Read how GPE Education Out Loud's support to Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) helped leverage the political will and set the tone for key educational priorities that needed to be addressed by the government, and what civil society organizations in other countries can learn from it.

In the youthful nation of Somalia, three-quarters of the population is under 30 years old. “Most of them do not have their right to education, employment, or development fulfilled,” says Adam Mohamed, coordinator of the civil society organization Education For All Somalia. To help meet the educational needs in his country, he recently completed an IIEP-UNESCO online course on the basics of educational planning.

Read how improvements are being made in the lives of displaced children at Kouim Kouli B primary school in Burkina Faso, thanks to support from GPE’s Education Out Loud, and the commitment of local government and development partners.

To provide a framework for how the EOL programme works with inclusion and gender issues, we are proud to announce the ‘EOL policy guidance note on inclusion and gender equality’: A succinct overview to how inclusion and gender concepts are operationalized in EOL in support of the significant role of civil society in advancing these agendas.

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

How much do we know about the difference civil society makes in shaping education? A team at the Accountability Research Center published a Brief highlighting relevant literature and achievements from the last couple of decades with key takeaways for donors, governments and CSOs alike.

Civil society organizations play a critical role in shaping education policies. Read how GPE’s Education Out Loud, now in its 5th year, is supporting civil society to monitor education policy and budget implementation, and to use evidence to propose solutions at local, regional and global levels.

With effect from 2023 ODK as EOL grant agent presents an annual report summarizing EOL efforts and results.

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.

Education Out Loud is supporting the Tanzania Education Network/Mtandao wa Elimu Tanzania (TEN/MET) for the 2020-2023 period. TEN/MET is working to create an education system that provides all learners the opportunity to engage in inclusive, equitable, quality education in Tanzania.