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The Language of Home: How UNIDOS Supports Classroom Success in Guatemala

Teaching someone how to read is rarely simple. Helping them want to read takes something even more. At the Yulchén JV elementary school in Guatemala’s Western Highlands, Marta noticed that her first- and second-grade students...
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How One Community School is Raising the Bar in Southern Madagascar

Passing Madagascar’s national primary school exit exam (CEPE) is a major milestone for students across the country. For 13-year-old Yves Rosalin, it became a point of pride for his entire community. His high score earned...
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Promoting Bilingual Education in Multicultural Societies to Enhance Student Literacy

By Leonel Arguello, Director of Integrated School Feeding Programs As a Nicaraguan, I grew up in a multiethnic, multicultural and multilingual country with a large Indigenous population. English and French were the mandatory languages in...
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First School Meals Served up in Madagascar

By Chloe Pan On February 6, 2023, Global Communities and its consortium of partners in Madagascar served the first school meals supported by Mianatra ("Learn" in Malagasy), a McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child...