Putting children's learning first
Foundational literacy and numeracy, one child at a time, at the right level.Schools should be places of learning, but in many cases they’re not.
We work alongside Ministries of Education across sub-Saharan Africa to reimagine education systems that put children first. Together with a network of dedicated partners, we support them to adopt proven, evidence-based approaches that ensure every child masters foundational reading and maths skills by the end of primary school.
Despite major gains in school enrollment, Sub-Saharan Africa faces a severe learning crisis, with 89% of children unable to read and understand an age-appropriate text by age 10.
TaRL across the Continent
TaRL Africa works with Ministries of Education and a network of dedicated partners across sub-Saharan Africa. Together, we have reached 13.4 million children through Teaching at the Right Level programmes, which help children build foundational reading and maths skills.
reached since inception
learning in an active TaRL programme
supported to implement TaRL.
trained to deliver and support TaRL
Identified as cost‑effective by GEEAP
The Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) identifies TaRL as one of the most cost-effective interventions for improving the learning of all children in low- and middle-income countries.
