BEC’s members submitted so many beautiful photos of their important work. The below photo from RTI International placed 9th in our recent photo contest. Check out the rest of the finalists here and stay tuned for additional winner announcements in the coming days!
Photo Credit: RTI International
BEC’s members had too many gorgeous, impactful photos to choose from. The below photos from Catholic Relief Services and the Luminos Fund tied for 10th place in our recent photo contest. Check out the rest of the finalists here and stay tuned for additional winner announcements in the coming days!
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The Basic Education Coalition and Global Reading Network were pleased to welcome 150 members of our global development community (from France to Trinidad and Tobago to Qatar) to discuss ways to support learners' reentry to school.
Please find the reference information below:
Finally, if you are not yet on the GRN email list, you can sign up here. Please also feel free to reach out to the Global Reading Network at GRN@usaid.gov. To join the BEC newsletter listserv, click here.
The Basic Education Coalition had a busy and impactful year. Read all about it by clicking here or on the image below.
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As part of our recently-launched photo contest, BEC members have submitted gorgeous photos of their impactful basic education work around the globe. We need your help to select the winners!
Please vote for your favorite photos (of the top 18 finalists) by clicking here or on the image below.
BEC's Early Childhood Education Working Group developed eight home-based learning infographics for parents.
You can find all eight infographics here, or download each one individually using the links below. Printing specifications are included at the end of this article. Note that these are presented as duplicates for printing purposes.
We recommend downloading the PDF documents and selecting the following printing specifications in order to print two infographics per page:
In the attached document, (Case For Change: Unlocking Sustained Outcomes with a “People-First” Approach to Development) a cross-sectoral group of practitioners, academics, public and private sector donors (among them, BEC’s member Teach for All) articulates the vision and potential for the approach. The “People - First” approach prioritizes investments in developing human agency and leadership in developing contexts. It articulates the type of mindset shift required to truly evolve our prevailing development paradigm from one that prioritizes working on behalf of local people, towards one that supports local people to develop their own capabilities for defining problems and identifying solutions in order to continuously improve development outcomes over time.
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Room to Read has worked hard to help us improve our integration of inclusive practices within our International Education work. One such example is their “Diverse Storybooks: Inclusive Practices to Grow Children’s Book Collections” webinar. Supporting literacy development in a globally diverse population of young children requires an equally diverse collection of children’s books so that every developing reader can both see their experiences reflected in a book and have books present a window to the world beyond their own.
Find the webinar recording by clicking here or on the image below.
The Basic Education Coalition and Global Reading Network were pleased to welcome 150 members of our global development community (from France to Trinidad and Tobago to Qatar) to discuss ways to support learners' reentry to school.
Please find the reference information below:
Finally, if you are not yet on the GRN email list, you can sign up here. Please also feel free to reach out to the Global Reading Network at GRN@usaid.gov. To join the BEC newsletter listserv, click here.
It's chock-full of information, resources, events, and highlights from members such as @luminosfund @AIRInforms @fhi360 @ChildhoodEdIntl @worldreaders @RTI_INTL_DEV @DAIGlobal.
Check it out here.
Banner photo: Room to Read
