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Enseña por México alumna Daniela González (right) and Enseña por México student and former Teach For All Student Leader Advisory Council member Paola Parra Leggs spoke on a panel on student leadership and transformational teaching.

Advocating for Educational Transformation at the United Nations

November 28, 2022 | Daniela González

Eight students and teachers from four different countries – Mexico, India, Denmark, and the US – came together in New York City to attend TES alongside Teach For All global organization and network partner staff. Excitingly, we got to attend not just as listeners, but as panelists and speakers with…

Four educators work around a chart, adding in design elements as the development team design the blended CPD delivery approach in Rwanda.

How education systems can take the digital innovations spurred by COVID to heart: a case from Rwanda

November 24, 2022 | Loran Pieck and Lieve Leroy

VVOB – education for development and government and university partners in Rwanda have been invested in strengthening educational leaders through professional development for years. Fixed practices were challenged when COVID-19 forced us all indoors, and in-person sessions were translated to online ones. Now, insights show how a well-thought-out fusion of…

Student reaches up to write in French on the blackboard in Class 3 at the Sandogo ‘B’ Primary School, District 7, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Realising the “Transforming Education” agenda – what role can the non-state education sector play?

November 22, 2022 | Aashti Zaidi Hai and Laura Savage

The Transforming Education Summit (TES) held in New York this autumn (September 2022) was an important moment for global education, with over 100 countries setting out commitments to improve education outcomes for children in their own countries. However, we will only be able to judge the Summit a success if…

Shruti Belitkar speaks at the Transforming Education Summit in September 2022, in front of an UNGA banner.

Speaking Up for Students at the Transforming Education Summit

November 14, 2022 | Shruti Belitkar

I never imagined speaking at the United Nations. This opportunity was huge and I could not be any more grateful to all my teachers and mentors who believed in me and encouraged me to speak at the 2022 Transforming Education Summit (TES). While it was a moment of pride and…

Abdullahi, a boy with partial visual impairment, receives extra support at school in Nigeria, through the Sightsavers SMILE project.

Transforming education: how we’re doing our homework too

November 10, 2022 | Liesbeth Roolvink

Sightsavers is committed to doing our own homework to help transform education systems. We acknowledge that transforming education is a collective effort and we’re dedicated to actively contributing to the global movement to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4, with a specific focus on girls and children with disabilities.

Children sit in a classroom in Chennai in front of a world globe, learning about children on the other side of the world through a schools partnership scheme, India.

Learning about SDGs in Delhi schools through student magazines

November 9, 2022 | Himanshu Gupta and Shreyan Acharya

As India embraces “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one family), awareness about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has become important for students at the school level. A bi-annual e-magazine pilot project was initiated in 30 government-run schools in Delhi with the purpose of empowering students with knowledge and skills…

Girls sitting on the floor, including a girl with her baby, at a community-based learning centre in Dedza District.

From strategic planning to practical action: Example of TEAM Girl Malawi

November 7, 2022 | Kate Sykes

This blog was written by Kate Sykes, International Programme Manager, Link Education International. In 2021 Link Education’s global team developed five key strategic goals which will shape our work for the next decade. Aligned with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals targets, our strategic goals set out our aims for education…

Boy in Thailand riding a moped in the smog with a face mask

Just and Ambitious: The Future of Education for Global Climate Justice

November 4, 2022 | UKFIET

Urgent action is needed by governments and leaders across the sector if education is going to play its part in achieving climate justice. In the week before COP27, this was the clear message that emerged from climate activists, policymakers, NGO staff, academics and donors from across the globe at a…

Conversations for change: the future of education for global climate justice. illustration with hands and earth and UKFIET logo

Conversations for Change: The Future of Education for Global Climate Justice

November 4, 2022 | UKFIET

The impact of human-induced climate change is being felt across the globe. It is leading to weather and climate extremes, and affecting human society and development – especially among global majorities who have contributed least to emissions. In November, the latest UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) will…

Women gather in a community group to learn about travelling abroad safely. The UK Aid funded Work in Freedom programme works in Nepal, Bangladesh and India to empower women to make the right decision, helping them to avoid exploitation if they decide to go abroad, and assisting them find work locally if they decide not to go. A group of women sitting on the ground in a circle

Supporting the successful reintegration of trafficking survivors and reducing the likelihood of re-trafficking in Nepal and Nigeria

November 1, 2022 | Margaret Ebubedike and Saraswati Dawadi

Our Stakeholder and Knowledge Exchange Engagement project (SKEEP), is funded by the Open University RES-Research-Enterprise impact acceleration fund. The project is in partnership with Women Trafficking and Child Labour Eradication Foundation (WOTCLEF), Nigeria; Peace Rehabilitation Centre (PRC), Nepal; and ACE Charity Africa. The project brought together a broad stakeholder cohort…