UK policy on supporting education in developing countries

1. If you …
Get tired of school
Know someone who has been deprived of an education
Have access to an education

2. By: Me 
Education in Developing
Countries

3. Visions and Priorities
•Improving learning
•Reaching more marginalized children
•Keeping marginalized girls in school

4. Providing primary education for Palestinian
refugee children in Gaza, West Bank, Jordan,
Lebanon, and Syria
UK tech companies deliver e-learning to
Kenya’s marginalized girls.
DFID is investing in research facilities that
answer the question what is the best approach
with education in developing countries
Past Actions

5. Visions and Priorities (of the US)
•Improving reading skills for students in
primary grades
•Supporting/improving workforce development
programs
•Reach kids in crisis and conflict environments

6. Similarities between UK and US on this policy
US Policy UK Policy
• Investing in
children’s primary
education
• They want to
reach marginalized
children
• Improve the
quality of learning

7. The US and UK are collaborating to give girls and
education in poor countries, and together reveal a
five year plan they have set up in DRC, to give girls
this opportunity
US has rebuilt 950 schools since 2009, providing
scholarships for higher education, and also providing
courses to help teachers upgrade their skills

8. Why would any country want to
invest in another country’s
education?

10. Work Cited
"Policy." Policy. USAID, 27 Aug. 2015. Web. 04 Nov. 2015
"UK Tech Companies Deliver E-learning to Kenya's Marginalised Girls." Press Release.
Gov.UK, 18 July 2014. Web. 04 Nov. 2015.
"UK Support to Help Keep Schools Open for Palestinian Children." New Story. Gov.UK,
19 Aug. 2014. Web. 5 Nov. 2015
"DFID Research: What Works in Education in Developing Countries." New Story.
Gov.UK, 12 Sept. 2013. Web. 4 Nov. 2015.
"UK and US Join Forces to Support Girls' Education in Poor Countries." - News Stories.
Gov.UK, 16 June 2015. Web. 04 Nov. 2015.