Oct 11, 2018 | In the Media
In Pictures Ltd./Corbis via Getty Images From the article: “If Africa’s children are educated and equipped with the skills to succeed in the twenty-first-century economy, the entire continent will prosper. But if they are denied a quality education, Africa’s...
Oct 1, 2018 | In the Media
Luis Tato /AFP/Getty Images From the article: Global leaders and tech luminaries are optimistic that Africa’s youngest innovators can build the continent’s future prosperity. But much work remains to be done to ensure that the African workforce of tomorrow...
NEW YORK, September 26, 2018 – On Monday, as the United Nations General Assembly started, world leaders pledged strong support for the establishment of the single largest investment in education history – the International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd)....
Sep 26, 2018 | In the Media
Mohammed Hamoud/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images From the article: Great feats of human ingenuity and social progress do not happen through half-measures. If the international community is going to meet its commitment to provide a quality education to all children, no...
Sep 25, 2018 | In the Media
From the article: Minister for Education Shafqat Mehmood stressed on the significance of education in ensuring a more stable future for the countries, during his UN address on Monday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader addressing an international conference planned...
Sep 25, 2018
Education Workforce Initiative High-level Steering Group This group of international experts oversees the Education Workforce Initiative. With their guidance, the Commission published the Transforming the Education Workforce report with concrete policy recommendations...
Sep 25, 2018 | In the Media
Children and teacher raise their hands. Malawi Primary School Malawi, February 2013, Credit: GPE/Tara O’Connell From the article: Malawi president Peter Mutharika on Monday called on United Nations members to invest in the trinity of education thus knowledge,...
Sep 25, 2018 | In the Media
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has suggested devising innovative financing mechanism to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal 4 that has 10 targets encompassing many different aspects of education. From the article: “It is evident that the financing in education...
Sep 24, 2018 | Updates
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,...
Jul 5, 2018 | Updates
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...
