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February 02, 2023

Japan pledges over US$5 million to the Global Partnership for Education

The majority of the funds will be directed to countries in conflict –US$4 million will go to education efforts in Somalia and US$500,000 will go to Moldova’s support for refugees.

October 29, 2022

GPE Acting CEO Charles North condemns attack on Somalia's Federal Ministry of Education in Mogadishu

GPE condemns the violent attack on the Federal Ministry of Education in Mogadishu, Somalia, causing scores of casualties, including secondary students coming to the Ministry for their certificates.

November 25, 2021

Ministry of Education and Federal Member States’ Ministries of Education provide grants to 616 primary schools for enrolment of 25,000 out-of-school children in Somalia

The grants are supported by funds provided by GPE to the Ministry of Education as part of the $25.9 million Education Sector Program Implementation Grant (ESPIG).

July 06, 2021

Heads of State declaration on education financing

Call to action by President Kenyatta on behalf of GPE partner countries about their commitment to financing education to strengthen education systems and secure a stable and prosperous future for all...

November 11, 2020

Global Partnership for Education contributes additional $2.9 million to bolster basic education in Puntland

Through an additional $2.9 million grant to UNICEF Somalia, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has renewed its commitment to enhancing access and improving the quality of basic education for...

June 16, 2020

Global Partnership for Education provides US$130 million to support education in Guinea, Niger and Somalia

The funding will ensure that millions of children in these countries are able to access quality learning, whether in school when these reopen or through distance education.

February 26, 2020

US$347 million mobilized to improve children’s education in eight countries

Close to US$347 million in new funding will strengthen education systems and improve children’s access to school and quality learning in Chad, Eritrea, Ghana, Honduras, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan and...

February 20, 2020

Global Partnership for Education support gives a boost to education in Somalia

The Education Sector Program Implementation Grant funded by the Global Partnership for Education handed over 11 vehicles to the Federal Government of Somalia’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Higher...

December 10, 2019

Global Partnership for Education to exceed half a billion US dollars in new grants in 2019 to improve children’s education in the poorest countries

The Global Partnership for Education has approved new grants to support efforts by Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia (Puntland and Somaliland) and Zimbabwe to...