Who we are
Education Out Loud is the Global Partnership for Education’s (GPE) fund for advocacy and social accountability.
Through its grants, Education Out Loud supports civil society organisations in transforming education systems around the world.
Education is key to creating more peaceful, just and sustainable societies. Education Out Loud empowers civil society organisations in more than 60 countries to become active and influential in shaping education policies to better meet the needs of communities, especially the most marginalized and ensure quality education for all.
Education Out Loud works with more than 80 civil society organisations in Asia, the Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean with an aim to strengthen civil society’s capacity to engage in education sector planning, policy dialogue and monitoring, and to promote transparency and accountability of the national, regional and global education sector.
See this Education Out Loud at a glance, for a quick overview of Education Out Loud.
Funded by the Global Partnership for Education and managed by Oxfam Denmark, Education Out Loud is the largest fund in the world supporting civil society advocacy and social accountability in education, with a total funding envelope of US$133 million. By funding adaptive and learning-oriented practices to strengthen transparency, accountability and civic participation in education, Education Out Loud will support institutionally healthy, sustainable, and creative civil society organizations to be able to effectively advocate for education on behalf of the public interest. As of January 2025, Education Out Loud supports 81 grantees in 63 countries.
Education Out Loud funds activities related to five key areas:
- Policy Dialogue – Participation of civil society in education planning, policy dialogue and monitoring processes
- Public Engagement– Social mobilization, communications and campaigns supporting education
- Data and Transparency – Development of tools for accountability and tracking of public education budgets and program implementation
- Analysis – Research on education challenges and policy implementation
- Strengthening Civic Capacity – Capacity development and peer learning
All grants for this cycle have been awarded and are being implemented until December 2026. Visit here for an overview of awarded grantees and their work.
Our Impact
National Policy Changes
Our grantees have contributed to 188 national policy changes improving education budgets, ensuring inclusive systems, and addressing challenges that hinder learning.
Increased Social Accountability
62 social accountability mechanisms
have been created or strengthened by Education Out Loud grantees.
Knowledge and learning
152 studies, reports or
assessments have been
produced by grantees for use
in advocacy and monitoring
The Education Out Loud (EOL) Programme runs from April 2019 – December 2026
and is funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE).
Read more about the results of the programme in the reports below.
