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| In its work in education in crisis situations, the Basic Education and Policy Support Activity team strives to address, install and put into practice enduring values of respect, trust, equity and social responsibility. |
The ability to read and write — or literacy — is a basic skill for people to live and work in today’s world. Yet more than 900 million adults are not literate, primarily in developing countries. More than 125 million children who should be in school are not. For this reason, USAID emphasizes programs of support for basic education and places a special emphasis on improving opportunities for girls, women and other underserved and disadvantaged populations.
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| Michigan State University's Michael Fegan instructs trainers from Durban Technikon and the University of Natal in website development techniques as part of the MSU/eastern seaboard Association of Tertiary Institutions ALO partnership in South Africa. |
Competitive economies require workers to be able to learn advanced and changing concepts of science and technology, law and governance, and business and on a continuous basis. Without sound conceptual and technical skills acquired in secondary schools, community colleges, and universities, youth in developing countries will be unable to be as productive and as innovative as they could – and should be. Therefore, in collaboration with American universities and colleges, USAID supports a wide variety of training, workforce development, and higher education programs. These partnerships strengthen faculties and administrations in both developing countries and the United States, providing ongoing benefits to students in both settings.
In addition, USAID provides short-term training opportunities to hundreds of thousands of individuals in developing and transition countries each year. A flexible approach to education and training enables USAID to respond to the variety of learning challenges that are being faced by people around the world as they live and work.
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