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Addressing Learning Loss and Social Exclusion in Bangladesh: Insights from IID’s Presentation at CIES 2023

February 15, 2023

Do we know to what extent have COVID-induced socioeconomic shocks contributed to the progression loss in learning among 5 to 16-year-old children in Bangladesh? There was always a debate on…

Lack of resilience in education sector needs to be addressed to ensure quality and inclusive education

January 27, 2023

To understand community-level perceptions about the impact of COVID-19 on the education of children in rural areas, IID conducted a pilot study in two villages from two different districts, one…

Voices from the Grassroots: Importance of demand-driven and participatory school budget

December 31, 2022

In this video, the members of two learning collaboratives from Sreemangal and Saghata upazilas led by IID express their concerns and commitments regarding the school budget. Even though the education…

A Participatory Demand-Driven Budget is Required to Strengthen the Education System

December 30, 2022

“Before finalizing the SLIP budget of the primary schools, teachers, parents, and SMC members need to sit together and determine the needs. It will help us to understand the actual…

Understanding the Learning Loss of children due to Pandemic in Bangladesh to Promote Better Monitoring of Learning

December 17, 2022

IID presented the preliminary findings from its two ongoing studies on education system resilience at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia Pacific…

Stakeholders called for Disability-Inclusive Parliament

December 7, 2022

Discussions in a policy breakfast meeting demanded that the Bangladesh parliament needs to develop process, policies and practices driven toward disability-inclusive development of the country. Almost 7 per cent of…

Assessing the impact of system shocks on learning level and learning loss that increase social inequity

December 4, 2022

The global pandemic shock that led to school closures, unequal access to technology-based educational facilities, and other disruptions impacted the educational system significantly. IID assessed the learning level and learning…

IID shares its experiences of effective research communication with PAL members

November 3, 2022

IID facilitated two learning-sharing online workshops organized by the People’s Action for Learning (PAL) Network where the PAL Network’s members from Africa, Asia, and America participated in the workshops. The…

Bangladesh to Push for Global Action at COP27 on Climate Loss and Damage

October 25, 2022

While the world continues to negotiate on climate mitigation to safeguard the future, with not much ambitious plans around the issues of adaptation and Loss and Damage (L&D) under the…

Policy Hackathon 2022: Youth Voiced for their Inclusion In Democracy

October 18, 2022

15 youth participants from across Bangladesh competed in Policy Hackathon 2022, presenting their policy solutions for increasing youth inclusion in the democratic process. The teams brought forward young people’s right…

Enhancing children’s skills through play-based assessment tools

September 29, 2022

In essence, play is a crucial means by which children gain insight into the world and their own identity. It plays a role in building important abilities that lay the…

Policy Camp 2022: Breaking Barriers and Building Connections

September 22, 2022

Youth for Policy’s (YfP) flagship program Policy Camp was organized at Jashore, Khulna from 16th to 21st September 2022. Policy Champions from across Bangladesh came together for 6 days of…