Shobai Miley Shikhi (Everyone Learns Together)

USAID’s Shobai Miley Shikhi Activity (Everyone Learns Together) (SMSA) is a five-year (2022 – 2026) program working to improve learning outcomes for primary-school aged learners with disabilities in Government primary schools. The activity will achieve its objectives through strengthening existing inclusive education reforms, introducing innovations to enhance inclusive school environments and instruction, and supporting parents’, caregivers’, and communities’ ability to provide inclusive education. 

SMSA will address its objectives by partnering with the government of Bangladesh, specifically the Department of Primary Education and National Curriculum and Training Board, local organizations, disabled persons organizations (DPOs), the National Grassroots Disability Organization, the Center for Disability in Development, Save the Children, and Inclusive Development Partners (IDP). Over the course of the first three years of the activity, IDP will provide technical support around Universal Design for Learning (UDL), inclusive instructional techniques for teachers, and capacity strengthening for government and school officials.