Increasing Access to Quality Education for Rural and Marginalized Children in West Africa— A Comparative Study of Accelerated Education and Girls Focused Programmes in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone

The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is funding a research study under its Knowledge Information Exchange (KIX) initiative. KIX is a joint endeavour between IDRC and the Global partnership Alliance for Education (GPE). The research study seeks to examine the efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability of Accelerated Education (AEP) and girls focused education programme models in West Africa's rural, fragile, and hard-to-reach areas, in Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. The ultimate aim of the research is to increase access to learning for children who are out of school through strengthened use of knowledge on effective AEP and girls focused education models.