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World Bank - Building Better Formal TVET Systems: Principles and Practice in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Educate! was cited in a joint report by the World Bank, ILO, and UNESCO, which references Educate!’s model and highlights how a focus on foundational skills for self-employment can inform the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

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J-PAL — Investing in Girls' Education? Top 3 Lessons from the Evidence

J-PAL Africa highlights Educate! in its argument for investments in evidence-based interventions on the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) blog. The policy researchers highlight Educate!’s impact as an example of an approach demonstrating strong results for girls.

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GPE — An Evidence-based Approach for Integrating Skills into Education Systems

After learning that our in-school model measurably impacts youth beyond the classroom, we wondered if governments could adopt and deliver it. In this article, Educate’s leaders position secondary school as the most natural and cost-efficient space for youth to build the skills they’ll need to succeed.

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The World Bank — Hard Skills or Soft Skills for the Youth?

Markus Goldstein, Gender Innovation Lab lead at the World Bank, shares the results of the 3-week bootcamp we helped run in 2013, which became the foundation of our out-of-school youth model. Goldstein concludes, “Overall, this is a cool result – and one of the stronger I have seen for youth-oriented training.”

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The World Bank's S4YE — How are Youth Employment programs adapting to COVID‒19?

In this brief, the World Bank highlights different ways in which youth employment projects in S4YE’s Impact Portfolio, including Educate!, adapted their strategies and delivery models in response to COVID‒19.

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Educate! — Why We Need to Play Offense, and How

This piece details Educate!’s framework at the start of the pandemic, which allowed us to capitalize on our strengths through reorganization and carried us forward as we rethought education for youth in East Africa in the new normal.

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Diplomatic Courier — African Unity Starts with African Youth

Written by Educate! board members Nicole Goldin and Dzingai Mutumbuka in celebration of Africa Day, this article explores the idea that youth are Africa's greatest unifying resource, with the potential to drive the progress that Africa Day exists to honor.

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