Design Research for Change 2019 Showcase Project 11/61 Can’t Wait to Learn London Design Fair investigates the requirements for a novel digital tablet desk to address the ergonomic issues associated with prolonged floor-sitting/tablet use. Arts and Humanities Research Council UK Research and Innovation #LDNDesignFair #NGDR

These children in #Sudan are the first in their community to get an #education!👏👏 They are learning through the innovative Can't Wait to Learn programme, supported by UNICEF Sudan - اليونيسف في السودان, which uses solar-powered tablets and lessons in the form of games: uni.cf/2Pd7uRB

“Ah, I see what you are doing….you’re putting a children’s museum at a bus stop.” New report documents how to infuse fun learning opportunities into everyday spaces—and create a #playfullearning movement brook.gs/2ogTbQX

We're excited to team up with #ImagineWorldwide KitkitSchool and @WarChildHolland to bring child-centered, #tech-enabled #learning to children around the world who do not have access to quality education. Learn more: buff.ly/2pniql6

#EducationCannotWait for any child, and it helps save lives: a child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past age of 5. #Education is every child's right, incl. those caught in armed conflicts, forced displacement & natural disasters. pic:@unicef v/@educannotwait

#Education reduces economic inequalities. By as much as 39%. #TuesdayThoughts v/ Global Partnership for Education

How are we preparing children for success in the 21st century? These two in #Sudan are developing technology skills early thanks to a UNICEF-supported e-Learning Center! #ForEveryChild, skills they need to succeed.

Persons with disabilities remain less likely to attend school and complete primary #education & more likely to be illiterate than persons without disabilities. Disability #InclusionMatters to achieve an accessible future for all! #IDPD2019 wrld.bg/bks850xtVWI

"We like to say that our organizations grew up together." Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee on the partnership between J-PAL and Pratham Education Foundation in achieving both quality and scale to help every child learn well. Honored to partner with both orgs through TaRL Africa.📽️

We are working together with #ImagineWorldwide KitkitSchool and @WarChildHolland to improve child literacy in crisis settings through tech-enabled learning. Learn more on Medium: buff.ly/36H5qXm

Education in crises provides hope. Education in crises provides protection. Education in crises can often be lifesaving. Esp. for children/youth affected by armed conflict, disasters & forced displacement. Please RT if you agree! @educannotwait @yasminesherif1 @ungei @care

A couple of good resources on doing #inclusive research published recently: one by UNSW Disability Innovation Institute and the other by RDI Network, CBM Australia, The Nossal Institute @unimelb and Pacific Disability Forum #nothingaboutuswithoutus disabilityinnovation.unsw.edu.au/digital-conten… rdinetwork.org.au/resources/disa…

#COVID19 has left >120m school-going girls in Africa at home 🛖 Many fear that: 1. They may never go back 🏫 2. If they do, they will have lost 1yr of instructional time 👩🏿‍🏫 2. They may be forced into early marriage👰🏿‍♀️ We must put measures in place now to limit these risks! #SSOT

For all those who strive (or struggle) to demonstrate results and navigate peer-reviewed paper production, this is a must read. Development research is not for the faint-hearted. #developmenteffectiveness #youcandoanythingwithdata #researchrealities #research

RT if you agree. Play is important for learning. Children in our #TaRL class in #Nigeria play a reading game during class. Read more tarl.info #learningforall Pratham Education Foundation J-PAL Africa British Council FCDO Girls’ Education UK in Nigeria🇬🇧🇳🇬 British Council TaRL Africa

Great to hear Julia Gillard as ever, talking about her Global Partnership for Education journey - shift to countries in the driving seat. Need to go beyond talking rhetoric of partnership #equitablefuture

“Prior to the #COVID19 pandemic, #LearningPoverty - the share of 10-year-olds who cannot read a basic text - was already at 53%, but🆕 World Bank UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 UNICEF data shows a potential rise to 70%” highlighted Jaime Saavedra at #RewirEdSummit ⏰It's time to #ReopenSchools!

Will you be at the Transforming Education Summit Summit Solutions Day? Do you want to contribute to an action plan for #TeachersInCrisisContexts?📚 Join @INEETweets, @UNHCREducation, @LEGOFoundation & Teachers College, Columbia University to learn more about current activities and future priorities #LetMeLearn

When children are denied their right to education, it’s not just their grades that suffer. They also miss out on the chance to develop socially and emotionally. Our Can’t Wait to Learn innovation addresses this dual emergency🤩 warchildholland.org/news/education… #InternationalDayofEducation

Colin Bangay, Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office in Tanzania - ‘Evidence is not enough, just because you have done a great research paper doesn’t mean you will cause change, there has to be great communication.’ #UtafitiElimuTz