The Coalition for Education Solomon Islands’ (COESI) assessment of remote learning initiatives during the Covid-19 lockdown in the Solomon Islands revealed that education on cultural values and important local knowledge was missing.

In Vanuatu, Kolisen Blong Leftemap Edukeson (KOBLE) gained the attention of policymakers by researching how to ensure continued learning during the Covid-19 school lockdowns.

The Covid-19 crisis is affecting the Education Out Loud (EOL) Programme implementation. But the crisis has also increased the importance of the advocacy work carried out by the civil society organisations supported under EOL who are constantly seeking alternative ways of working to reach their goals.

While some would be surprised to find farming cooperatives and health organizations as core members of a national education coalition, in Samoa this unique constellation matches the problems they are working to solve – obesity and epidemic violence.

Girls Not Brides and partners is one of five new transnational alliances that have recently been awarded with an EOL grant.

TaxEdAlliance is one of five new transnational alliances that have recently been awarded with an EOL grant.

During the school lockdown in Nepal, remote learning was a challenge. In collaboration with local governments, National Campaign for Education Nepal employed a method of door-to-door students.

Every year, Elimu Yetu plans an annual national education conference in Kenya with up to 300 participants to facilitate dialogue between civil society and policy makers. However, Covid-19 restrictions have forced them to plan differently, and the new format proved to be significantly more inclusive than before.

In February 2021, GPE launched a new online portal for country partners to facilitate a more uniform understanding of how GPE can add value in country-level policy dialogue, sector processes and implementation – both through the GPE as a fund and as a partnership.

While throwing the world into a state of crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic has also paved the way for enhanced advocacy for education and improved ability of CSOs to influence national policies.