"The endline survey findings demonstrated that the IFERB projects intervention had a positive impact on enhancing students’ skills and competencies which included numeracy, literacy, communication, critical thinking, exploration, creativity and both independent and cooperative learning."

"The level of children’s hands-on work was another standout accomplishment as evidenced by the pieces of work in some of the project schools. Traditionally, most of the teachers’ instructional practices rarely involve children in hands-on activities. Most practical work ends up as demonstrations by teachers while learners answer questions based on the demonstrations. However, during the IFERB projects, the learners were responsible for their own learning and did the outlined activities."

For the immediate beneficiaries of this project, we are confident the skills developed during this pilot will continue to be valuable and encourage ongoing learning within families. The facilitators involved in this project have been eager to explore how to use some of these resources with partners and support at-home learning for the children involved.

"Improvement was noted in independent feeding and motor coordination,  understanding of the home environment, increased physical activity and ability to perform activities of daily living, improved posture, and enhanced proprioceptive skills."

"One child has recorded milestones such as being able to pick up food from a plate, hold a pen and scribble in a book since the activity bank training."

"Using innovations such as the Activity Bank for Disabilities empowers caregivers to impart lifelong learning. This benefits children with disabilities both in and out of school and enhances access to learning opportunities."

"The EAA educational resources on numeracy supported the 6 to 8 year old students successfully as students who had almost zero knowledge on basic numeracy were able to make simple additions after the completion of the project."

"The EAA packages were simple to implement as they included a variety of exercises with many images, making it very child friendly. Similarly, they helped the children to cultivate skills needed to thrive in a school environment. With the goal of providing meaningful access to learning opportunities, children increased their motivation for learning, and acquired basic knowledge on how to build self-reflect and self-esteem."

"Through project-based learning, children increased their engagement and positive attitude towards learning. EAA packages aimed at complementing the implementation of PBL methodology with a focus on literacy, numeracy, and psychosocial skill."

"The program has transformed my teaching. My lessons are now more interesting and engaging thanks to the thorough curriculum and fun resources. My students now learn with greater enthusiasm and motivation. It really transforms!"