Kenya Primary Literacy Program (KPLP)

Donor: USAID • Prime: Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) • Timeframe: March 2024 – September 2028

The USAID Kenya Primary Literacy Program (KPLP) is a five-year initiative that supports the Kenyan Ministry of Education in delivering interventions at scale as well as piloting and expanding innovations that address the language and literacy needs of primary grade learners while building more inclusive, accountable, and resilient education institutions and systems.

USAID KPLP has three broad objectives: 1) improving education services and student learning outcomes, including for vulnerable populations; 2) strengthening education institutions and systems to become more accountable, self-sustaining, and resilient; and 3) empowering local youth organizations to strengthen and sustain community and family support for student learning and wellbeing. Inclusive Development Partners (IDP)  will provide technical support to KPLP and its project partners,  specifically related to inclusive teaching and learning across the objectives.

 

A large classroom of children sitting at shared tables. Many are sharing a textbook with the child next to them. All the children have blue and white shirts. Many of the girls also have white ribbons in their hair.
Photo: From U.S. Agency on International Development (USAID)

Project Highlights

  • Promoting using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles and disability-inclusive practices.
  • Pre-service and in-service training for teachers focusing on specialized training for teachers of learners with hearing or vision disabilities.
  • Developing and revising early-grade reading materials and assessment tools.
  • Guiding the integration of response to intervention methods for struggling learners or learners with disabilities to promote inclusion in enhanced reading programs.