Results

Policy changes

The overall goal of Education Out Loud is to empower civil society to be active and influential in shaping education policies to better meet the needs of communities, especially vulnerable and marginalised populations. As such, policy changes that improve the quality and inclusiveness of education systems are a key indicator of the programme's success. Grantees influence the policy changes by for example generating evidence to submit to the ministries, participating in working groups and meetings with government officials, and engaging media and the public to raise attention to the issues which affect communities. 

During the period July 2023-June 2024:  52 policy changes were influenced by EOL grantees in 34 countries.

Please click on each thematic below to see a list of the policy changes influenced by EOL grantees during this reporting period. 
 


Social accountability mechanisms 

Social accountability mechanisms are multi-level monitoring systems, enabling CSOs to monitor education policy, budget implementation, and use the evidence to engage in policy dialogue. These mechanisms empower local communities, increasing their knowledge and capacity to hold duty bearers accountable to meet their educational needs. 

20 social accountability mechanisms were created or strengthened between July 2023 and June 2024. 

A full list of all social accountability mechanisms created or strengthened during this reporting period can be found here: 

  1. Multiply Ed, Philippines: Endorsement and strengthening of School Governance Councils 

  2. I-SAPS, Pakistan: Public Action and Social Accountability: Increasing District Education Budget and expanding of CSENs to provincial level

  3. DEDRAS, Benin: Workshop raising local data on validating the girls' education and well-being acceleration programme to the national level.

  4. HOPE, Liberia: Engaging policy makers and raising local data to national fora 

  5. IID, Bangladesh: Implementation of Social Accountability Action Plan on education financing 

  6. I-SAPS, Pakistan: Participatory budgeting sessions om 20 districts-

  7. Multiply Ed, Philippines: Enhanced collaboration of school division offices

  8. Multiply Ed, Philippines: School Governance Council trainings 

  9. Multiply Ed, Philippines: Institutionalisation of Multiply Eds mechanisms at the local level

  10. DEDRAS, Benin: Meeting of the monitoring committee extended to stakeholders

  1. DEDRAS, Benin: Scaling up the citizen education evaluation platform

  2. DEDRAS, Benin: Citizen evaluation: community consultations on service delivery

  3. School for Life, Ghana: Town Hall Meetings with local education stakeholders to discussion scorecards. 

  4. School for Life, Ghana: District Education Accountability Forums

  5. School for Life, Ghana: Interface with citizens and Parliamentarians

  6. CS-BAG, Uganda: establishment of Participatory Budget Clubs

  7. Haki Elimu, Tanzania: Establishing Community Information Volunteers

  8. Haki Elimu, Tanzania: Establishing district CSO coalitions

  9. HOPE, Liberia: Monitoring of National Policy on Girls’ Education strengthened

  10. CEMSE-ACLO, Bolivia: Trainings of local stakeholders, Educational Summits and Multistakeholder dialogues

 


 

Reports

Education Out Loud publishes reports on the progress and results achieved by Education Out Loud and its partners.