Happy International Day of Education! Last year was tough for everyone, with education being one of the hardest hit sectors. For many young girls around the world, like Laila, the hard-won right to schooling was not something easily put aside.…
Despite the challenges that have kept girls from accessing a quality education, Afghanistan’s recent progress in this area is a testament to the hard work and perseverance of so many. More and more, young girls and women are improving their prospects and taking an active role in their communities, thanks to a…
The Aga Khan Foundation is delighted to announce the start of a three-year partnership with the LEGO Foundation on its flagship education programme, Schools2030. Through a $3 million grant provided by the LEGO Foundation, Schools2030 will work towards a shared goal for both organisations – enabling children and young people to engage in playful, active and holistic learning in order to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes they need to become creative,…
Over the course of 2020, the Accelerate Impact team has been working to support the launch of the Schools2030 initiative — a globally informed, locally rooted 10-year learning improvement program working with 1,000 pioneering preschools, primary schools, and secondary schools across 10…
After twelve weeks of consultation, collaboration and creativity, the Schools2030 country teams assembled once more in their home offices to pitch their ideas in response to the question: How might we support children’s learning during COVID-19? In April 2020, when…
How do you get a group of more than 100 individuals from 15 organisations based all around the globe, the majority of whom have never met each other, to work together to positively strengthen the world’s education system? This is the challenge facing Schools2030. To deliver on its mandate, Schools2030 will need to work effectively with foundations,…
In 2016, the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) launched the School Improvement Programme (SIP) in northern Pakistan in partnership with local government. Based on AKF’s global “whole-school improvement” model and AKDN’s long-term experience in Pakistan, SIP seeks to improve public…
Due to COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown measures, children around the world have been unable to go to school, in some countries for as long as six months. The Aga Khan Foundation and the Aga Khan Education Services have been…
In 2019, working alongside a variety of government and foundation partners, the Aga Khan Foundation launched a large-scale, multi-country educational research initiative called Schools2030. Its vision is simple – to improve education equity and quality for all. To be conducted…
How to help children continue to learn during COVID-19 (webinar). The Aga Khan Foundation and Aga Khan Education Services’ educational response to uncertainty