Countries near consensus on Facility’s final design
By Liesbet Steer, Director of the Education Commission During the UN General Assembly in September, the UK Secretary of State for International Development challenged countries participating in the Commission’s Make Impossible Possible event to develop a final design... read more
5 reasons why the International Finance Facility for Education is a smart answer
By Liesbet Steer and Pedro Alba In response to Owen Barder and Andrew Rogerson: The Center for Global Development (CGD) recently posted a blog that presented several misconceptions about the establishment of the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd).... read more
Innovating to learn
We are in the midst of a global learning crisis. This is the clear message from recent major reports: According to the World Bank’s 2018 World Development Report on learning, “hundreds of millions of children reach young adulthood without even the most basic life... read more
Support for the new International Finance Facility for Education featured in latest G20 review of global institutions
Led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the G20 Eminent Persons Group on Global Financial Governance has just published a comprehensive review of the global financial governance and new ways to deliver on the world’s important global... read more
Make Impossible Possible: Unlocking Human Potential Through Education
At the United Nations General Assembly this year, world leaders pledged strong support for the establishment of the single largest investment in education history – the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd). During our #MakeImpossiblePossible event,... read more
Investing in Knowledge Sharing to Advance SDG 4
Coauthored by the Center for Global Education at Asia Society, Results for Development, Teach For All, The Boston Consulting Group, and World Innovation Summit for Education “A new paradigm in global development is needed to sustain the progress of the last... read more
Supporting teachers so they can teach
‘Number one she makes me listen. And two, you know her being there gives me more space and helps me to prepare… Let’s say if I talk children might not understand and she is able to give me them more feedback. The children are not just hearing one voice. I give... read more
Civil society feedback on the International Finance Facility for Education
Today the Education Commission is releasing a summary report on the recent consultation with more than 50 civil society organizations on the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd). The consultation provided civil society organizations the opportunity to... read more
From refugee to social entrepreneur
My earliest memories are of war and atrocities all around me. I became a refugee from the Sudanese civil war and was one of the “Lost Boys of Sudan.” For 13 years I lived in refugee camps along the Sudanese and Ethiopian border. At age 17, I was brought to America... read more