Welcome to the 9th issue of the BLF Digest, our quarterly magazine that gives you an insight into the work we are doing in all public and government aided primary schools to improve learning outcomes in English and mathematics in Rwanda. This is a special issue that focuses on how we are empowering girls through […]Read More »

On 12th May 2021, the Building Learning Foundations programme held several events to mark International Day for Girls in Mathematics. The event was celebrated under the theme, “Empower girls in Mathematics, Start Early”. The day is celebrated annually around the world and seeks to inspire women to celebrate their achievements in mathematics and to encourage […]Read More »

Following Covid-19-related school closures across Rwanda, our UKAid funded Building Learning Foundations team commissioned an inequity impact assessment of the country’s primary-age school population to investigate how children from different backgrounds and contexts have fared during the period of closures, and to inform plans for school reopening. In response to outbreak of Covid-19 in the […]Read More »

Welcome to the 8th issue of the BLF Digest, our quarterly magazine that gives you an insight into the work we are doing in all public and government aided primary schools to improve learning outcomes in English and mathematics in Rwanda. This is a special issue that focuses on how BLF is supporting schools in Rwanda to build […]Read More »

As part of our UKAID funded Building Learning Foundations (BLF) programme in Rwanda, 1,598 lower-primary English teachers have completed a 6 months online English for Teaching (EfT) course. This first phase of the course roll-out combined online self-study with live English lessons via video conferencing and was the first of its kind in Rwanda.  BLF […]Read More »