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May 20, 2020

Global Partnership for Education provides $68 million in grants for education response to COVID-19 (coronavirus)

GPE has provided an initial US$60 million for five new grants to support the education of up to 30.5 million children in Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda and Zambia affected by coronavirus-related school...

April 17, 2020

Global Partnership for Education mobilizes US$175 million to support quality education in Mali, Rwanda, Sudan and Timor-Leste

The Global Partnership for Education has allocated US$148.2 million in grants and secured US$26.4 million in partner co-financing to strengthen education systems in Mali, Rwanda, Sudan and Timor-Leste. ...

April 01, 2020

Global Partnership for Education announces US$250 million for developing countries battling COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

The Global Partnership for Education will provide US$250 million to help up to 67 developing countries mitigate the immediate and long-term disruptions to education caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...

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April 28, 2020

Cote d’Ivoire: the promise of early grade reading programs and how to adjust during COVID-19

GPE is supporting an early grade reading intervention in around 150 schools in the most challenged regions in Cote d’Ivoire. View which measures are being taken to ensure learning continues amidst the...

April 22, 2020

Central African Republic: Promising progress in education despite many challenges

GPE is helping the most vulnerable regions in Central African Republic by providing learning opportunities to 50,000 primary school and 3,500 pre-primary school children.

March 16, 2020

Nepal provides access to schooling to children in the most disadvantaged districts

Nepal’s Consolidated Equity Strategy for the education sector is removing barriers to access, participation and learning for children facing the starkest and most complex disparities.

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