The Federal Government of Nigeria is working to improve quality and access to basic education in five states, with particular focus on girls’ participation. The five states are: Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa and Sokoto.
EARC is working in collaboration with WAPCAS to train 7 health facilities as part of an intervention for reducing stigma in health facilities towards persons living with HIV (PLHIV) and Key Populations (KP).
In 2018, EARC provided Technical Support to UNICEF in documenting District Quality Monitoring System for Education (DQMS-E) in four UNICEF supported district, namely: Asikuma Odoben Brakwa, Upper West Akim, Upper Manya Krobo and Upper Denkyira West.
EARC in 2017 assisted the Health Policy Plus (HP+) and Ghana AIDS commission to conduct research into how stigma by health facility staff towards persons living with HIV (PLHIV) and key population affects their access to health care.
EARC in collaboration with National Education Assessment Unit (NEAU) of GES, and Research Triangle Institute International (RTI) piloted the DQMS-E in 12 districts, namely, Kpone-Katamanso, Ga Central, Ga South, Accra Metro, Ada West, Ekumfi, Shai Osu Doku and Upper West Akim, La Nkwantanag Madina, Tema Metro, Adentan Municipal, and Ashaiman districts.
EARC provided local support (including coordinating, capacity building and monitoring test administration activities in the field) to Research Triangle Institute International (USA) in implementing the USAID funded Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) and Early Grade Mathematics Assessment (EGMA) under the project USAID/Ghana’s Partnership in Education: TESTING EdData II.
EARC supported in building the capacity of data collectors (GES staff) for both the baseline and endline data collection. EARC also managed data and submitted to DEV-TECH for analysis.
EARC worked as a data management consultant for the training of assessors and data collection exercise during the CBE Learner Assessment Program.
EARC collected data from IDP supported schools in Brong Ahafo, Ashanti and Upper East regions of Ghana for IDP Foundation Inc. In addition, EARC developed research instruments, trained field workers, collected and analyzed data and prepared a comprehensive report.
EARC, in 2012, developed the research instrument, trained, supervised data collection and analyzed the data for Care Ghana, during their Innovation for Marginalized Girls’ Education (IMAGE) project in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
EARC handled the distribution project of NALAP instructional materials funded by USAID. NALAP is a comprehensive and well-structured mother-tongue literacy program. It emphasizes the use of Ghanaian language to improve the reading ability of children. It also enhances the development of a highly skilled labor base that impacts on economic development.
EARC handled the data management aspect of the project for both the field work in 2002, 2006, 2010 and the main surveys in 2003, 2007, and 2011. EARC data managers prepared the database using WinDEM, WinLINK and WinWS3 software Packages. A completed cleaned data was sent to the International Study Centre (ICS), Boston College and Data processing Centre, Hamburg for analysis.
In 2008, EARC implemented the USAID funded Data Quality and Reporting Compliance Assessment. EARC trained field data collectors to do interviews and field observations, using approved DQA protocols and checklists, which were built on the previously conducted DQA.
EARC trained Ghana Education Service (GES) staff across the country between 2002-2004 under USAID/CSA Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Building Program.