Learning and Well-being in IDP camps in Nigeria
The Impact of Accelerated Learning Programs on Literacy, Numeracy, and Wellbeing in Northeast Nigeria
244 million children are currently out of school worldwide.These children are at high risk of‬ never obtaining functional literacy and numeracy, significantly jeopardizing their futures. There‬ are over 1.1 million internally displaced children between the ages of 5-17 in Nigeria. FastTrack is a technology-enabled and self-assisted accelerated foundational skills‬†development program to support out-of-school refugee children in acquiring functional literacy‬ and numeracy skills (reading, writing and basic arithmetic), which are vital, indispensable‬†foundational skills needed for further education and to lead an empowered, self-determined life.‬FastTrack is a low-cost remedial learning program aimed at closing learning gaps and building‬ the foundational literacy and numeracy competencies of out-of-school children in either English‬†or in their Indigenous language (Mother Tongue) implemented in marginalized communities with‬†a high population of children who are out of school and do not have access to formal education.‬ The program combines 3 proven, independent teaching and learning approaches: Mavis Talking‬†Book and Pen (an offline digital pen with audio capabilities), targeted instruction,‬†and mother tongue-based literacy acquisition model, a dual language approach that involves‬ using Hausa as a bridge to learn English. Since its inception, FastTrack has reached over 18,000‬ beneficiaries in over 18 refugee camps across 3 Nigerian states. The program is currently being‬ implemented in partnership with the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally‬ displaced persons (IDPs), Nigeria’s leading agency responsible for the reintegration,‬†rehabilitation and empowerment of displaced children.‬
This program addresses the impact of the FastTrack program on children’s basic literacy and numeracy‬ skills and other child outcomes,‬†including social-emotional skills, psychological well-being, educational aspirations, and later‬†school enrollment and progression using an RCT.
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