The Brains in Gear (BIG) podcast series on #Education and the #ClimateCrisis has wrapped up! 🎧 Dive into all episodes now and gain insights on how education funders can build climate thinking into their work.
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#ClimateEducation #PodcastSeries
"So, you don't fund education programmes and you do not run your own programmes. What does your network actually do?"
This! 📹
Laura Savage (@iefg.bsky.social) examines the differences in public vs. private attitudes towards investing in education: www.youtube.com/shorts/Hf8mW...
Key reality check:
➡️ 251M kids out of school
➡️ 44M teacher shortage by 2030
and we're still asking, "does this EdTech actually work?" 🤨
The conversation that emerged from their session at CIES is one every EdTech funder needs to read. Links below👇
#EdTech #EducationFunding #IEFG #GlobalEducation
We're scaling marketing claims, not learning outcomes!
But Asyia Kazmi (Gates Foundation), Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja (Central Square Foundation), and Janhvi Maheshwari-Kanoria (Education Above All) aren't here for the feel-good metrics. They're calling for Equity, Evidence & Empowerment.
🎙️ While we're working on our BIG series on Education Philanthropy & Climate Crisis, here's a throwback from last year's #EdTech series (🧵):
Three women dropped some hard truths about the EdTech hype cycle. Only 7% of products targeting LMICs have actually been evaluated for learning impact.
We can't afford to treat the SDGs like a zero-sum game. Every goal reinforces the others!
The global #philanthropic community is ready with grantmaking, catalytic capital, and long-term commitment.
🔗Statement from IEFG & @oecd-ocde.bsky.social #netFWD: iefg.org/Statement@FFD4
Education isn't separate from other development goals. It's the foundation that makes them possible:
➡️ Climate resilience requires education
➡️ Gender equity advances through education
➡️ Economic growth depends on education
➡️ Health outcomes improve with education
Financing towards achieving the #SDGs cannot be a competition. 🧵
While climate finance and health rightfully receive attention, education is being pushed to the margins. This isn't just problematic, it's counterproductive.
If you need to follow someone else's thinking, follow Larry Elliott's today. 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
➡️ Help us build a shared evidence base to better support and advocate for education globally by Friday, 9 April 2025.
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📢 We are compiling a synthesis of studies examining the impact of recent #ForeignAid reductions on #education around the globe. We’re calling on #researchers, organisations, and #networks who are conducting or have published similar work to share your reports, surveys, or insights with us!
We're a closed network, but every so often, we publish to the outside world. If you are interested in what we do, we suggest you check out:
🎧 Our podcast iefg.buzzsprout.com
📚 Our report on trends in philanthropy in Africa iefg.org/AfricaSpotli...
💡 Our latest blog iefg.org/blog_from-eg...
👋 Hi Bluesky! We're the International Education Funders Group, but you can call us IEFG.
We're the largest global network of philanthropic actors funding education, working together to achieve #SDG4.
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