Sierra Leone’s education system has been impacted by several major emergencies in recent decades – from civil war, to Ebola, to COVID19. Yet its actors are committed to delivering improvements in education outcomes, specifically in terms of attendance, performance, safety and inclusion. Leh Wi Lan is part of the Sierra Leone Secondary Education Improvement Programme II (SSEIP II), which is …
While most children go to school in Tanzania, education outcomes remain challenging with only 8% of students reaching the national benchmark for reading fluency and 12% reaching the arithmetic benchmark. This is in part because better access to basic education and population growth haven’t been matched by a corresponding increase in teachers. Shule Bora is UK aid-funded programme designed to …
Northwest Syria is one of the most challenging contexts in which humanitarian actors work. Keeping schools open and ensuring children are safe to learn are essential to building hope for future generations. The Syria Education Programme – known locally as ‘Manahel’ – is a five-year programme funded by UK International Development and implemented by Chemonics to provide access to safe, …
Over six years DHA advised EQUIP-Tanzania to champion scalable approaches to improve learning outcomes in primary schools, particularly for girls. Working with a team of national and international education specialists, we developed a communications strategy during the inception period and over six years, continued to work with in-country communications staff to ensure social and behaviour change communications, policy advocacy and …
DHA provided strategic communications support to Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), a scheme initiated by India’s Department of School Education and Literacy that aimed to achieve universal access to secondary education by 2017. Alongside a team of national and international education experts, we worked on a range of plans to develop creative content that showcased key data and information those …
DHA provides communication advice and support to the Food Fortification Programme – Pakistan, a five-year programme aiming to improve the nutritional status of people in Pakistan, particularly women and young children. Working with an in-country team of health and nutrition specialists, we developed a national campaign framework for regional roll-out promoting the consumption and production of fortified food. We provided …
DHA provided strategic communications support to an education reform programme that transformed access, quality and governance of education in Punjab, Pakistan’s most populous state. We designed and delivered a comprehensive four-year information and communication strategy, which included the views of 600 parents, teachers, pupils and community members. It led to the ground-breaking use of school report cards displayed on the …
In 2013, DHA assessed the impact of Girl Hub for DFID. We evaluated the extent to which communications, publications and campaigns generated debate and commitment from decision-makers, and helped to build the identity of adolescent girls. DFID’s evaluation methods guided the evaluation which provided several recommendations for Girl Hub’s development.
DHA supported the Implementation and Analysis in Action of Accountability Programme (IAAAP) to build evidence for what works in strengthening accountability in Somalia. We developed a communications and knowledge management strategy, working with the Kenya-based team to increase the visibility of action research projects, encourage research uptake and share policy recommendations with Somali and international actors. Between 2017 and 2018 …
DHA worked with the International Decision Support Initiative (iDSI) Secretariat, a network of global health experts. We helped them to articulate the importance of value for money in healthcare resourcing across the world for funders and potential country partners, as well as the process of how to do it. In 2016 we developed a communications strategy with the team and …