The two-year (2020-2022) Early Grade Reading Program II (EGRP II) was a partnership between the Government of Nepal and the U.S. Agency for International Development that helped children across Nepal learn to read with fluency and comprehension, skills that help set them up for success later in life.
EGRP II built on the Early Grade Reading Program (EGRP), led by RTI from 2015–2020, which also achieved significant impact in terms of reading gains. EGRP II continued creating the climate conducive to scaling up early grade reading activities initiated under EGRP.
EGRP II activities included:
- Supporting development and rollout of the Integrated Curriculum and continuing to scale up the government’s National Early Grade Reading Program (NEGRP).
- Building municipal- and provincial-level capacity for delivering early grade reading services.
- Improving local governments’ ability to provide effective teacher professional support.
- Supporting continuity of learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
These activities reached 396 local governments (referred to as “municipalities” or “rural municipalities” in Nepali) in 38 NEGRP target districts across all 7 of Nepal’s provinces.