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This project aims to achieve inclusive, quality and gender-responsive education for primary students in Liberia and Sierra Leone. It also supports the growth of locally-driven evidence-based research on education, exploring its relation to gender equality, equity and inclusion in refugee and internally displaced persons (IDP) settings in fragile African contexts. Project activities include: (1) training teacher educators on active teaching and gender equality practices; (2) training pre-service and in-service teachers at Teacher Training Institutes (colleges) on active learning, gender-responsive teaching strategies; (3) developing and distributing gender-responsive children’s books in print and digital format to colleges and practicum schools to be used as a companion to learning teaching strategies for the classroom; (4) supporting research by African researchers in African refugee and IDP settings; and (5) disseminating research to inform education policies and practices. This project aims to reach 9,000 primary students (of whom 50% are girls), 2,000 pre-service teachers, 360 in-service teachers, 120 teacher educators, national and district Ministry of Education officials and at least 20 African researchers.