Stories of change

Indonesia needed regulatory guidance on preventing violence at schools. The efforts of civil society encouraged the government to adopt regulations to address this problem.

In Uganda’s Buikwe District, securing adolescent mothers’ right to education is about changing people’s minds—one community meeting at a time.

Isabella Kila joined the Papua New Guinea Education Advocacy Network (PEAN) – supported by Education Out Loud, GPE’s fund for advocacy – as a youth advocate to promote the universal right to education.

Due to her hearing impairment, Oyunjargal, like many other Mongolian students with disabilities, faced great barriers to attending regular school – until recently. It is only since 2019 that the right for children with disabilities to attend regular schools has been fully reflected in policy.

Lack of knowledge of sensory disability in children has left children with this disability behind. With a newly developed guide the student teachers in Cote d'Ivoire are better equipped to spot the affected children.

Life has dramatically changed for Emily living with disability in the small community of Kaphuta village in Malawi. From spending her days locked up at home; she is now welcomed in school and society as a citizen too.

EOL is supporting the Alliance of Civil Society Organizations in Tajikistan for Education to improve the school environment for children with disabilities and make sure they can attend and complete school alongside their peers.

This is how in 2019 Mariatta Diarra, a woman born in 1961 and illiterate, decided to go on the journey of learning to exercise her rights as a citizen.

A Rede Nacional da Campanha de Educação para Todos em Cabo Verde - RNCEPT-CV - alcançou o que muitos pregam, mas apenas alguns praticam.

Let’s Talk Education was created to enable a broad debate on education during the pandemic. Now, this widely popular Pakistan podcast is gearing up for it’s post-pandemic second season engaging students and decision makers from all over the country.

In Sudan and Somalia, women have traditionally been underprioritized in education. This is now changing with the Arab Campaign for Education for All increasing the role and influence of women in both countries. 

A new and powerful tool produced by EOL partner COSYDEP enables citizens and civil society actors in Senegal to better understand budget orientation by the state laying the foundation towards transformative change.