Global Education Program

  • F Funding Initiative/Portfolio

? Activity Status: Unknown

Key Information

We listened to and learned from several dozen people deeply engaged in education around the world—students, teachers, academics, bureaucrats, non-governmental organizations, multilateral partners, parents, entrepreneurs, and those working at the global level. They helped us understand where we are best suited to make a meaningful contribution. Our commitment of $68 million over four years centers on providing education systems with better information, evidence, tools, and approaches that can help improve primary and secondary education, with an emphasis on foundational learning in primary grades. While we currently focus on India and a few sub-Saharan African countries, we hope these resources will be of interest to other geographies. We are not undertaking this work alone. We are working with a range of partners to make the biggest impact possible for people who need it most. Our focus is underpinned by the four pillars of our program's strategy building global action in learning, helping countries advance education quality, identify cost-effective approaches to classroom instruction and learning, and understanding barriers to girls' participation through secondary school.


Lead Implementing Organization(s)

Location(s)

South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa

India

Government Affiliation

Non-governmental program

Years

Not applicable or unknown

Partner(s)

Not applicable or unknown

Ministry Affiliation

Unknown

COVID-19 Response

Unknown

Geographic Scope

National

Areas of Work Back to Top

Education areas

Attainment

  • Primary to secondary transition
  • Secondary completion

Quality

  • School quality

Cross-cutting areas

  • Empowerment
  • Gender equality
  • Social and gender norms and beliefs

Program participants

Target Audience(s)

Boys (both in school and out of school), Girls (both in school and out of school), Youth

Age

Not applicable or unknown

School Enrolment Status

Some in school

School Level

  • Lower primary
  • Upper primary
  • Lower secondary
  • Upper secondary

Other populations reached

Not applicable or unknown

Participants include

Not applicable or unknown

Program Approaches Back to Top

Community engagement/advocacy/sensitization

  • Community mobilization
  • General awareness-raising/community engagement

Policy/legal environment

  • Public-private partnerships

Women's empowerment programs

  • Advocacy/action

Program Goals Back to Top

Education goals

  • Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
  • Increased school completion (general)
  • Increased school enrolment (general)
  • Increased years of schooling

Cross-cutting goals

  • Changed social norms
  • Improved critical consciousness
  • Increased advocacy/civic engagement
  • Increased agency and empowerment
  • More equitable gender attitudes and norms

Additional Information Back to Top

Primary Contact

Girindre Beeharry
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation