as part of a consortium led by RTI to implement the Girls Improved Learning Outcomes (GILO) project.

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Approach

Over the course of three years, we worked hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Education to expand girls’ access to quality education, raise instructional quality, improve school management and broadening community participation in education. We worked on institutionalizing literacy functions within the Ministry of Education, supporting in the establishment of a dedicated unit housed within the Ministry that would lead this portfolio. We then built the capacity of this unit to identify curricular gaps, design and implement curriculum accordingly, and utilize literacy assessment tools.

Results

In total we identified and trained 9,000 teachers and 2,500 supervisors within targeted communities on effective learning methodologies, as well as 900 principals, deputies and administrators in the fundamentals of school leadership and administration across seven governorates. In parallel with our training, we piloted unique and cutting-edge literacy tools, such as the Early Grade Reading Assessment, which had a direct, positive impact on the students themselves.

WHAT OUR CLIENTS SAY

Preparing Save the Children’s “Childs Rights Situational Analysis” Report and organizing the program’s roundtable were a time consuming process, but thanks to the cooperation of the CID team, we had such good results. The quality of the report has been recognized as very high, and we were able to communicate all our messages and recommendations to potential partners and allies. We very much appreciated the team’s cooperation and support through this process.

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Yara Abdul-Hamid
Consultant, Save the Children UK

I have a positive experience working with CID for the last four years in the frame of a consortium between GFA Consulting Group and CID; implementing one component for the GIZ Labour Market Access Project to help improve the quality of employment in small and medium enterprises. CID is known as a professional consulting firm specialized in coordinating and implementing development cooperation projects. In our partnership, CID has provided the project with the staffing needs which is key for the successful execution of the project. All the proposed experts are professional and competent experts who work in a variety of technical and capacity building related fields such as strategic planning, organizational development, marketing and branding, facilitation and trainings. CID is further reputable for managing staff and expert contracts in compliance with the relevant labor, tax and insurance laws. Lastly, the CID staff is positive, engaging and cooperative to work with.

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Maha El Moaz
Team Leader, GFA Consulting Group