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Kyrgyzstan

  Faculty of Health Sciences - Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences,

  Magdalena Janus (janusm@mcmaster.ca), Simon Webb (webbs3@mcmaster.ca), Ashley Gaskin (agaskin@mcmaster.ca), Eric Duku (duku@mcmaster.ca), Danusha Vinoraj (vinorad@mcmaster.ca)

  Status
ongoing
  Start Date
August, 2015
  Countries
Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan has been undergoing political and economic reform over the past two decades. One part of this in recent years is the expansion of accessible pre-primary education in the country. With this policy change, the Kyrgyz government sought an accurate way to measure early child development outcomes to ensure the increased investment was beneficial. The EDI was adopted to monitor the progress of the Kyrgyz Republic's investment in pre-primary education. The rollout began in 2014 with pilot data, with a second pre-baseline data collection in 2015 and a final set of data collection in 2016.

Impact

The project provided data on the developmental health of children in Kyrgyzstan who are now receiving additional supports in the form of community kindergarten. These data help to inform public policy, identify regions of need, and inform curriculum.

Student Experience

Enhanced students understanding of early education and development in Kyrgyzstan while providing the student with the opportunity to work with partners abroad.

Countries
Kyrgyzstan
Impact
Research, Education, Global Partnerships
Institutional Partner(s)
Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic
Community Partner(s)
Industry Partner(s)
Key Outcomes
Publications
Sponsorship
Private
Foreign
Sponsorship Details
Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic; The World Bank
MOU
no

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