Project profile — Reading CODE - 2012-2016

The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: Improved reading and writing performance for girls and boys in project classrooms and community libraries; Enhanced gender-sensitive literate environment in project schools and communities.

Results achieved as of the end of the project (December 2016) include: (1) international literacy experts facilitateding the training of 138 trainers (of which 66 women) in preparation for teacher training; (2) supported the local publishing of materials for schools and libraries, which included the facilitation of publishing relevant and appropriate reading materials by training 137 writers and illustrators (of which 44 women); (3) trained 1,742 teachers (of which 797 women) and 793 librarians (of which 383 women) supporting literacy and the practice of reading and writing; and (4) promoted the distribution of quality reading materials (1,065,239 books) to support literacy promotion. Overall, these results worked toward achieving the ultimate goal of the project, have improved children’s and youth’s learning outcomes in underserved communities in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali and Tanzania.