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In Zimbabwe, the new Education Amendment Act has ensured rights and inclusion of marginalized children in school. But when news of changed policies travel slow, how can you ensure that students are aware of their rights and that schools know how to implement the changes? ECOZI decided to spread awareness by going live on national TV.
For education sectors throughout the world, the difficult and unexpected COVID-19 pandemic put an abrupt stop to usual policy processes and activities. The EOL status report of July 2020 shows that the National Education Coalitions supported by EOL have managed to navigate, adapt, and in some cases utilize the new reality to gain influence on policymaking
As thousands suffer the effects of two big hurricanes that hit Honduras and neighboring countries in November, the national education coalition, Foro Dakar Honduras, is stepping up to deliver emergency aid and support to hard hit communities along the coast.
The pandemic has been a global catastrophe, but the Mozambique national education coalition (MEPT) is trying to see if Covid-19 could also be the push needed to prove that change is possible.
After 30 years of authoritarian rule, a transitional government has taken office in Khartoum and opened a new window of opportunity for those striving to rebuild the stunted educational system in Sudan. Opportunities that the national education coalition is determined to seize.
September 2020 marked the deadline for the second and last round of applications for Education Out Loud’s Operational Component 3. The assessment of proposals began immediately after the deadline and is currently in process. In this announcement you can read more about the assessment process.
By June, Education Out Loud had received an amazing 461 applications from civil society organizations wanting to work with EOL in creating a conducive space for education in their home countries. Ten applicants from this call will be awarded a grant and all will be invited to the EOL network for inspiration and knowledge sharing.
At the heart of the COVID-19-pandemic in Latin America, children are suffering a rampant loss of learning. EOL and partners are striving to mitigate the consequences of school closures by developing and advocating solutions to meet local and national needs.
In early 2020, 54 National Coalitions from 54 different nations were each awarded a grant from Education Out Loud. The Coalitions had earlier received grants from the Civil Society Education Fund under Global Partnership for Education and are continuing their efforts in strengthening civil society engagement in education planning, policy dialogue and monitoring at a national level.
In April Education Out Loud launched our first call for concept notes on Operational Component 2 supporting civil society roles in promoting the transparency and accountability of national education sector policy and implementation.
Note: Final decisions regarding OC2 have been communicated to applicants.
Ten grant applications have been shortlisted by Education Out Loud to support transnational civil society alliances in carrying out innovative multi-country advocacy. Shortlisted applicants will spend up to four months to develop a full proposal, which will be reviewed and approved before the end of the year.
Every six months a Technical Progress Report is submitted to GPE. The first report covers all of the active months last year April – December 2019.