Last Updated on: 1 February 2016
This brief provides an overview of the Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP)’s early childhood programmes, and a summary of the findings and recommendations of a 2013 study, which sought to assess the impact of these interventions on children’s reading abilities. The findings showed that children who had attended kindergarten and participated in Reading for Children demonstrated the highest reading achievement. The Mountain Societies Development Support Programme (MSDSP) is a local entity of the Aga Khan Foundation (AKF).