International Education Funders Group (IEFG)

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.
🎙️ iefg.buzzsprout.com
#ClimateEducation #PodcastSeries

Pulling together for our common goal - providing all children with a quality education. Learn more about the IEFG on https://iefg.org/ Video by Emily Cleaver A Short Story about the International Education Funders Group (IEFG)

"So, you don't fund education programmes and you do not run your own programmes. What does your network actually do?"

This! 📹

YouTube video by VoxDev Public vs. private investment in #education

Laura Savage (@iefg.bsky.social) examines the differences in public vs. private attitudes towards investing in education: www.youtube.com/shorts/Hf8mW...

📚https://iefg.org/equity-evidence-and-empowerment-for-edtech/
🎧https://iefg.buzzsprout.com

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.

Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governments, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

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.

#Education #Philanthropy #InclusiveEducation #GlobalImpact #AccessForAll