People receiving payments could also be expected to learn to read, write and count, to make them more employable.

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This partnership between USAID, World Education Mali, Design that Matters (affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and the Ministry of Education has introduced simple and locally-appropriate technology that enables community members in predominately rural areas to learn to read, write and count at night.

UNESCO: Support for the Quality and Equity of Education