Rwanda Learning for All Programme

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Key Information

Learning for All (LFA) is a £96.3 million programme (2015–23) aiming to improve learning outcomes and equitable access to primary and secondary education for boys and girls in Rwanda. LFA reaches all public and state aided schools nationwide (3,207 primary as of 2022). It combines non-budget support financial aid (NBSFA) of £35.3m, delivered through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Rwanda (GoR), with a programme of technical assistance (TA) worth £62.3m. The financial aid component ended in 2020 and this review will only focus on measuring progress against TA outputs.

The Building Learning Foundations (BLF) Programme is the main technical assistance component of the programme. The BLF’s intended outcome is improved learning outcomes in lower and upper primary education in English and Mathematics, with a special focus on girls and including children with special educational needs. This is intended to improve children’s learning achievement in higher grades, thereby supporting the achievement of the LFA targeted outcome of ‘Improved learning outcomes and increased equitable access to primary and secondary education for girls and boys in Rwanda’. Both the BLF and LFA outcomes will contribute to the achievement of the LFA impact statement, ‘Young men and women including the poorest have the knowledge and skills to support and participate in Rwanda’s economic development.’


Location(s)

Sub-Saharan Africa

Rwanda

Activity URL

Not applicable or unknown

Government Affiliation

Government-affiliated program

Years

2015 - 2023

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Ministry of Education

COVID-19 Response

Adapted

Geographic Scope

National

Meets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES  

Unknown

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Quality

  • Curricula/lesson plans
  • Teacher training

Skills

  • Literacy
  • Numeracy

Cross-cutting areas

  • COVID-19 Response

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys in school, Girls in school, Policymakers, Teachers - female, Teachers - male

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Not applicable or unknown

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Teaching

  • In-service teacher training – pedagogy general

Tutoring/strengthening academic skills

  • Literacy - in the classroom
  • Numeracy - in the classroom

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased literacy
  • Increased numeracy
  • Increased test scores

Cross-cutting goals

Not applicable or unknown