World Vision's Unlock Literacy approach stimulates Learners' Ability to Read

World Vision Chad's Education Sector Manager initiated a field visit from 4-15 March 2024 to monitor compliance with the implementation of the UL (Unlock Literacy) project model. 

"When we visited the schools and reading camps, I was amazed to see that children in the CP1-CP2 class were able to identify and reproduce the letters of the alphabet", says Mr. BAME Menkamla, Head of the Education sector, with a smile on his face. "I would like to acknowledge the impeccable work carried out by the various players, in particular the reading camp facilitators, camp supervisors, teachers, teams from pedagogical inspections and CDFCEPs, as well as our colleagues in the clusters".

For Mr. BAME, it is important to have reliable data. He therefore insisted on updating the lists of schools and reading camps. During the mission, at least two schools and two reading camps were visited in each World Vision programme. From Logone Oriental to Mayo Kebbi-Est via Logone Occidental, Mr. Bamé spoke with the different teams and partners. He checked the enrolment in the schools and camps, checked the contents of the book banks and tested the reading level of some of the children in the first four primary classes in the schools and reading camps visited. 

A significant improvement in children's reading comprehension

The UL approach supports the Chadian government's efforts to turn primary school children into comprehension readers. It involves teachers, parents and community members in creating an environment conducive to improving children's reading skills (both in and out of school). For the teachers, school principals and educational inspectors we met: "The UL approach, thanks to the training received from World Vision, further strengthens the pedagogy for getting children to read with understanding".   

IIn 2023, 11702 children (6574 boys and 5128 girls) in CP1-CP2-CE1 classes participated in reading camp activities, out of a total of 51385 pupils (27193 boys and 24192 girls) in these levels. The assessment in 2023 showed 19% readers with comprehension and 36% beginning readers compare against from 2% in 2020 (baseline). For World Vision's Education Sector Manager: "Indicators of children's reading comprehension need to continue to improve in the organisation's intervention zones."  That's why he urged education officers, cluster managers, facilitators, supervisors and inspectors to be rigorous in their monitoring, both in schools and in reading camps.