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- May 8
Can Phone Tutoring Improve Learning? New Global Evidence Says Yes
Over 1.6 billion students were affected by Covid-19 school closures, with an estimated global average of 14 weeks of school lost. This...
- Apr 26
5 strategies for cultivating champions to scale education initiatives
By: Tendekai Mukoyi and Ghulam Omar Qargha Reposted from the Brookings March 22, 2023 Photo credit: Ndiye Christmas, Youth Impact...
- Sep 9, 2022
2022 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes recipients announced
Reposted from the Jacobs Foundation September 8, 2022 CHF 600,000 ($610.000) Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes 2022 awarded to Luker...
- Jul 20, 2022
Mobile phones can enable learning during school disruptions. Here’s how
By Noam Angrist Cross-posted from The Conversation on July 12, 2022 Mobile phones have the potential to provide educational instruction...
- Jun 27, 2022
Research Partner Youth Impact Releases Report
Summarizing Evidence Drawn from Low-Tech, Remote Education Interventions Cross-posted from our collaborator, Learning Collider From the...
- Jun 27, 2022
Youth Impact Featured in Nature Human Behavior
We’ve been thrilled at the overwhelmingly positive response to our publication in the June issue of Nature Human Behavior, one of the...
- Mar 21, 2022
Big news! Same mission, but with a new name and logo
Today is a special day. On March 22nd, exactly eight years ago, our organization was born at the University of Botswana. Today, we are...
- Nov 13, 2020
Designing a low-tech digital education RCT during a pandemic: tools, tips and tricks
In March 2020, the onset of COVID-19 and school closures in Botswana presented an opportunity to pivot our education programs to remote...
- Jul 2, 2020
Advancing the theme of the Day of the African Child - Coffee Chat with our Senior Manager Country Op
In 1991 the Organisation of the African Union instituted the Day of the African Child (DAC) to be commemorated on the 16th of June in...
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