Community Action for Reading and Security (CARS) Activity in Nicaragua
DevTech implemented the four-year USAID-funded Community Action for Reading and Security (CARS) Activity in Nicaragua. The purpose of CARS was to improve early grade reading outcomes and contribute to reducing citizen insecurity in five municipalities of the Region Autonoma Atlantica Sur in Nicaragua, where both education and crime statistics lagged behind the national averages. DevTech worked in close partnership with local organizations to implement an evidence-based approach to conduct activities at the municipal, community, and school level to transition to a local-led model to educational development and citizen security.
Related Publications:
- Nicaragua CARS: Early Grade Reading Assessment Report 2014 - Baseline
- Nicaragua CARS: Early Grade Reading Assessment Report 2016 - Intermediate
- Nicaragua CARS: Early Grade Reading Assessment Report 2017 - Baseline
- Nicaragua CARS: Early Grade Reading Assessment Report 2019 - Final Evaluation
- Nicaragua CARS: Community Mobilization for Positive Change
- Nicaragua CARS: Community Mobilization for Positive Change
- Nicaragua CARS: Gender Analysis
- Nicaragua CARS: Progress Report No.1
- Nicaragua CARS: Progress Report No.2
- Nicaragua CARS: Progress Report No.3
- Nicaragua CARS: Education Quality Assessment Prinzapolka
- Nicaragua CARS: Gender Based Violence Perception Study
- Nicaragua CARS: Socioemotional Changes Study
- Nicaragua CARS: Systematization Report