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.

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.

Note: The deadline has elapsed and the call for EOI has closed

Education Out Loud has just launched a call for expression of interest to become part of a roster of Learning Partners in the West and Central Africa region for the remaining period of 2020 and 2021.

Note: The deadline has elapsed and the call for EOI is now closed

Education Out Loud has just launched a call for expression of interest to become part of a roster of Learning Partners in Asia Pacific Region for the remaining period of 2020 and 2021.

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.

The Global Partnership for Education is excited to announce the launch of four regional calls for proposals between July and September 2020 under its Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX).

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.

Unfortunately, there is a huge gap between the countries´ international legal commitments to provide universal free and quality education and the reality of ensuring such quality education for all. This is where Civil Society plays a crucial role.

The success of this new fund tops our wish list for the New Year: it has the potential to spark a 21st century campaign for learning equity - a campaign that re-establishes government and intergovernmental accountability for the right to education; and that inspires citizens, everywhere, to realize their right to learn.