Our Impact
Education Out Loud is transforming the world of learning through civic engagement. With a total allocation of US$133 million, Education Out Loud is the largest fund in the world supporting both civil society advocacy and accountability for education. Below you will find some of the key results of the programme so far.
National Policy Changes
Our grantees have contributed to 188 national policy changes improving education budgets, ensuring inclusive systems, and addressing challenges that hinder learning.
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
Participation
93 percent of the supported National Education Coalitions are now members of their local education group
Policy changes
The overall goal of Education Out Loud is to empower civil society to be active and influential in shaping education policies to better meet the needs of communities, especially vulnerable and marginalised populations. As such, policy changes that improve the quality and inclusiveness of education systems are a key indicator of the programme’s success. Grantees influence the policy changes by for example generating evidence to submit to the ministries, participating in working groups and meetings with government officials, and engaging media and the public to raise attention to the issues which affect communities.
During the period July 2023-June 2024: 52 policy changes were influenced by EOL grantees in 34 countries.
Bolivia: Municipal Law “Presteño Cultural Identity Day” (N° 778). Jul/23
Bolivia: Municipal Youth Act. Municipality of Cotagaita (N° 174). Oct/23
Burkina Faso: Partnership Pact – Access to education in a context of humanitarian crises. Jul/23
Burundi: Education Sector Plan 2022-2030. Mar/24
Cambodia: Action Plan on Inclusive Education 2024-2028 (IEAP). May/24
Ghana: GPE Compact. Nov/23
Indonesia: Ministry of Education Regulation No.46 on Prevention and Handling of Violence in the School. Aug/23
Indonesia: Jakarta Governor Regulation No.15 Year 2024 on New Student Enrolment. May/24
Moldova: Revision of Article 137 of the Education Code. May/24
Mongolia: Laws on Education: a) General law on Education, b) Law on pre-school and general education. Jul/23
Mongolia: National Curriculum Framework for Pre-School and School Education. Apr/24
Nepal: Ratnanagar Municipality policy and programme 2023. Jul/23
Pakistan: Teaching License Policy, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh. Jun/23
Rwanda: The Education Sector Working Group (ESWG) operational framework of 27 10 2023. Oct/23
Somaliland: Implementation guideline for the Decentralization policy 2020. Aug/23
Timor Leste: “Resolution of National Parliament No 15/2024 – Date 29 May 2024.
Timor Leste: The Matters of Temporary Teachers of Pre-School To Secondary School Education in Timor-Leste”. May/24
Bolivia: Municipal Law “Presteño Cultural Identity Day” (N° 778). Jul/23
Bolivia: Municipal Youth Act. Municipality of Cotagaita (N° 174). Oct/23
Burkina Faso: Partnership Pact – Access to education in a context of humanitarian crises. Jul/23
Burundi: Education Sector Plan 2022-2030. Mar/24
Cambodia: Action Plan on Inclusive Education 2024-2028 (IEAP). May/24
Ghana: GPE Compact. Nov/23
Indonesia: Ministry of Education Regulation No.46 on Prevention and Handling of Violence in the School. Aug/23
Indonesia: Jakarta Governor Regulation No.15 Year 2024 on New Student Enrolment. May/24
Moldova: Revision of Article 137 of the Education Code. May/24
Mongolia: Laws on Education: a) General law on Education, b) Law on pre-school and general education. Jul/23
Mongolia: National Curriculum Framework for Pre-School and School Education. Apr/24
Nepal: Ratnanagar Municipality policy and programme 2023. Jul/23
Pakistan: Teaching License Policy, School Education and Literacy Department, Government of Sindh. Jun/23
Rwanda: The Education Sector Working Group (ESWG) operational framework of 27 10 2023. Oct/23
Somaliland: Implementation guideline for the Decentralization policy 2020. Aug/23
Timor Leste: “Resolution of National Parliament No 15/2024 – Date 29 May 2024.
Timor Leste: The Matters of Temporary Teachers of Pre-School To Secondary School Education in Timor-Leste”. May/24
Bangladesh: School Level Development Plan (SLIP) Guideline – Article 9.1; To enhance citizen participation in school budgeting processes. Dec/23
Cote d’Ivoire: The Ministers’ roadmap for 2024. Feb/24
Eswatini: School Uniform Policy. Dec/23
Haiti: Strategic-political change in the partnership pact document between the Ministry and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE). Apr/24
Liberia: An Operational Plan of the Education Sector Plan 2022/23-26/27 (ESP 2022 – 2027). Jun/24
Niger: National Education ministerial order for the reintroduction of the Certificat de Fin d’Etude du Premier degré (CFEPD). Dec/23
Rwanda: Implementation Guidelines for Student Promotion and Repetition. Jun/24
Senegal: Functionality of the framework for monitoring the agreements of 26 February 2022 between the teachers’ unions and the government. Jul/23
Senegal: Realignment of the distribution of State services between the Presidency of the Republic, the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry of National Education. Apr/24
Burkina Faso: Quality-sensitive budgeting in formal education. May/24
Cameroon: Law N°2023 /019 of 19 December 2023 to enact the Finance Law of the Republic of Cameroon for the financial year 2024. Dec/23
Malawi: Education sector budget allocation policy. Dec/23
Malawi: The Malawi Parliament approved the national education budget with a 35% nominal increase and 3% real increase from the 2023/24 revised budget allocation. This means that in 2023/24 the education budget was at MWK 615.8 billion and it moved to MWK 895 billion. Mar/24
Mozambique: Approval of the Mozambique Sovereign Wealth Fund Bill, 15 December 2023 (Law no. 1/2024, of 9 January, on the management of funds from natural gas), which supports the reinforcement of the budget allocation for the education sector, based on the occurrence of external shocks. Dec/24
Pakistan: Public Action and Social Accountability: Increasing District Education Budgets. Jun/24
Philippines: Budget gains on learning materials for learners with disabilities and on additional personnel for the child protection office of the Department of Education. Dec/23
South Sudan: Education sector budget allocation policy. Nov/23
Uganda: The National Budget Estimates for the Financial Year 2024/2025. May/24
Zambia: Education sector budget allocation policy. Oct/23
Ethiopia: National Early Childhood Development and Education ECDE) Policy Framework. 2023
Niger: Validation of the new strategic plan to end child marriage 2024-2028. Mar/24
Senegal: Regularisation of pupils in exam classes without a civil status document. May/24
Pakistan: National Education Emergency. May/24
Yemen: Partnership Compact 2024 – 2028. Jun/24
Cape Verde: Inclusion of children and young people with special educational needs law. Feb/24
Kenya: Learners with Disability Bill. Oct/23
Malawi: The Persons with Disabilities Bill. Dec/23
Moldova: The inclusive education development program in the Republic of Moldova for the years 2024-2027. Dec/23
Ghana: Enhanced budgetary allocation to construct more school desks/furniture across project districts. Nov/23 Vanuatu: Vanuatu Primary School Infrastructure Guidelines (VPSIG). Nov/23
Benin: Inclusion of out-of-school children in the Partnership Pact and the resulting PME4 government project. May/24
Egypt: The School Discipline Regulations Document. Sept/23
Haiti: Appointment of a gender focal point at the Haitian Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training. Nov/23
Nepal: Policy Related to Children of Bagmati Province (2024). Feb/24
Philippines: Resolution approved by the City Council to include division federation of supreme student government president as student representative and additional member of the Naga City school board. Sept/23
Philippines: Memorandum signed by the School Division Office of Puerto Princesa formally authorizing and endorsing Multiply-Ed to capacitate School Governance Councils on Transparency, Participation, And Accountability. Oct/23
Social accountability mechanisms
Social accountability mechanisms are multi-level monitoring systems, enabling CSOs to monitor education policy, budget implementation, and use the evidence to engage in policy dialogue. These mechanisms empower local communities, increasing their knowledge and capacity to hold duty bearers accountable to meet their educational needs.
20 social accountability mechanisms were created or strengthened between July 2023 and June 2024.
A full list of all social accountability mechanisms created or strengthened during this reporting period can be found here:
Multiply Ed, Philippines: Endorsement and strengthening of School Governance Councils
I-SAPS, Pakistan: Public Action and Social Accountability: Increasing District Education Budget and expanding of CSENs to provincial level
DEDRAS, Benin: Workshop raising local data on validating the girls’ education and well-being acceleration programme to the national level.
HOPE, Liberia: Engaging policy makers and raising local data to national fora
IID, Bangladesh: Implementation of Social Accountability Action Plan on education financing
I-SAPS, Pakistan: Participatory budgeting sessions om 20 districts
Multiply Ed, Philippines: Enhanced collaboration of school division offices
Multiply Ed, Philippines: School Governance Council trainings
Multiply Ed, Philippines: Institutionalisation of Multiply Eds mechanisms at the local level
DEDRAS, Benin: Meeting of the monitoring committee extended to stakeholders
DEDRAS, Benin: Scaling up the citizen education evaluation platform
DEDRAS, Benin: Citizen evaluation: community consultations on service delivery
School for Life, Ghana: Town Hall Meetings with local education stakeholders to discussion scorecards.
School for Life, Ghana: District Education Accountability Forums
School for Life, Ghana: Interface with citizens and Parliamentarians
CS-BAG, Uganda: establishment of Participatory Budget Clubs
Haki Elimu, Tanzania: Establishing Community Information Volunteers
Haki Elimu, Tanzania: Establishing district CSO coalitions
HOPE, Liberia: Monitoring of National Policy on Girls’ Education strengthened
CEMSE-ACLO, Bolivia: Trainings of local stakeholders, Educational Summits and Multistakeholder dialogues
Inclusion of National Education Coalitions (NECs) in national policy dialogue forums is a key priority of the programme. Through their participation in forums such as Local Education Groups (LEGs) and SDG 4 follow-up platforms, NECs bring the voices of civil society into critical conversations around education planning, budgeting, and implementation. Their presence not only ensures that local realities are reflected in national decisions, but also strengthens accountability, transparency, and relevance in education systems.
With 55 EOL-supported NECs now members of their countries’ LEGs and 47 involved in GPE Partnership Compact processes, civil society actors are increasingly seen as vital partners by governments and global stakeholders. Whether influencing curriculum reforms, promoting inclusive strategies, or coordinating sector dialogue, NECs are helping shape more equitable and responsive education policies around the world.
By 2024, 93 percent of supported National Education Coalitions are members of their Local Education Group.
Education Out Loud works through four crosscutting themes that strengthen the coherence, effectiveness, and impact of our civil society partnerships.
These themes—synergy, gender equality and inclusion, fragile and conflict-affected contexts, and sustainability—reflect the complex realities our grantees navigate.
They help shape more resilient, inclusive, and collaborative education systems by weaving essential principles into all aspects of our support and learning efforts.
Synergy lies at the heart of Education Out Loud’s collaborative model. By fostering connection and coordination across grantees we create stronger, more unified civil society voices in education advocacy.
Results in the reporting period 2023/2024:
In 2023, Education Out Loud aligned its extension-phase calls for proposals to enable grantees to work on similar timelines, promoting collaboration and shared learning across projects. Grantees in 19 countries and territories developed synergy plans to advance joint advocacy efforts, reduce duplication, and share knowledge. EOL also strengthened links with the GPE Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), encouraging greater alignment and joint engagement between Education Out Loud and KIX grantees.
Education Out Loud champions inclusion and gender equality by embedding these principles across its programming—from coalition structures to advocacy agendas and learning initiatives. We believe no education system is effective unless it reflects the voices and needs of all, especially those most marginalised.
Results in the reporting period 2023/2024:
Education Out Loud issued new guidance in 2023 to clarify how grantees can integrate inclusion and gender into proposals, learning plans, and results frameworks. An internal assessment found varied integration across applications, leading to targeted learning support in regional plans. Updates to Monitoring and Evaluation systems in 2024 further enhanced data collection on inclusion. Global learning partners are now conducting an systems check on gender and inclusion to inform future improvements.
Many Education Out Loud-supported civil society actors work in challenging environments where conflict, instability, or governance breakdowns threaten education systems. Supporting them is critical to maintaining spaces for advocacy and dialogue in these fragile contexts.
Results in the reporting period 2023/2024:
In the time of reporting, Education Out Loud supported grantees in 25 fragile and conflict-affected contexts. Monitoring mechanisms were enhanced, including more frequent risk reporting and new protocols for grantee engagement where in-country visits are not feasible. Learning initiatives led by regional and global partners focused on sustaining education dialogue in crisis situations, with a major study planned on policy dialogue in fragile settings.
Sustainability is not only about lasting results—it’s about building strong, legitimate, and flexible civil society organisations that can adapt and continue their work long after EOL funding ends.
Results in the reporting period 2023/2024:
Education Out Loud reinforced its commitment to sustainability through long-term, flexible funding that supports both programming and core operational needs. This helps grantees deepen their advocacy, build partnerships, and respond to changing contexts. Regional learning initiatives, such as ASPBAE’s work in Asia-Pacific, focused on strengthening coalition capacity and resource mobilisation to ensure continued impact in the face of shrinking civic space and funding.