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As we close our offices for the holiday we look back on some of the key advocacy milestones from our flagship partnership with Sinapi Aba Saving and Loans, the IDP Rising Schools Program, since its inception in 2009. The last 15 years has seen more low fee private schools accessing finance and being recognized as key contributors to education systems. We look forward to continuing working with great partners and peers on improving acces to, and quality of, all education for all children, now.

REMINDER!!!! DON'T MISS OUT!!! The deadline to apply for the small grants is Friday 3 January 2025. Successful applicants will receive a small grant to support the use of the All Hands On Deck for SDG 4 toolkit, which includes case studies, presentations, guides and facilitator notes to support better collaboration and integration across national, sub-national and regional education systems. Apply here 👉 https://heyor.ca/TsB3e7

This year we celebrate 15 years of the IDP Rising Schools Program, which in partnership with SINAPI ABA SAVINGS AND LOANS COMPANY LIMITED has reached more than 1,100 low-fee private schools and disbursed around 1,000 loans. Through access to capital and training, this program has supported low-fee schools to improve their infrastructure and grow, helping them fill the gap in education access across underserved communities in LICs and LMICs. Here are some of their success stories ➡️

In case you missed the All Hands On Deck for SDG 4 Webinar last week you can watch it online now - 👉 https://heyor.ca/MctUOz   Global Schools Forum and IDP Foundation are providing a few small grants with tailored support to help mobilise the All Hands on Deck for SDG 4 Action Toolkit, to improve collaboration across the education sector. Apply now 👉 https://heyor.ca/TsB3e7 SEED Care & Support Foundation Central Square Foundation Olanrewaju Oniyitan Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja Aashti Zaidi Hai #allhandsondeckforsdg4

This year IDP Foundation celebrated 15 years of working with low-fee private schools. Throughout this journey, without the power of collaboration and partnerships, the enduring impact we have seen would not have been possible. Thank you to all our local partners who have been the driver of this impact. Find out more about the lessons we have learnt ➡️ https://heyor.ca/jIul0g SINAPI ABA SAVINGS AND LOANS COMPANY LIMITED Sesame Workshop Ashesi University Dignitas Project Center for Professional Development, Training and Education (CPDTEGH) CUTS International, Accra Inspiring Teachers Premier Credit Kenya The LEGO Foundation Opportunity International Ghana National Association of Private Schools - GNAPS Eneza Education

STARTING SOON! 12pm GMT / 3pm EAT / 5.30pm IST If you haven't already, register now ➡️ https://heyor.ca/4PWehc

To reach education goals by 2030, Sub-Saharan Africa needs an additional 15 million teachers (UNESCO 2023). There is a lack of information around the number of non-state teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa, although reports tell us that around 20-30% of learners globally are educated in the affordable non-state sector. Low-fee private school teachers are often overlooked when it comes to support, however, according to a Learning in Ghana report form 2018, 41% of private school teachers versus 18% of government teachers reported feeling very motivated. Here we hear from Ezequiel, one of the many unseen low-fee private school teachers dedicated to delivering education in underserved communities, who calls for support for all teachers and all children in all settings. Find out more about challenges faced by teachers in Ghana https://heyor.ca/jYkYMa

Insight of the week 🔦 All teachers need to be recognized by the government and education stakeholders as contributing to SDG 4 and therefore should be supported. The affordable non-state sector (ANS) is contributing to an increasing pool of teachers in low- and middle-income countries and there needs to be more innovative pathways towards qualifications. IDPF is passionate about supporting all teachers, in all school settings, now. Read more about the community demand for non-state schools 👉 https://heyor.ca/bpTyv3 Corina Gardner Aashti Zaidi Hai Inês Charro Global Schools Forum Education Finance Network UNESCO Dalberg NORRAG

ONE WEEK TO GO, MAKE SURE YOU REGISTER! Join us next week on December 4 for the All Hands On Deck For SDG 4 introduction webinar where our panelists Stephen C. K. Opuni, Olanrewaju Oniyitan, Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja and Aashti Zaidi Hai will discuss and share case studies of how the action toolkit can be used for better collaboration and integration across education systems. Register here ➡️ https://heyor.ca/4PWehc SEED Care & Support Foundation Central Square Foundation Global Schools Forum #allhandsondeckforsdg4

Last week's 2024 Ghana National Education Week, under the theme 'The Education Trans­formation Agenda; Evidence for 2017' provided a great opportunity for stakeholders to offer the ministry feedback on education sector policies and priorities. As a member of the GPE Local Education Group (LEG), IDPF contributed to LEG's statement to the Ministry which was presented during a main event. Among a number of priority areas, the statement emphasized the need for inclusion of the non-state sector in the National Standardized Testing as well as improved sector coordination and funding, which gained support from many development partners. Global Partnership for Education Fiachra McAsey UNICEF UNICEF Ghana #NEW2024