Reading Enhancement for Advancing Development (READ)

READ is a USAID flagship project. Save the Children is the technical partner of the project in Bangladesh. Zabarang has been implementing the project in Khagrachhari since August 2014. The last duration (4^th year) of the project is up to December 2017. The project focus to improve early grade reading competence. We know, learning to read affects all aspect to children’s education. By ensuring a strong foundation at the beginning of school, the expectation is that a higher proportion of students will hopefully complete school with solid primary school skills such as literacy. In today’s world, literacy is the acute life skill of human.

Donor: United State Agency for International Development (USAID) through Save the Children International (SC);

Duration: August 1, 2014 to December 2017 (3 years 5 Months);

Project Location/ working area: Khagrachhari Sadar, Panchari and Dighinala Upazila of Khagrachhari Hill District;

Number of coverage school: 45 Government Primary School of the selected Upazila (Khagrachari Sadar 15, Panchari Upazila 15 and Dighinala Upazila 15);

Budget/expenditure for 2017: Tk. 4915688.00

Number of beneficiaries (male/female, students- girls/boys etc. /SMC/PTA/MG): Students 3051, Assistant Teacher 180, Head Teacher 45, Respective Govt. Official (Primary Education Department) 18, School Management Committee Members (SMC) 540 and Guardian and School Community 5000;