I've spent the last 15 years seeing first hand the talent and quality of African education research. As a researcher myself, I'm convinced that we need more African led research since it will be more effective at asking and answering the most relevant questions.

🆕 🗞️ "Evidence-informed and home-grown solutions are critical to helping local governments & other actors establish sustainable, effective programs that serve all children and communities." Imp work by Echidna Giving Gates Foundation Porticus Imaginable Futures ⬇️

Thanks Dana Schmidt for your thoughtfulness on the topic of African education research. This thread is worth reading, so is the report in Dana's last tweet.

Check out GSL Board Member Dana Schmidt's five key takeaways from UNESCO Institute for Statistics's report on #education: 1⃣Countries are making progress towards enrollment and completion goals 2⃣Only exception to fast enrollment gains is at upper secondary school ⬇️

I loved reconnecting with Alfonsina and Sarah T Lucas and learned so much from them in this conversation. Give it a listen!

Absolute highlight of this year so far for me — this conversation with the brilliant and bold Alfonsina and Dana Schmidt on where we’ve come and how far we have yet to go on gender data.

Working #together across the early #childhood ecosystem, we can shift systems to help women & their children thrive. More from Imaginable Futures Echidna Giving Gates Foundation Stronger Foundations for Nutrition Hilton Foundation. The LEGO Foundation Hewlett Foundation via Economist Impact👇 impact.economist.com/new-globalisat…

Looking forward to see these numbers shift over time in our joint efforts with other funders to channel more research funding to African institutions.

This post on gender and education from Dana Schmidt is fabulous - rare to see such nuanced analysis. Love the point that the focus doesn't need to only be on equity in education but should also be about driving broader equity through education... echidnagiving.org/july-august-20…

Our Learning for All Initiative is launching its African Scholars program for education researchers based in sub-Saharan Africa! Join us on Sept. 28 for info on the upcoming RFP, program details, & tips for applying for funding. Register: j-p.al/ef8 #LAI #EconTwitter

If you want to hear my reflections on working in philanthropy, give this episode a listen.