Latest Blogs & Impact Stories
Teachers training Teachers in Kenya: Teacher Mentor Professional Development
Opportunity EduFinance began offering Teacher Mentor Professional Development (TMPD) through our EduQuality programme in Kenya in early 2021. Training is delivered through a ‘blended learning model’ that uses both highly interactive in-person training sessions combined with self-access digital resources via tablets.
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Opportunity EduFinance in Nigeria: Past, present, and future
Nigeria has more children currently out of school than anywhere else in the world, with an estimated 13.2 million not currently in any form of education. Transition rates from primary to secondary level reveal that less than half of children at this age - only 43% - have the opportunity to continue their education.
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What are Teacher Mentors saying after a year of Professional Development?
The Teacher Mentor model works to identify and equip mentors to train their peer teachers through professional development sessions and ongoing coaching, focusing on classroom management, teaching and learning and literacy. To hear more about their experiences firsthand, we had a discussion with two Teacher Mentors who have just completed the first year of professional development training.
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Financing Technical and Vocational Training in India: Partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation
Opportunity EduFinance and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) have formed a partnership which takes an important step towards expanding meaningful income generating opportunities for young people in India. Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) is on the development agenda for many countries. Vocational, or skill-based education, is very important as many employers expect their new employees to have practical, applicable skills and experience rather than just academic…
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Pakistan Education Specialists Spotlight: Opportunities to impact children’s education in Pakistan
As we prepare for the upcoming launch of our new EduQuality Pakistan program, we wanted to hear from our experienced Pakistan Education Specialist team about their backgrounds, work with schools and also their perspectives on the changing landscape of education in Pakistan.
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2021 EduQuality Awards Colombia
In March 2022, Opportunity International EduFinance announced the winners of the 2021 Education Quality Awards in Colombia.
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In the Classroom: establishing a baseline for quality improvements
In Part 2 of our series, the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) team has analyzed baseline data from 468 classroom observations conducted in late 2020 – early 2021 across four countries: Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda and Zambia. The following blog summarizes our key findings from this baseline data, accompanied by a more detailed Key Insight publication.
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‘When you educate a girl, you educate the whole community’ - International Women’s Day 2022
‘Time to break the bias’ is the theme of International Women’s Day 2022. This year we are putting a spotlight on one of the many inspiring female leaders have the privilege to work with, Helen Musyoka, a school leader from Kenya. In this profile interview we discuss the many challenges faced in empowering girls to learn and push back against stereotypes by involving the whole community in the education of girls.
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EduFinance Ghana: Building on Progress
EduFinance has now started another phase of building on progress in Ghana. Our EduFinance Technical Assistance team recently conducted a new ‘roadshow’ of meetings with prospective and current partners to identify opportunities to expand investment into more schools.
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