04 Aug 2025
GPE KIX Research - E-course launched "Introduction to Evidence Co-creation: Strengthening Contextualization, Uptake, and Impact"
The GPE KIX research project Data Must Speak (DMS) Positive Deviance Research has launched a new e-course: “Introduction to Evidence Co-creation: Strengthening Contextualization, Uptake, and Impact”. Ready to transform your research approach and drive real impact? This short e-course reveals how to co-create evidence with various stakeholders, build trust, and integrate findings into policies and programs.... Read More
FA1 Learning Series 7 & KIX EMAP Webinar 25: How policymakers think: sharing research for policy use
Date: 25 September 2025 Time: 14:00-15:45 (Geneva / CEST) Location: Online, via Zoom Languages: English, with simultaneous Arabic and Russian interpretation REGISTER KIX EMAP Webinar 25, co-organised with UNESCO, will be the seventh session of UNESCO’s Functional Area 1 (FA1) Learning Series 2025. Learning Series webinars are designed to share critical reflections and local experiences... Read More
31 Jul 2025
Needed: A Modernized Multilateral Global Education Architecture
In this blogpost, which is part of NORRAG’s blog series “International Organisations and the Global Governance of Education”, Nicholas Burnett advocates for the urgent streamlining and modernization of the multilateral global education architecture to meet ten priorities, six for country support and four at the global level. A longer unpublished version of this blog is... Read More
28 Jul 2025
Early Childhood Care and Education: Asia-Pacific Regional Fact Sheet
The UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok, ARNEC and the GPE KIX EMAP Hub have jointly developed a regional factsheet that is out now. This regional fact sheet provides an overview of the state of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the Asia-Pacific region. Drawing on the latest data and evidence, it highlights key trends,... Read More
25 Jul 2025
Expanding Equitable Access to University in Kenya: Insights from a Practice Dialogue
Kenya has committed to providing equitable university access to all qualifying high school graduates. Yet, as demand for higher education grows, public funding remains limited. In response, the Government of Kenya has established different financing mechanisms and models as illustrated below. Many students—the “missing middle”—do not qualify for government aid but also lack access to... Read More
24 Jul 2025
New case briefs explore the Impact-Linked Finance Fund’s use of innovative financing mechanisms in education
The IFE-2-Leave No One Behind project is excited to share the launch of six new case briefs showcasing the Impact-Linked Finance Fund’s (ILFF) use of innovative financing mechanisms in education. ILFF is a Dutch foundation established by Roots of Impact and iGravity whose mission is to provide access to capital for enterprises that generate social... Read More
24 Jul 2025
Reclaiming Policy Sovereignty in Pakistan: Towards Contextualized, Inclusive Reform
In this blogpost, which is part of NORRAG’s #TheSouthAlsoKnows blog series, Kashfia Latafat outlines what would need to happen to ensure a shift from passive policy borrowing to critical policy engagement in Pakistan. Introduction In Pakistan, policymaking is fundamentally the concern of the executive branch, with powers distributed among federal, provincial, and local governments. The... Read More
23 Jul 2025
Climate Activism Through Art
How can art uniquely transform public understanding and inspire climate action across communities. Can a mural spark a movement? Can a story stir action? In the face of climate collapse, it’s easy to feel helpless. But sometimes, the most powerful change starts not with policies or protests but with a brushstroke, a poem, a child’s... Read More
21 Jul 2025
Study 2: Scaling refugee teacher inclusion models for enhanced agency and well-being
A 33-month study on how to effectively scale national, regional and global models of national inclusion of refugee teachers so that they enhance refugee teacher agency and well-being. Study overview Refugee teachers are often prevented from teaching within national education systems post-displacement. They may not meet their host country’s eligibility criteria or documentation requirements, and... Read More
17 Jul 2025
Citizen-Led Assessments in Pakistan: Between Promise, Practice, and Policy Influence
In this blogpost, Sehar Saeed reflects on the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER), ahousehold-based initiative that aims to provide reliable data on the reading and arithmetic skills of children aged 5–16 through citizen-led assessments in Pakistan. Why ASER? Origins and Government Engagement ASER Pakistan (Annual Status of Education Report) was launched in 2008 by... Read More