Improving literacy for children through the support of community networks in Ghana, Honduras, and Nicaragua : a cross-country comparison of key learnings related to adaptation and scaling for impact of World Vision’s Unlock Literacy reading camps

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Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library : Mejorando la alfabetización infantil mediante el apoyo de las redes comunitarias y escolares en Ghana, Honduras, y Nicaragua : análisis comparativo entre países con relación a las principales lecciones aprendidas en cuanto a la adaptación y escalamiento para un mayor impacto de los campamentos de lectura del programa Unlock Literacy de Visión MundialThis report presents the Research Lead’s cross-county analysis of research findings from the qualitative research studies of World Vision’s Unlock Literacy community-based, play-based reading camps for early school-age children (grades 1-3) conducted in Honduras, Nicaragua, and Ghana as part of the Improving Literacy for Children through the Support of Community Networks project from April 2020 to February 2023. The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and Global Partnership for Education (GPE) are funding this Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) project through a global grant. These grants aim to generate knowledge and evidence to support the adaptation of proven innovations to address key education priorities in GPE partner countries and to mobilize research and knowledge to support the scaling of these proven innovations