Key messages
- Expand reliable household energy access in underserved rural communities under the leadership of the Ministry of Water and Energy (MINEE), given its positive association with children’s reading outcomes.
- Integrate targeted parental learning-support programmes into rural household energy initiatives through coordinated action between MINEE and the Ministry of Basic Education (MINEDUB).
- Equip mothers, fathers, and other caregivers with practical strategies to support children’s reading and numeracy, as parental support is associated with better learning outcomes among lower-performing pupils.
- Pilot and evaluate the combined energy-access and parental-support approach before national scale-up to confirm its effectiveness, cost and feasibility.
Key messages as published in the author’s policy brief.