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As part of EACDS294, “Support to strengthen the Catch Up and blended learning approach for the Education system in Zimbabwe,” a series of guides were developed to assist teachers with implementing catch-up curriculum. These guides, and related resources and tools, can be found here: Reading Cards: 3.1a) Reading Cards_Level 1 3.1a) Reading Cards Level 2… Read more
This document sets out the The implementation framework for the National Centre for Open Distance Learning (NCODL) and for blended and catch-up learning, which forms part of a call-down EACDS294, “Support to strengthen the Catch Up and blended learning approach for the Education system in Zimbabwe.” This was developed alongside the catch-up programme’s Plan… Read more
This document sets out the Plan for Teacher Development and Support, which forms part of a call-down EACDS294, “Support to strengthen the Catch Up and blended learning approach for the Education system in Zimbabwe.” This was developed alongside the catch-up programme’s Implementation Framework, Orientation and Support for School Heads, and various resources and materials.
This document sets out the Plan for Orientation and Support of School Heads, which forms part of a call-down EACDS294, “Support to strengthen the Catch Up and blended learning approach for the Education system in Zimbabwe.” This was developed alongside the catch-up programme’s Implementation Framework, Plan for Teacher Development and Support, and various resources… Read more
The UK Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) awarded Oxford Policy Management a contract to undertake a feasibility study on the local production of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and/or Ready to Use Supplementary Food (RUSF) in Zambia. The feasibility study has two specific milestones: initial analysis of the Zambian RUTF and RUSF market… Read more
WASH intersects with all SDGs – this publication is part of an IDS Working Paper series that looks at the intersection of sanitation and other fields. This paper explores access to water, sanitation, and health in pastoral communities in northern Tanzania. It argues that the concept of gender, used on its own, is not enough to… Read more
The MERANKABANDI cash transfer project provides regular cash payments of Burundian francs (BIF) 20,000 per household per month to help households meet their basic needs and is coupled with behaviour change promotion activities. A beneficiary household remains in the programme for three years (two and a half years with cash and behaviour change activities, and… Read more
This report provides a gender analysis of the Government of Burundi’s “MERANKABANDI” cash transfer project. This study is the first of two papers providing technical support to the UNICEF country office on the programming of activities commonly called “cash plus” or activities complementary to cash transfers. The purpose of this technical support is to assess… Read more
This brief focuses on cross-border movement in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) and its implications for development of risk communication and community engagement (RCCE) strategies aimed at preventing transmission of COVID-19 in the ESA region. Given the extensive risk of cross-border transmission of the virus and the imminent reopening of borders, such strategies are essential… Read more
This blog originally appeared on the Open University website and is reposted with their permission Measures to control the current pandemic impact more heavily on everyone whose access to internet and digital technologies is limited. But in some countries, the impact can be particularly devastating, says Anna Colom. The COVID-19 pandemic has shed light on the inequalities in access to the… Read more
The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has contracted OPM to carry out a scoping study and literature review of gender-sensitive public works. This involves collecting good practices and examples from across the globe, as well as identifying potential areas for intervention (and piloting) in Mozambique. The terms of reference (TOR) for this study required… Read more