One of the impacts of Covid-19 is an anticipated rise in the number of pregnant girls who face many challenging consequences, including dropping out of school. According to health researcher and reproductive health expert Dr Aniceth Nzabonimpa, family poverty, child labour, early marriages, domestic work, teen pregnancy and unsafe abortion escalated during the pandemic – […]Read More »

This year has been an especially challenging one for education around the world, but as we mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities which falls on every 3rd December, we must acknowledge that in many places, the Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the barriers to learning faced by children with disabilities. Radio broadcast lessons have […]Read More »

Welcome to the BLF Digest Magazine issue #6. This issue focuses on women leading learning with support through the Building Learning Foundations programme. Read more.…Read More »

Welcome to the 5th edition of the BLF Digest, our quarterly magazine that focuses on what we are doing to  improve learning outcomes in English and Mathematics at lower primary children in Rwanda. This is a special edition that focuses on Remote Learning. Follow the link to read more. BLF Digest Issue #5Read More »

Two days after the first covid-19 virus case was recorded in Rwanda, the Ministry of Education immediately shut down all the schools in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. It goes without saying that this measure was essential to protect the health and safety of millions of children and thousands of teachers in Rwanda. However, faced with […]Read More »