International Development Grant
Reading CODE - 2012-2016
Project Number: CA-3-S065417001
Status: Closed
Country/Region:
Maximum Contribution: $4,411,200.00
Start Date: April 30, 2012
End Date: July 31, 2016
Duration: 4.3 years
Project Description
Reading CODE is a literacy project combining access to quality reading materials with educators who have the skills to use these materials effectively. Through its partners in Ethiopia Tanzania Ghana and Mali CODE aims to increase the skills of teachers and librarians in more than 1 000 schools and libraries sourcing and supplying books and to improve the learning possibilities of 485 000 children. Reading CODE also connects national publishing industries and education networks to create a sustainable culture of literacy as a means of securing the future of all children and youth and as a pillar of social development and economic prosperity.
Expected Results
The expected intermediate outcomes for this project include: Improved reading and writing performance for girls and boys in project classrooms and community libraries; Enhanced gender-sensitive literate environment in project schools and communities.
Progress & Results Achieved
Results achieved as of the end of the project (December 2016) include: (1) international literacy experts facilitateding the training of 138 trainers (of which 66 women) in preparation for teacher training; (2) supported the local publishing of materials for schools and libraries which included the facilitation of publishing relevant and appropriate reading materials by training 137 writers and illustrators (of which 44 women); (3) trained 1 742 teachers (of which 797 women) and 793 librarians (of which 383 women) supporting literacy and the practice of reading and writing; and (4) promoted the distribution of quality reading materials (1 065 239 books) to support literacy promotion. Overall these results worked toward achieving the ultimate goal of the project have improved children’s and youth’s learning outcomes in underserved communities in Ethiopia Ghana Mali and Tanzania.
Key Information
Executing Agency:
CODE
Reporting Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Program:
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Last Modified:
September 19, 2025
Development Classifications
DAC Sector:
Aid Type: Other technical assistance
Collaboration: Bilateral
Finance Type: Aid grant excluding debt reorganisation
Selection Mechanism:
Pre-APP