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The second teacher effect
Thirty-two crowded schools in Sylhet added a second shift and an assistant teacher. Reading levels moved first.
Education Active Rwanda Since 2025
Pilot classrooms, Southern Province
A first-year pilot: rehabilitated classrooms, materials and coaching for twelve schools, with a scale-up test.
This is the newest education pilot, and it is built to answer one question: do rehabilitated classrooms with coaching improve retention enough to justify scaling? Twelve schools were selected with the district, and the scale-up test was written before the first classroom opened.
The pilot is expensive per student in year one — rehabilitation is front-loaded — and the published figures say so. If the 2026 review shows the retention gain, expansion is funded; if it does not, the pilot ends and the data is published either way.
- Rehabilitate forty classrooms across twelve schools
- Deliver learning materials to 7,000 students
- Coach 190 teachers through the full school year
- Publish a scale-up decision review in January 2027
Latest reported values against this year's targets. A value below target stays visible — it is never rounded up or hidden.
| Indicator | Value | Target | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students supported | 6,300 | 7,000 | |
| Classrooms rehabilitated | 38 | 40 | |
| Learning materials delivered | 6,300 | 7,000 |
- Direct delivery59% · $224,200
- Local staff22% · $83,600
- Training12% · $45,600
- Logistics7% · $26,600
2025 budget: $380,000
What the budget covers
The split above is the approved 2025 budget. Restricted gifts to this program are spent within it, and variances above five percent are explained in the quarterly spending note.
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