What we do

Education Out Loud works with civil society organizations in more than 60 countries in Asia, Pacific, Africa, Caribbean and Latin America. Together we push power holders to provide a conducive framework for reaching quality education for all.

WE WORK TO:

  • Intensify Policy Dialogue - ensure participation of civil society in education planning, policy dialogue and monitoring processes.
  • Increase Public Engagement - through social mobilization, communication and campaigns supporting education.
  • Enhance use of Data and Transparency - develop tools for accountability and tracking of public education budgets and program implementation.
  • Build strong Analyzes - support research on education challenges and policy implementation.
  • Strengthen Civic Capacity on education - enable capacity development and peer learning.

 

For more information, see EDUCATION OUT LOUD AT A GLANCE

Latest news

Bitiw Seye 1 Primary School in Tivaouane, Senegal. Credit: GPE/Chantal Rigaud

Synergy between innovation and civil society action in Burkina Faso and Senegal

Woubibox in Burkina Faso and the local observatory of education quality in Senegal are two initiatives from civil society organizations. Read how they work and how GPE’s Education Out Loud and KIX initiatives supported them, with the potential to adapt them in other countries.

Oyunjargal 17-year-old student, Ireedui 21st school

Making education more inclusive in Mongolia: Meet Oyunjargal

In the early days of spring, remnants of snow cover the ground of Arbulag, a rural village in nor

National Coalition in Tajikistan photo NEC Tajikistan

How NECs are working to “walk the talk” on inclusivity

To be a legitimate advocate for marginalized groups, several national education coalitions are working towards being more internally inclusive.

Bolivia school photo Arturo Quinteros from Fundacion Machaca Amawta

“There is a lot of wishful thinking out there”

What is currently being done in policy influencing and is it working? Those are the main questions that global learning partners ACER and MDF, as a consortium, will work to answer.

Student teachers learning about sensory ilnesses in Cote d'Ivoire photo national coalition of education

“We just thought my brother was a distracted listener"

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.

Reports

Education Out Loud publishes reports on the progress and results achieved by Education Out Loud and its partners.  

Educatiing children
A new fund to strengthen civil society organizations’ engagement in education

Developing country governments across the globe have made impressive strides to extend quality education to more of their children. And while these governments are always at the center of those efforts, their job is tougher when they go it alone.

Hempel projekt Riberalta Bolivia foto Arturo Quinteros from Fundacion Machaca Amawta (70).
The role of civil society in ensuring education for all

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.