East Africa Quality in Early Learning (EAQL): impact evaluation report

This is an impact assessment report of an independent evaluation of the Aga Khan Foundation‘s (AKF) East African Quality in Early Learning (EAQEL) initiative to determine whether the initiative improves learning outcomes in the early grades (1-3) in two districts in Kenya and two districts in Uganda as was intended. The initiative is also referred to as the Reading to Learn (RtL) approach. The districts covered by the study are Kwale and Kinango in Kenya and Amolatar and Dokolo in Uganda. The four districts were selected by AKF because they consistently performed poorly in national examinations in both countries.