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TaRL Africa colleagues from across the globe meet in person after two years!

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For almost two years, consecutive waves of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many TaRL Africa colleagues to work from home, limiting interactions to online meetings and emails. When it became safer to resume international travel, members of the central team and representatives from the country teams met in Kenya for a strategy retreat from February 28th …

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TaRL National conference in Nigeria brings together actors in education to address foundational learning

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Ongoing panel discussion at the TaRL National Conference in Abuja, Nigeria. The discussion highlights the importance and challenges of foundational skills amongst learners in Nigeria. Credits: TaRL Africa The Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) National Conference was held in Abuja, Nigeria on the 27th and 28th of June, 2022. This first-of-its-kind event brought together …

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‘Bridging the Gap’ in Uganda with YARID

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Learners playing number jump during a TaRL session.   Photo: YARID Schools recently re-opened in Uganda at the beginning of 2022, nearly two years after closing because of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is not only COVID-19 that has kept refugee children from accessing education in Uganda. Refugee children in Uganda also require a minimum qualification …

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Nigeria expansion: Spotlight on Kaduna and Bauchi

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Learners in a TaRL classroom activity. Photo Credits: TaRL Africa The governments of Kaduna and Bauchi states have committed to implementing Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) pilots after a successful TaRL programme that was implemented in Borno state in November 2021. The pilots are being led by the respective State Universal Basic Education Boards …

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Innovation fund to support local NGOs to scale up TaRL approach in Africa

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Children practice a TaRL reading activity with flashcards. Photo: Grassroots Nest for Innovation and Change (GRIC) Through the contribution of the Hewlett Foundation, the TaRL Africa NGO innovation fund aims to support local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to strengthen and scale up Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) programming across Africa. The one-off fund provides a platform to explore …

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OPINION EDITORIAL: PRIORITIZE TEACHING TO CHILD’S LEARNING LEVEL

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A TaRL classroom in Kenya. Credit TaRL Africa Many children in sub-Saharan Africa who are enrolled in primary school do not learn the most basic literacy and numeracy skills. These skills include reading, writing, and performing simple mathematics like additions and subtraction. Emerging data shows that this inequality in learning has been further exacerbated by …

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That’s a wrap for 2021!

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Children during a TaRL session in Côte d’Ivoire. Photo Credit: TaRL Africa  To download the end-of-the-year updates, click here.     TaRL programming in Sub-Saharan Africa reached over a million children with encouraging results across the board! We worked together with several partners across 12 countries learning together and devising strategies to accomplish the common goal of foundational …

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Teaching at the Right Level, Africa: Some Lessons on Monitoring, Measurement, and Review to date

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Over the last few years, the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) Africa team has worked closely with governments and other partners in Côte D’Ivoire (CDI), Nigeria, and Zambia to develop and grow contextually appropriate TaRL programs so that education stakeholders focus on ensuring that foundational literacy and numeracy levels of their children improve over …

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The Crucial Role of Teachers in the Recovery Phase Post-COVID-19

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A teacher demonstrates a math activity to whole class during a Catch Up (TaRL) session in Zambia. Photo: Catch Up Program, VVOB and TaRL Africa.    For many children in Africa, research shows that most of those who attend school are not acquiring the basic skills necessary for learning. The COVID- 19 pandemic further exacerbated …

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