Literacy With Purpose,
Learning With Play

Program Spotlights

  • Six children sitting on the ground in a circle, huddled around a digital device outdoors with greenery and huts in the background.

    Project Backpack

    Project Backpack, launched in 2019 in the Imvepi Refugee Settlement, helps children learn to read 16X faster using technology, personalized learning, caregiver support, feedback, and play.

    Experience the journey of one Project Backpack father
  • A classroom filled with young students sitting at wooden desks facing a chalkboard. Two boys stand at the front, writing on the chalkboard. The classroom has windows on the left, providing natural light. The walls are decorated with posters and charts.

    Teacher Development

    Pangea’s Teacher Development Programs equip educators to teach reading effectively and foster gender equity, ensuring every child has the chance to thrive.

    Learn how gender training increases literacy outcomes
  • A child reading a book titled 'Community Through My Senses' at a table, with others standing around.

    Pangea Digital Library

    When children see themselves in the stories they read, they’re inspired to learn. From 2017–2023, Pangea published 160+ culturally relevant children’s books—used in our Project Backpack and Teacher Development programs, and now available to you!

    Check out our free digital library today
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"My children learned so fast. Letter names. Letter sounds. They are reading stories and can now explore new parts of their studies."

- Rose, Project Backpack Parent

Our Results

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Project Backpack

  • In 2020, Pangea conducted a nine-month pilot with 224 South Sudanese refugee learners, randomly assigned into two groups: a Treatment Group (21 families) that received iPads, instruction, and biweekly feedback; and a Control Group (21 families) that received iPads but no guided instruction.

  • Learner progress was measured using the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA), aligned with Grade 2 benchmarks. 88% of children in the treatment group mastered letter knowledge (up from 6.7% at baseline assessments), and 55% became functionally literate, reading over 60 words per minute. Improvements were also recorded in vocabulary, comprehension, and reading self-confidence.

    While control group testing has not been completed since this initial study, EGRA results have continued to follow this incredible trend.

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A woman standing in front of a blackboard, teaching a class about the alphabet and vowels with two posters on either side of her showing letter groups. She is holding a pointer and gesturing with her right hand, smiling, and wearing a green top and a beige skirt.

Teacher Development

  • In 2024, 97 teachers enrolled in Pangea’s Teacher Development programs across Imvepi and Luwero.

    • 88% completed advanced training in gender-responsive teaching

    • 100% met coaching and observation goals, with certificates awarded

    • Two bi-weekly online Communities of Practice and 24 check-ins ensured ongoing support

  • Students of the newly trained teachers complete Sense of Belonging surveys and EGRA assessments, along with teacher retention numbers and ongoing participation in coaching to gauge program impact.

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