International Development

With local partners and multinational organizations, AIR develops, pilots, and implements field-based international development activities in lower- and middle-income countries.

Latest Work

14 Apr 2017
Brochure

Human Rights and Refugee Initiatives Brochure

The UN Refugee Agency estimates more than 65 million individuals are fleeing their homes due to war, persecution, and violence. Reinforcing a protection and development nexus is critical to forming policy, practice, and systems change that will serve crisis and conflict protection interests as well as the long-term development context.
Topic: 
International, Refugee and Migrant Populations, International Development
Apr 2017
Project

Alliance pour la Protection des Enfants - Haiti

Violence against children is an enormous challenge in Haiti. Recovering from political instability and natural disaster, Haiti has a weak service delivery system, as well as inadequate response and referral systems for child protection. There are ongoing efforts to quell family and community violence in Haiti, and AIR is working with a variety of local child protection stakeholders to address patterns of behavior and attitudes towards violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of Haitian children.
3 Mar 2017
Spotlight

International Women's Day

International Women's Day, March 8, celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women across the globe, and calls attention to the need for accelerating gender parity. In recognition of this global day of awareness, we invite you to learn more about our findings and projects on women's empowerment and education for women and girls.
Topic: 
International Development, International Research and Evaluation, International Health and Social Protection
22 Feb 2016
Spotlight

Supporting Teachers and Students in Refugee Settings

The number of people displaced by war, persecution, or violence has reached its highest point since World War II—almost 60 million refugees and internally displaced people. Understanding the needs of teachers in refugee settings is critical to providing stability and continuity for children affected by displacement.
Topic: 
International, Refugee and Migrant Populations, International Development
4 Feb 2016
Commentary

What Can Be Done for Syria's Refugees?

In response to the Supporting Syria in the Region conference in London, Susy Ndaruhutse of the Education Development Trust and AIR's Amy West call for a doubling of aid for education resources in the region from 2 to 4 per cent of all humanitarian aid. In What Can Be Done for Syria's Refugees, Ndaruhutse and West argue that increased pledges are not enough, and that we must re-learn the lessons of the Marshall Plan.
Topic: 
International, Refugee and Migrant Populations, International Development
30 Jan 2016
Report

Cash for Women's Empowerment? A Mixed-Method Evaluation of the Government of Zambia's Child Grant Programme

Despite the promise and potential of cash transfers to empower women, the evidence supporting this outcome is mixed. This paper based on an evaluation of the Government of Zambia’s Child Grant Programme, a transfer given to mothers or primary caregivers of young children aged 0 to 5, shows there is potential for national, poverty-targeted, unconditional, government-run programmes in Africa to improve the well-being of female beneficiaries.
Topic: 
International Development, International Health and Social Protection, International, International Research and Evaluation
15 Dec 2015
Report

Final Report: Appui de Developpement Assistance Internationale de Developpement de l’Education de Cote d’Ivoire (AIDE-CI)

The armed conflict in Côte d'Ivoire had serious consequences on the country’s education sector. The destruction of school infrastructure and classroom materials considerably compromised access to quality education. This final report documents the process that the Appui de Developpement Assistance Internationale de Developpement de l’Education de Cote d’Ivoire (AIDE-CI) used to increase equitable access to education, especially for girls, in a post-conflict environment.
Topic: 
P-12 Education and Social Development, International, International Development
14 Dec 2015
Journal Article

Underresourced, Undervalued, and Underutilized: Making the Case for Teachers in Refugee and Emergency Contexts

Teachers are a critical resource for children in refugee and emergency settings. This article explores field research conducted in Algeria and Ethiopia, finding that cost-effective policies and technical responses that begin to address teacher retention challenges will affect student achievement, reinvigorate teaching forces, and attract new teachers to serve in even the most difficult contexts.
Topic: 
P-12 Education and Social Development, Teacher Preparation and Performance, International, Refugee and Migrant Populations, International Development, International Research and Evaluation
19 Nov 2015
Commentary

Toilet Use in Developing World Not a Simple Decision

The case for using toilets—less fecal pollution leads to better health—might seem self-evident, but 2.5 billion (according to United Nation’s estimates) of the world’s poorest still don’t have them. And it’s harder to press that case than might be imagined. After all, the causal link between fecal contamination and human health is a scientific fact while the decision to buy or use a toilet is governed more by such variables as cost, tradition, and culture than by science. When it comes to behavior change, effective outcomes depend wholly on recipients’ decision-making—a process that’s rarely understood, much less taken into account in project design.
Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, International, International Development, International Research and Evaluation
16 Oct 2015
Commentary

Cultivating Success: Is the Jury Still Out on Demand-Driven Extension Services?

New types of agricultural advisory systems for farmers in Kenya set up plant clinics, like those for human health, where trained plant doctors provide farmers with science-based diagnoses and advice. AIR experts Juan Bonilla and Andrea Coombes comment on the latest evaluation of the Plantwise program and indications that it is having positive effects on farmer wellbeing.
Topic: 
International, International Development
28 Jul 2015
In the Field

The Economics of Improving Lives: Cash Transfers in Zambia

How can we curtail extreme poverty? It’s a question weighing on governments around the world. In the Republic of Zambia, the answer is one household at a time. The Child Grant program supported the country's lowest-income households and demonstrated a number of successes after three years, including increased food consumption and reduction of family debt.
Topic: 
International Development, International Health and Social Protection, International, International Research and Evaluation
4 Mar 2015
Spotlight

Educating Girls and Women Throughout the World

Equitable access to education is a global challenge for many, but especially for girls. The evidence overwhelmingly shows that educating girls contributes to the social and economic development of communities, increases household earning potential, and provides a foundation for making informed health and safety decisions. Helping girls access learning opportunities so they can achieve their greatest potential is an important focus of AIR’s work across the globe.
Topic: 
Reading and Literacy, P-12 Education and Social Development, International, International Development, International Research and Evaluation, International Student Assessment
Mar 2015
Project

Performance Evaluation of Zambia’s Innovation Grant Program

Lusaka, Zambia faces many challenges with regard to water supply, sanitation, and waste management. This is especially true for residents of peri-urban areas, where many of the city’s poorest and most vulnerable people reside. The Millennium Challenge Account-Zambia supports the implementation of water supply, water quality, sanitation, and hygiene interventions under the Lusaka Water Supply Sanitation and Drainage Project.
Mar 2015
Project

LAC (Latin America and Caribbean) Reads Capacity Program

Literacy is a fundamental skill that serves as the foundation for an individual’s future learning and, collectively, for a country’s social and economic development. The LAC Reads Capacity Program (LAC) aims to increase the impact, scale, and sustainability of early grade reading interventions in the LAC region through the development of state-of-the-art knowledge resources.
Mar 2015
Project

Strengthening Education Programs Up – Zambia (STEP-Up)

The Zambian Ministry of Education’s 2002 “Education for All” policy provided access to education for thousands of children, many coming from lower socioeconomic levels. The inclusive, equitable policy greatly benefited vulnerable children, especially girls, but it also challenged the education sector by flooding schools with more pupils than the system could handle. To fight the huge inequities in Zambia’s education system, the Strengthening Education Up Program aims to help the Ministry of Education undertake management reforms to improve learner performance.
Mar 2015
Project

Zambia Education Quality Improvement Project 2 (EQUIP 2)

With a high rate of poverty, poor technical infrastructure, and difficulty providing service to and accessing information from remote and disadvantaged areas, Zambia has not enjoyed the benefits of a quality education system. In 2003, the government sought to achieve increased and equitable access to quality education at all levels through a variety of policy decisions, initiatives, and programs. In response to this demand, the Zambia EQUIP 2 Project began in March 2004 and grew out of a previous project with the Ministry of Education.
Mar 2015
Project

ENGAGE Project (Pakistan, Zambia, and Mexico)

Many international development programs rarely make the effort to involve disabled persons organizations as stakeholders, and as a result, fail to address the needs of people with disabilities in a strategic and inclusive manner. The purpose of the ENGAGE Project was to advance inclusive development assistance practices. Working in Pakistan, Zambia, and Mexico, the ENGAGE Project designed and tested strategies to include a viable disability dimension in programs in the HIV/AIDS, education, and governance sectors.
Jan 2015
Project

Vocational and Business Training to Increase Women’s Participation in Higher Skilled, Higher Valued Occupations in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: 3ie Systematic Review

Although women’s employment possibilities have improved with the rise of globalization, women in low- and middle-income countries often perform jobs that have low skill requirements and frequently choose occupations that are highly feminized, tend to be less socially valued, and pay lower wages. This systematic review will be the first to assess the impact of vocational and business training on women’s socioeconomic outcomes.
1 Jan 2015
Service

Reading: Global Focus on Science and Solutions

There has been a significant increase in school enrollment globally, yet millions of children across the world are unable to read a single word even after up to four years of schooling. AIR is focused on improving the quality of learning outcomes by enhancing the science of reading, while developing solutions for the global learning crisis.
Topic: 
Reading and Literacy, Teacher Preparation and Performance, International Development
1 Jan 2015
Service

Human Security

Acting to secure freedom from fear and freedom from want. Addressing threats to human dignity as well as those to life and livelihood. Human security is a people-centered concept that evolved from the intersection of humanitarian assistance, development, human rights, and conflict resolution. IDER’s Human Security practice area provides technical assistance and capacity building interventions as well as research for international and local organizations supporting those most marginalized: refugees and internally displaced populations, stateless groups, and the disenfranchised urban poor.
Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, International Development
1 Jan 2015
Service

Data for Policy for Developed and Developing Countries

Evidence-based policy making and evaluation are a critical part of effective public management and international development. Data and metrics provide a core foundation for planning, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. Governments and organizations are learning to embrace more Open Data and Big Data approaches as a way to streamline and modernize their data-driven policy approaches. AIR develops and implements these approaches to provide new insights into organizational capacity and impact.
Topic: 
International Development, International
13 Oct 2014
Report

Zambia’s Multiple Category Cash Transfer Program: Baseline Report

In 2011, Zambia’s Ministry of Community Development, Women and Child Health (MCDMCH) began implementing the Multiple Categorical cash transfer program in two districts. An impact evaluation with experimental design accompanied the program in order to learn its effects on recipients and provide evidence for making decisions about the future of the program. AIR was contracted by UNICEF Zambia to design and implement a randomized, controlled trial for a three-year impact evaluation of the program and to conduct the necessary data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Topic: 
International Development, International Health and Social Protection, International, International Research and Evaluation
4 Jun 2014
Index

AIR Index: Zambia’s Cash Transfer Program

Zambia rolled out a no-strings-attached cash transfer program in 2010 for households with at least one child under five. Here’s a quick look at some of the results.
Topic: 
International Development, International Health and Social Protection, International
May 2014
Project

Impact Evaluation of Plantwise, Kenya - CABI

Smallholder farmers rely on crops for income and food security, but their ability to generate income and maintain food security is threatened by a number of factors. Kenya’s Plantwise program is a global initiative that provides smallholder farmers with vital information on the maintenance of crop health and environmentally sustainable responses to adapt to climate change.
May 2014
Project

Honduras: Teacher Citizen Participation Project (TCPP/EducAcción)

The Honduran government works to improve educational quality in part by empowering parents and civil society organizations to actively engage in the education system. The USAID-funded Teacher Citizen Participation Project (TCPP, also known in Honduras as EducAcción) supports the Honduran Ministry of Education in this important work.
1 May 2014
Video

The Value of Girls' Education in Liberia

Kabeh Sulunteh, spokesperson for AIR's girls' education work in Liberia and wife of the Liberian ambassador to the U.S., talks about how education can empower girls and help them to improve their communities.

Topic: 
International, International Development
21 Apr 2014
Video

Long Story Short: Why Is Education So Critical for Syrian Refugee Youth?

The Syrian crisis has disrupted the education of Syrian youth and confounded the education systems in countries receiving them. In this 90-second video interview, Amy West, principal project specialist at AIR, explains why education is so critical for Syrian refugee youth.
Topic: 
International, Refugee and Migrant Populations, International Development
Apr 2014
Project

Education Support Program - Egypt

The Education Support Program builds on the institutional achievements made by ERP 1 in strengthening the local educational structures in Egypt. The Program will support teacher professional development and community involvement in educational decision-making and quality improvement.
9 Mar 2014
Commentary

Syrian Refugees Need More Than Food

In this commentary, AIR expert Amy West discusses the need for education and job skills training for displaced Syrian youth, a need that will require the help and cooperation of education ministries, donors, government officials, and others from multiple countries.
Topic: 
Social and Emotional Learning, International, Refugee and Migrant Populations, International Development
Mar 2014
Project

Quality Reading Project – Tajikistan & Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are bringing about a paradigm shift in what it means to be a reader, and in how education systems must be restructured to support children’s acquisition of comprehension and critical reading skills. AIR is providing the Ministry of Education in each country with a set of measurable, uniform goals that define what is expected of students, teachers, school directors, district and regional education officials, and teacher mentors.
4 Mar 2013
Report

Addressing Perception in the Delivery of Education in Conflict and Crisis

This article, published in Winter 2013 issue of The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, stresses the importance of identifying how a community views education—whether it is seen as an indomitable evil or a leverageable asset, or both—when providing EFA interventions. How these perceptions are understood and addressed mean the difference between whether education interventions in conflict have any real impact or not.

Topic: 
International Development
1 Dec 2012
Service

Client Services in Disability and Rehabilitation

Our disability and rehabilitation projects are aimed at improving the work and life outcomes of individuals with disabilities. AIR provides services in technical assistance and training; program evaluation; knowledge management and dissemination; usability testing; job training needs assessment, development, delivery, and evaluation; job analysis, practice analysis, and competency modeling; workforce planning for individuals with disabilities; survey development and administration; and cognitive task analyses.
Topic: 
Adult Learning and the Workforce, Disability and Rehabilitation, International Development
Sep 2012
Project

Facilitating Reading Acquisition in Multilingual Environments (FRAME) – India

Many students around the world grow up and go to school in multilingual environments, yet there isn’t enough evidence about how to effectively promote reading acquisition in linguistically diverse contexts. The Facilitating Reading Acquisition in Multilingual Environments (FRAME) study addresses this gap by examining the predictors of biliteracy acquisition in South India.
May 2012
Project

Impact and Process Evaluation of Zimbabwe’s National Harmonized Social Cash Transfer Program

A majority of Zimbabweans lack sufficient resources to provide nutritional meals, access to health care, school supplies, and clothing to their family on a regular basis. AIR conducted an impact evaluation of this cash transfer program implemented in 3,000 households in Zimbabwe.
13 Mar 2012
Video

She Looks Back (Video)

She Looks Back features compelling first-hand accounts of what life is like for girls in post-conflict Liberia who are struggling to better their lives. AIR is partnering with local organizations to increase educational opportunities for girls in Liberia.
Topic: 
International Development
2 Mar 2012
Report

Literacy Policy and Practice in Ethiopia: Building on the TELL Program and EGRA Results

The purpose of this study on early grade reading and English language learning in primary education in Ethiopia was to explore current policies and practice and make evidence-based recommendations to improve early grade reading and English language learning in Ethiopia.

Topic: 
Reading and Literacy, International, International Development
Jan 2012
Project

Appui de Developpement Assistance Internationale de Developpement de l'Education de Côte d'Ivoire (AIDE-CI) - Equitable Access to Education in Côte d'Ivoire

The armed conflict in Côte d'Ivoire had serious consequences on the country’s education sector. The destruction of thousands of school infrastructure and classroom materials considerably compromised access to quality education. As part of peace-building efforts, AIR implemented a program with the goal of increasing equitable access to education, especially for girls, in a recently post-conflict environment.
28 Nov 2011
Report

Zambia’s Child Grant Program: Baseline Report

In 2010, Zambia’s Ministry of Community Development and Social Services began implementing the Child Grant cash transfer program in three districts. An impact evaluation with experimental design accompanied the program in order to learn its effects on recipients and provide evidence for making decisions about the future of the program. AIR was contracted by UNICEF Zambia in 2010 to design and implement a randomized controlled trial for a three-year impact evaluation of the program and to conduct the necessary data collection, analysis, and reporting.
Topic: 
International Development, International Health and Social Protection, International, International Research and Evaluation
14 Jun 2011 | 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Event

USAID Education and Conflict Forum

The Education and Conflict Forum funded by USAID brings together expert practitioners and academics to discuss patterns and practices of education programs in crisis and conflict-affected contexts.

1 Nov 2010
Brochure

RISE: Success Stories in Pakistan

This series of brochures describe success stories from the RISE project in Pakistan.

Topic: 
International Development
17 Sep 2010
Report

RISE Final Program Report - July 2006 to August 2010

This final report describes the work of RISE, a consortium comprised of the American Institutes for Research and its partners, the International Rescue Committee, Sungi Development Foundation, and the National Rural Support Foundation, to support USAID’s reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan.

Topic: 
International Development
1 Jul 2010
Report

School Management Committees/Parent-Teacher Councils

This study of school management committees' (SMCs') and parent-teacher councils' (PTCs') development and their contributions describes successful interventions in community participation in school management in Pakistan.

Topic: 
International Development
1 Jul 2010
Brochure

RISE in Pakistan: Key Achievements, Best Practices and Lessons Learned

This document describes the key achievements, best practices and lessons learned from the RISE project.

Topic: 
International, International Development
Jun 2010
Project

World Bank: System Assessment and Benchmarking

AIR is developing a benchmarking tool as part of the World Bank’s System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results project that will allow countries to analyze their progress in implementing curriculum-based learning standards. The tool will be developed in conjunction with extensive research on the conditions and policies needed to promote standards-based education systems.
May 2010
Project

Impact Evaluation of Zambia’s Child Grant Program

Zambia’s Child Grant cash transfer program provides grants directly to poor households with children under five years old, empowering families to decide how best to meet their needs. AIR conducted an evaluation and found gains greater than the value of the transfer size itself.
Apr 2010
Project

ED-LINKS Pakistan

In recent years, one of the most pressing problems that plagued public sector education in Pakistan was the perpetuation of outdated methods of teaching and learning. Students left the system with no capacity for critical thinking, or much worse, illiterate. The objective of ED-LINKS was to improve the quality and sustainability of teacher education and student performance in the targeted geographical areas of Sindh, Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
1 Apr 2010
Brochure

AIR's Emergency Education Response in Haiti

AIR is actively supporting the emergency education response, continuing our nearly decade-long commitment to improved education in Haiti.

Topic: 
International Development
Mar 2010
Project

Enter Jovem Brazil

Sponsored by the USAID and implemented by AIR in collaboration with its Brazilian partners, Enter Jovem (“Enter Youth”) has been working since October 2003 in Bahia, Pernambuco, and Cearáto to train and insert disadvantaged youth between 14 and 21 years into the formal job market.

Mar 2010
Project

Support to the Secretariat of Deworm the World

AIR is providing support to the Secretariat of Deworm the World by providing office space, IT and telecommunications support, and administrative and technical support to ensure effective operations.

22 Mar 2010
Report

Inclusive Education in Pakistan: Experiences and Lessons Learned from the ENGAGE Project

The purpose of the ENGAGE Project in Pakistan was to increase the participation of Disabled People’s Organizations and people with disabilities in the planning and implementation of development efforts.

Topic: 
International Development
22 Mar 2010
Report

Vulnerability for Households with Persons with Disabilities and HIV/AIDS in Chongwe, Zambia

Little research has been done to understand the interplay between HIV/AIDS and disability at the household or community level, either nationally or globally. This pilot study is only the first of many necessary steps to understand the complex and little researched relationship between HIV/AIDS and disability.

Topic: 
International Development
Mar 2010
Project

Nicaragua ENTERATE (Educando Niños Trabajadores y Erradicando Actividades y Trabajos Explotadores)

In Central America, child labor is a major impeding factor to a country's path towards economic progress and education. Nicaragua, the largest country in Central America, has a long history with child labor and its effects on employment opportunities, access to sanitation facilities, medication, and health care. In 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor funded the ENTERATE project to fight child labor in Nicaragua.
Mar 2010
Project

UNICEF: Child Friendly Schools Evaluation

UNICEF contracted AIR in 2008 to conduct a global evaluation of the Child Friendly Schools initiative, based on site visits in six countries. The evaluation was a baseline that addressed the challenge of variability and examined inclusiveness, pedagogy, architecture and services, participation and governance, systemic management, and cost in Child Friendly Schools in South Africa, Thailand, Guyana, Nigeria, the Philippines and Nicaragua.

Mar 2010
Project

MIDEH - Honduras (Mejorando el Impacto al Desempeño Estudiantil de Honduras)

The Honduran education system, although free and compulsory for nine years, faces many uphill challenges. The MIDEH project supports the government of Honduras to improve education quality by building and sustaining national standards-based educational reform. Through a collaborative effort between USAID and the Secretariat of Education in Honduras, the project has established an education assessment system and a “culture of evaluation.”
Mar 2010
Project

ENGAGE: Pilot Project in Inclusive Education

The USAID-funded ENGAGE Project is introducing inclusive education for children with disabilities in Bagh, Pakistan. Twenty-five teachers in Bagh are participating in Pakistan's first project to introduce inclusive education training in a public school setting.

Mar 2010
Project

Pakistan’s Revitalizing, Innovating, Strengthening Education (RISE)

In response to the October 2005 earthquake that devastated the Azad Jammu Kashmir and Northwest Frontier Province regions of Pakistan, USAID funded the project Revitalizing, Innovating, Strengthening Education (RISE) to support the Government of Pakistan's mandate to "build back better" the education system in earthquake-affected regions.

1 Feb 2010
Report

Vocational Education Project in Georgia, February 2010 Monthly Report

On May 21, 2008 USAID awarded AIR a contract to implement the Vocational Education Project in Georgia, a two-year workforce development project designed to develop and expand vocational education and training to meet labor market demand in the tourism and construction sectors.

Topic: 
International Development
Jan 2010
Project

Commitment for Quality Education for More Children in Haiti

AIR’s Commitment for Quality Education for More Children in Haiti is to improve access to quality education through donor funded activities and to leverage additional resources to maximize the impact of education reform efforts.

Oct 2009
Project

Reducing Child Labor in Southern Africa (RECLISA)

The RECLISA website provides up to date information regarding this project's activities in Southern Africa as well as a wealth of resources about child labor in that part of Africa.

Oct 2009
Project

Open Society Foundations’ Getting Ready for School Evaluation

The purpose of the Getting Ready for School intervention is to increase the successful transition of disadvantaged young children into school by imparting school readiness skills provided by their parents in their home. The Open Society Foundations contracted AIR to provide technical support for the evaluation of the pilot Getting Ready for School intervention program in six locations: Armenia, Bosnia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and the United States (North Carolina and NYC).

2 Oct 2009
Brief

Issue Brief: Supporting Universal Basic Education through School-based Deworming

This issue brief describes how schools can be involved in deworming in sub-Saharan Africa and how U.S. policymakers can be involved.

Topic: 
International Development
Oct 2009
Project

UNICEF Timor Leste’s Child Friendly Schools Initiative: Assessment, Monitoring, and Strategic Planning

In response to the numerous challenges facing the education system following Timor-Leste’s independence in 1999, UNICEF launched a far-reaching program to help restore its system of basic education. The main objectives of this program were twofold: first, to assist in developing a system of quality basic education; and second, to help advance the Government’s goal of universal access, with a particular view to achieving gender equity.
Oct 2009
Project

UNICEF: Child-to-Child Pilot Evaluation

Although increasing numbers of children are enrolling in primary school in low- and middle-income countries, many enter late, fail to progress, and drop out. A child-to-child approach to enhancing learning in developing countries is designed to provide preschool-aged children with early learning opportunities in their homes and their communities at very low cost. AIR evaluated this approach in Bangladesh, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tajikistan, and Yemen.
Oct 2009
Project

Zambia’s Community Health and Nutrition, Gender and Education Support 2 Program (CHANGES2)

Despite high levels of knowledge, HIV incidence does not seem to be decreasing among adolescents in Zambia. Girls are much more likely to be infected than boys and intergenerational sex, transactional sex, and multiple concurrent partnerships are normalized. The education sector is struggling to implement effective HIV prevention. The Community Health and Nutrition, Gender and Education Support 2 Program strengthened teachers’ classroom pedagogical and leadership skills with a special focus on school health and nutrition, as well as HIV and AIDS prevention and mitigation.
Sep 2009
Project

Education and Health in Haiti: Programme Haitien d’Appui à la Réforme de l’Education (PHARE)

The Programme Haitien d’Appui à la Réforme de l’Education (PHARE) in Haiti is a USAID-funded, deliverables-based contract with AIR. PHARE is USAID’s response to the Government of Haiti’s effort to restore, sustain, and expand education and health services. PHARE’s main objective is to reinforce the capacity of the Ministry of Education and Professional Training (MENFP) to plan, deliver, monitor, and evaluate educational services in public and non-public schools.

Aug 2009
Project

Ukrainian Standardized External Testing Initiative (USETI)

Corruption in higher education casts a shadow on many countries that are working towards more modern and progressive political and economic systems. In order to respond to these challenges, USAID created the program Ukrainian Standardized External Testing Initiative to address profound challenges in Ukraine’s higher education system, which acknowledged that a transparent, objective testing system was critical in combating irregularities in higher education.
Jul 2009
Project

Project EXCELENCIA in Nicaragua

Despite recent gains in such educational indicators as student enrollment and completion rates, Nicaragua’s primary education system still faced serious challenges with respect to access and quality of education. Project EXCELENCIA focused on strengthening the quality of education at the primary school level in Nicaragua.
4 Sep 2008
Report

EQUIP1: Secondary Education Activity, Final Report

This five-year project aimed to improve the quality and relevance of secondary education for Macedonian youths, to equip them with the skills and knowledge to succeed in a changing social and economic environment, and to provide the Macedonian economy with a more flexible, better-prepared workforce.

Topic: 
International Development
23 Oct 2007
Report

Implementing Girls’ Scholarship Programs: Guiding Principles

Guiding Principles to Manage Scholarship Programs represents an overall approach to implementing scholarship programs so as to maximize the learning opportunities to students and families who receive scholarships.

Topic: 
P-12 Education and Social Development, International Development
15 Oct 2007
Report

A Country's Hope: The Haiti Scholarship Program

USAID’s Haiti Scholarship Program supports public and private schools to retain needy children in school and create the conditions for their academic success through supplemental tutoring and school improvement projects. As explained in this report, thousands of Haitian children have benefited from the opportunity to attend school because of the program.

Topic: 
International Development
26 Mar 2007
Guide

HATEC: HIV/AIDS Teacher Education Course for Primary Colleges of Education (CHANGES2) - Tutor's Guide

This draft Tutor’s Guide was created for use during the pilot phase of the HIV/AIDS Teacher Education Course, part of the CHANGES2 program in Zambia.

Topic: 
International Development
2 Mar 2007
Fact Sheet

HIV Fact Sheet for Peer Educators: Community Health and Nutrition, Gender and Education Support 2 (CHANGES2)

This fact sheet for peer educators in Zambia includes information about HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases.
Topic: 
HIV/AIDS, International Development
2 Mar 2007
Brochure

Respect Yourself, Love Yourself (CHANGES2)

Brochure produced by CHANGES2 encouraging young people to remain abstinent.

Topic: 
International Development, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
2 Mar 2007
Guide

HATEC: HIV/AIDS Teacher Education Course for Primary Colleges of Education (CHANGES2) - Student-Teacher Guide

This draft Handbook is for student-teachers to use as they move through the HIV/AIDS Teacher Education Course (HATEC).

Topic: 
International Development
2 Mar 2007
Brochure

Our Class in Action: 12 Teaching Skills (Poster developed for CHANGES2)

This full-color poster, developed for the CHANGES2 project in Zambia, depicts 12 critical teaching skills.

Topic: 
International Development, International Research and Evaluation
1 Nov 2006
Guide

Teacher's Guide: School Health and Nutrition (CHANGES2)

This school health and nutrition manual for schools was developed as part of the CHANGES2 project in Zambia. It includes information about how schools can play a part in combatting malnutrition, parasites, malaria, and HIV/AIDS.

Topic: 
International Development
19 Apr 2006
Brochure

Healthy Youth, Productive Lives: Empowering Youth in the Fight Against HIV/AIDS

In 2006, the USAID-funded Malawi Teacher Training Activity (MTTA) created the Mphamvu Kwa Achinyamata (MKA) or “Power to the Youth” clubs, to support USAID efforts at promoting school-based HIV and AIDS prevention education in Malawi. This brochure highlights key aspects of the initiative, and profiles just a few of the many successful club activities underway throughout Malawi.

Topic: 
Health and Wellness Across the Lifespan, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, HIV/AIDS, International Development
31 Dec 2002
Service

Client Services in International Development

Since 2002, AIR has been a leader in international education, development, research and evaluation in developing countries. Starting with our work on the Improving Educational Quality initiative and through our work as a leader on USAID’s EQUIP1 program, AIR has supported Ministries of Education to reform and improve their education systems in over 35 countries.
Topic: 
International Development
1 Jan 2002
Guide

In My Classroom: A Guide to Reflective Practice

The development of In My Classroom: A Guide to Reflective Practice is the result of an urgent need in many countries for relevant and practical materials that help teachers and teacher educators understand and implement learner centered teaching in the primary grades.

Topic: 
International Development