IFFEd
Germany can lead the way to prepare the world’s next generation (Frankfurter Rundschau)
This opinion editorial was written by former Finance Minister of Nigeria Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and originally appeared in German in Frankfurter Rundschau. For decades, Germany has been a leader in improving health and combating poverty in Africa, Asia, and beyond....
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...
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,...
How Investors Can Help Ensure Every Child is in School (Financial Times)
Photo: Carolina Valenzuela/GPE From the article: “When world leaders gather in New York for the United Nations General Assembly next week, the contrast between the rhetoric of co-operation and the reality of division will be stark. While the 2018 General...
Why 3 million South Asian kids are not in schools (The Times of India)
From the article: South Asia is failing our children and we are part of a global learning crisis. Throughout the region, 3 crore children are not in school. Less than 30% of our children have access to quality early childhood education, and when they leave school,...
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...
Education saved my life (Project Syndicate)
From the article: NEW YORK – My family was murdered before I could tie my shoes. As a young boy in Sierra Leone, years that should have been playful and carefree were spent fighting in someone else’s war. For me, childhood was a nightmare; escape always seemed...
How to pay for Africa’s education gains (Project Syndicate)
From the article: JOHANNESBURG – Africa is in the midst of an education crisis. Despite pledges to improve access to education for all children by 2030, many African governments are failing to fund this ambitious component of the UN Sustainable Development Goals...