Komlan Abalo Braly

Komlan Abalo Braly is an educator, social innovator, and youth advocate dedicated to improving literacy and numeracy outcomes in underserved rural communities across Northern Togo. Through the Room for Learning Outcomes Improvement program, he provides rural students with targeted, culturally responsive training that strengthens foundational skills in literacy, numeracy, and socio-emotional development. The program also equips teachers with effective instructional approaches such as Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL), enabling them to engage learners more effectively. Komlan’s work directly addresses the persistent challenge of students progressing through school without mastering basic competencies, a problem compounded by overcrowded classrooms, limited resources, and the reality that nearly 90% of teachers in Togo lack formal pedagogical training.

In the first year of the Accelerator Fund, Komlan trained 20 rural primary school teachers in Structured Pedagogy and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), significantly boosting their confidence and capacity to support diverse learners. He provided remedial literacy and numeracy instruction to 200 students using TaRL methodologies and conducted baseline and endline assessments to measure learning progress. Komlan also organized three community sensitization sessions to promote foundational learning, distributed engaging learning materials, and piloted a community-based monitoring system that actively involved parents and local leaders. These efforts collectively strengthened teaching quality, improved student learning outcomes, and deepened community participation in education.