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Current Education Finance Network Members
The following organizations are members of the Education Finance Network:
Supérate! is a program offering high-quality education in English, computer science, and values to teenagers with high academic performance in El Salvador.
Acumen Fund is an impact investment fund providing patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Their education portfolio focuses on making every aspect of the education system, from basic schooling to job placement for low-income students, accessible and affordable, and includes solutions ranging from teacher training and EdTech platforms to low-cost, high-quality private schools.
Acumen is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) is a pan African network of ministries of education and training. A forum for policy dialogue, it acts as a catalyst for reforms and promising policies and practices through the pooling of ideas, experiences, lessons learned, and knowledge.
Alianza Educativa is a non-profit organization that runs charter schools in Bogotá, Colombia. The foundation was established by four leading institutions in the education sector that decided to pool their experience to contribute to the transformation of public education in Colombia. The Alianza Educativa schools have served as laboratories for innovation, introducing ideas, such as citizen competency standards, that have become national policy.
Amala Education is a non-profit organization whose mission is to use the power of education to transform the lives of refugees, their communities, and the world. They design and deliver context-inclusive, high-quality programs at secondary education level across the world, and have developed the first high school diploma with and for refugee youth.
Atlassian Foundation engages in deep, multi-year partnerships with inspiring organisations that are working to equip young people from under-resourced communities with the skills they need to work and thrive.
Atreyu is an impact investor that invests in businesses working to solve key social and environmental issues across the globe and in different sectors, including education.
BRIDGE Innovation in Learning Organisation is South Africa non-profit organization that drives collaboration and co-operation among stakeholders in education to increase their collective impact. The do this by convening communities of practice, and by sharing knowledge, working practices, and resources to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the country.
Bridges Outcomes Partnerships is a non-profit social enterprise that brings together experts in policy, programme management, and impact measurement to help local and central government commissioners achieve better outcomes for people it serves and better value for public money.
British Asian Trust is a diaspora-led international development organization that specialises in, and champions the use of, social finance products to drive positive change across South Asia.
The Brookings Institution conducts high-quality, independent research and produces innovative policy solutions for the US and the world. Brookings has built a collaborative research-to-practice network of actors across education ecosystems primarily in the historically underrepresented Global South around a shared goal of transforming education systems. Brookings Institution is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
Cambridge Education, a member of the Mott MacDonald Group, provides education sector consultancy services to government agencies at national and local level, and to international development agencies and partners. They have extensive experience in the evaluation, analysis, and design of large and technically complex projects, often across multiple locations, and provides training, coaching, and mentoring at the school and classroom level.
CapitalPlus Exchange (CapPlus) helps financial institutions in emerging economies to deliver finance profitably for social impact. Through CapPlus’ Education Markets Impact Initiative (EMII), they equip financial institutions to finance affordable private schools and the families they serve in sub-Saharan Africa, in a manner that drives quality improvements in education.
Catalyst 2030 is a global movement of people and organisations committed to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) by 2030.
Central Square Foundation is a non-profit organization with a vision to ensure quality school education for all children in India. They partner with government and ecosystem stakeholders to improve learning outcomes, especially of children from low-income communities.
CGA Technologies is an international consultancy firm that develops technology solutions for fragile and low-resourced settings that support increased participation and achievement in education, quality and consistent basic service provision, and cash-in-hand to meet people’s needs.
Chancen International is a non- profit organization that provides an ethical, fair, and responsible financing model for young people in Africa to access quality tertiary education through Income Share Agreements (ISAs). The ISA model provides equal access to vocational and higher education programs with a high transition to employment rate for students from excluded backgrounds.
Chemonics International is an international development company with a portfolio covering agriculture and food security, conflict and crisis, democracy and governance, economic growth and trade, education and youth, environment and natural resources, gender equality and social inclusion, health, supply chain solutions, and water, energy, and sustainable cities.
The Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) is a philanthropic organization dedicated to improving the lives of children in developing countries. Through its Girl Capital initiative, CIFF empowers adolescent girls by investing in education, health, and economic opportunities, aiming to reduce barriers and promote gender equality.
Child’s Destiny and Development Organization (CHIDDO) is a non-governmental organization providing humanitarian and developmental programmes for vulnerable children and adults in South Sudan.
CO_Capital is an impact investor that invests in early stage and early growth enterprises in Latin America across education, workforce, and economic development; access to healthcare; access to basic sustainable infrastructure; and the nexus between agriculture, food systems and regeneration.
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation is a family foundation that funds nonprofit organizations working to improve the lives of disadvantaged people throughout the world. In education, they support early childhood development with a two-generation approach for children and caregivers, and support disadvantaged youth to gain skills and access meaningful employment.
Creative Associates International is a social impact company that provides development services and forges partnerships to deliver sustainable solutions to global challenges. They focus on building inclusive educational systems, transitioning communities from conflict to peace, developing sustainable economic growth, engaging youth, promoting transparent elections and more.
Criterion Institute is a think tank working with social change-makers to demystify finance and broaden their perspective on how to engage with and shift financial systems.
Dalberg is a global consultancy group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world. They partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing a mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design services.
Dalberg co-manages the Education Finance Network with Opportunity International.
The Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN) catalyzes collective action on behalf of young children and their families around the world by connecting with global and regional partners, facilitating knowledge exchange, and learning and coordinating advocacy for increased investment for quality services.
Ed Partners Africa is a non-banking finance institution that offers financial and non-financial solutions to affordable private schools in order to improve access to affordable quality education in Kenya and throughout Africa.
EDT & Partners is a global, purpose-driven consulting firm that helps companies, startups, NGOs and governments in the education space consolidate their international presence, accelerate digital transformation, grow strategically into new territories, connect with strategic partners, plan for mergers and acquisitions.
Educate Girls is a non-profit that focusses on mobilizing communities for girls’ education in India’s rural and educationally backward areas.
EDC (Education Development Center) is a global non-profit organization that designs, implements, and evaluates programs aiming to improve education, promote health, and expand economic opportunity.
The Education Outcomes Fund improves learning and employment outcomes by tying funding to measurable results. Through a partnership model, the foundation brings together governments, donors, implementing partners, and investors to achieve concrete targets for learning, skill development, and employment.
Educational Initiatives is an India-based EdTech company that leverages research and technology-based solutions to improve learning in K-12 education.
EIDU is a digital learning platform for use in pre-primary and primary education that provides student learning content and teacher support. Born in 2015 in Kibera, Nairobi, the platform has been made available to schools across Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana.
Emerge Education is a European EdTech specialist fund focused on pre-seed and seed funding.
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) is the international development agency of the UK Government. FCDO is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) is a membership-based pan-African NGO with a mission to promote girls’ and women’s education. FAWE works to influence government policy, build public awareness, demonstrate best educational practice through effective models, and encourage the adoption of these models by
Fundação Lemann is a non-profit family organization striving to provide Brazilian children of all backgrounds with the opportunity to realize their full potential through access to high-quality education.
Fundación Alpina’s mission is to transform the lives of families, communities, and organizations in the rural sector in Colombia.
Fundación Carulla developed aeiotu, a Colombian social enterprise that aims to transform communities through the development of the full potential of all children. Aeiotu provides early childhood development services to vulnerable communities, and offers capacity development, teacher training and consultancies.
Fundación Corona is a family foundation working to improve the quality of life, social development, and reduced inequality in Colombia.
Fundación Frisby provides technical and vocational education and training, entrepreneurship and life skills training, and teacher training in Colombia.
Fundación Luker creates and promotes social innovation solutions for development and equity through strong public, private, and academic partnerships in Colombia.
FUSAL (Fundación Salvadoreña para la Salud y el Desarrollo Humano) is a foundation that designs and delivers interventions to improve health and human development in El Salvador. The Foundation runs social programs in early childhood development and implements solutions to close the digital gap in schools, as well as learning recovery programs focused on reading.
The Future of Learning Fund invests in EdTech enterprises building new and improved models of learning that connect Africans to the future of work.
The Ghana National Council of Private Schools (GNACOPS) is a membership body for private education practitioners in Ghana.
The Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) is a coalition of over 80 organizations that promotes access to quality education as a human right and mobilizes the public to create political will in the U.S. and internationally to ensure universal access to quality education worldwide.
Global School Leaders (GSL) is a non-profit organization that aims to improve student learning outcomes in low and middle-income countries through on-the-job training programs for school leaders.
Global Schools Forum is a membership organization working to strengthen global education through supporting non-state organizations in developing countries who serve children from low-income backgrounds.
Global Schools Forum is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
The Graines de Paix Foundation designs and implements transformative education solutions that foster learning fulfillment, prevention of violence and radicalization, and peace. Operating in France, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire, the foundation develops learning resources and provides teacher training, and work with schools, teachers, school leaders and governments, parents, and communities.
GROW ECD is a South Africa non-profit that supports early childhood development small business owners with the knowledge, skills, resources, and finance they need to invest in their business to improve quality and financial sustainability.
The Hempel Foundation a Danish philanthropic organization within the fields of education, sustainable coatings technology, and realizing initiatives that bring about positive change.
Herald Advisors is a women- and minority-owned small business consulting firm based in the US. They provide strategic guidance to governments and international organizations on educational systems and policy reform, organizational design, and effective partnerships.
Higherlife Foundation is a Zimbabwean social impact organization that invests in human capital to build thriving individuals, communities and sustainable livelihoods. Higherlife Foundation is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
IDP Foundation is a private foundation dedicated to encouraging and supporting the development of innovative and sustainable solutions to complex global issues. Theay work with partners in Ghana and Kenya to deliver market-based solutions focused on improving education in underserved communities.
IESC (Improving Economies for Stronger Communities) is a US non-profit organization that fosters private sector development in low- and middle-income countries.
Ilifa Labantwana is a research, advocacy and technical support organization that works to secure an equal start for all children living in South Africa through universal access to quality early childhood development.
IMBE Enterprise Incubator (IMBE) helps women-run early childhood development micro-enterprises in South Africa to source and secure funding and to establish and grow towards their long-term vision.
Impact Network operates five community schools in rural Zambia to provide education to out-of-school children, and supports an additional 35 schools in the country’s Eastern Province through their eSchool 360 program.
The Impact-Linked Finance Fund provides finance to high-impact enterprises and rewards these for positive outcomes generated through their business activities.
Indian School Finance Company provides loans to schools, school entrepreneurs, and school ecosystems stakeholders.
Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) is a research and policy non-profit that discovers and promotes effective solutions to global poverty problems. IPA brings together researchers and decision-makers to design, evaluate, and refine these solutions and their applications, ensuring that the evidence created is used to improve the lives of the world’s poor.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, provides financing support to projects that expand access and improve quality, including in post-secondary education, early childhood education, edtech, technical and vocational training, skilling, reskilling, and other educational models to people in low- and middle-income countries.
Investisseurs & Partenaires is an impact investment group dedicated to financing and supporting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups in Sub-Saharan Africa. Their Education to Employment program aims to improve access to quality education for young people and reduce the gap between training and employment opportunities.
IPC Partner for Development creates conceptual proposals and carries out project activities geared towards achieving long-term benefits primarily for development banks and agencies, impact investors, and development funds, and they also work directly with MFIs, FinTechs and commercial banks.
IREX is a global development and education organization working in more than 100 countries on issues such as education, leadership, information, and youth.
Ishk Tolaram Foundation provides access to quality education, healthcare, and skills training to underserved individuals in Indonesia, Nigeria, and Singapore.
Itaú Social (Fundação Itaú para Educação e Cultura) is one of the pillars of Brazil’s largest private bank’s (Itaú) corporate foundation. They develop, implement, and share educational technologies to contribute to the improvement of public education quality and equity in Brazil.
Jackfruit Finance provides technology, capital, and reward programs that help expand access to education in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Jacobs Foundation works to improve children’s learning and education through promoting the generation and translation of evidence into policy and practice. They funds research to understand how children learn, promote the use of evidence in school practice and EdTech, and support countries to integrate evidence into education policy and implementation.
JET Education Services is a South African non-profit organisation in that works with government, the private sector, international development agencies, and education institutions to improve the quality of education and the relationship between education, skills development and the world of work.
Jigsaw is a social enterprise dedicated to generating rigorous evidence for sustainable change in education. It specializes in applied research, evaluation, strategy, and technical assistance, focusing on four key areas: education technology, education in emergencies and protracted crises, education and climate, and education for girls.
Justice Rising builds, equips, and operates schools in the conflict-affected province of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, providing education for children whose safety, and education, is frequently threatened by the decades-long conflict.
Kaizenvest is an asset management firm focusing on the future of learning and work. They manage private equity and private debt funds in South and South-East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, investing in companies that drive learning innovations. Kaizenvest is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
Kashf Foundation is a specialized microfinance institution that provides access to finance to low-income households, especially women, in Pakistan. Through their school finance program, Kashf provides access to finance, school management and entrepreneurship development training, and teacher training to low-cost private schools.
Kizazi works with local NGOs who are operating schools in partnership with the government to develop, implement, and spread breakthrough school models in under-resourced communities around the world.
Kwera is a social enterprise financing higher education for Malawian youth enrolled at local universities and simultaneously developing their employability and entrepreneurship skills via a tailored, inclusive and demand-driven online skills building program.
Latimpacto is a network of impact investors in Latin America, acting as an ecosystem builder to help them maximize their impact.
LearnLaunch Fund+Accelerator is a venture capital fund and accelerator that invests in and supports entrepreneurs on the mission to positively transform education.
LEGO Foundation is an independent non-profit foundation based in Denmark, dedicated to building a future where learning through play empowers children to become creative, engaged, lifelong learners.
Magic Bus India Foundation is an NGO that help children and young people aged 12 to 18 to complete secondary education, equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to grow up and move out of poverty.
The mEducation (Mobiles for Education) Alliance is a convening platform focused on promoting the use of good EdTech practices and improving the effectiveness of EdTech initiatives globally.
NORRAG is a global network for international policies and cooperation in education and training. NORRAG aims to address under-researched questions of quality and equity in in education and development, and in amplify under-represented expertise, particularly from the Global South.
Nova Escola is a non-profit organization that offers free professional development and quality pedagogical content to public education teachers in Brazil through an online platform.
Octava Foundation is a private foundation focused on addressing the disadvantage gap in education for primary-school aged children in Singapore, and providing study awards and enrichment support for post-secondary students.
ODI is a leading global affairs think tank focusing on research, convening, and influencing to generate ideas that matter for people and planet.
Open Capital is a management consulting and financial advisory firm that drives growth, enables investment, and builds markets across Africa.
Opportunity International is a global non-profit equipping people with tools and business solutions to work their way out of poverty. They provide families with innovative financial resources, training, and support to grow their small businesses and send their children to school. Opportunity International co-manages the Education Finance Network with Dalberg.
Oxford Policy Management is an international development consulting firm that aims to help low- and middle-income countries achieve growth and reduce poverty and disadvantage through public policy reform.
The People’s Action for Learning (PAL) Network is a south-south partnership of 17 member organizations working to promote children’s foundational learning across Africa, Asia, and America.
Palladium is an implementer of international development programs working with governments, businesses, and investors, communities, and civil society.
PEAS (Promoting Equality in African Schools) is a UK-based social enterprise that operates secondary schools for disadvantaged children in Uganda and Zambia.
Porticus is a foundation contributing to supportive, inclusive environments in primary and secondary schools, as well as in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) establishments.
Proteus Advisory works with government, the private sector and civil society to build stronger, equitable education systems. They facilitate improved coordination, cohesion, and alignment across sectors by developing and implementing policies, designing strategies for scalable solutions, and building robust data collection and analysis systems that improve decision making.
Quotanda is a lending as a service (LaaS) platform that enables schools and lenders to set up student financing programs to make education more affordable.
Results for Development (R4D) is a global non-profit development organization collaborating with governments, civil society, and social innovators in the areas of health, education and nutrition.
Rising Academy Network operates low-cost private schools and works with governments and other partners to improve the quality of their schools at scale in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Rwanda.
RTI International is a US-based independent non-profit research institute with expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development.
Salesforce partners with organizations around the world, empowering students with career skills and increasing STEM and AI access, proving mentoring and networking to open doors for young people, and expanding access and opportunity for jobs of the future.
Save the Children Global Ventures works with technology start-ups and investors to give children a better world. Their work complements traditional grant-making and philanthropy with an increased use of innovative financing instruments, including loans, guarantees and blended finance funds.
SEED Care and Support Foundation is a non-profit organization in Nigeria that provides holistic and inclusive solutions to helping schools that serve children from low-income families build lasting pathways to education quality.
Seeds of Africa is a non-profit organization operating in Ethiopia that aims to provide students, families, and their larger networks with the resources they need to alleviate poverty, support themselves, and reinvest in their local community.
Smart Ed Ventures is a financial institution focused on investing in the education sector in South Africa. They provide access to capital for private and public schools and other education service providers to improve the quality of affordable education.
Social Finance is a non-profit consultancy organization that partners with governments, service providers, the voluntary sector, and the financial community to design, fund, and scale solutions to complex and enduring social issues in the UK and across the world.
Stage Six helps impactful and sustainable businesses scale, supporting a geographically diverse portfolio of social enterprises in the areas of health, nutrition, education, water, sanitation, housing, and clean energy.
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) is Switzerland’s international cooperation agency, working to alleviate poverty and promote sustainable development. In education, SDC focuses on improving access, quality, and equity, supporting vocational training, digital learning, and inclusive education to enhance skills and opportunities for all learners.
The Citizens Foundation (TCF) manages a network of nearly 2,000 schools across Pakistan that match the quality of the most expensive schools in the country , but in communities without paved roads or electricity.
The Resource Foundation is a US-based nonprofit organization that provides philanthropic giving and advisory services to corporations, individuals, and foundations, and connect them to local nonprofit partners, to empower disadvantaged communities in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Think Equal is a global initiative calling for a system change in education, and a program of social and emotional learning for 3-6-year-olds for wellbeing, psychosocial support, and social justice.
The Tinker Foundation promotes the development of an equitable, sustainable, and productive society in Latin America by providing funding to organizations in the areas of democratic governance, education, and sustainable resource management.
Tri-Sector Associates is a social enterprise specializing in creating effective methods of cross-sector collaboration, such as Results-based Finance (RbF) mechanisms, and have launched Hong Kong’s and Singapore’s first Social Impact Bonds.
UBS Optimus Foundation is a grant-making foundation that offers UBS clients a platform to use their wealth to drive positive social and environmental change. UBS Optimus Foundation is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
Unang Hakbang Foundation provides basic literacy tutoring to public school learners in the Philippines who are at risk of dropping out of school.
The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is the US government’s development finance institution. DFC partners with the private sector to finance solutions to the most critical challenges facing the developing world. DFC is a member of the Education Finance Network Steering Committee.
VestedWorld is an African-founded-and-led venture capital fund investing in early-stage companies in East and West Africa. Their portfolio included scalable, real sector businesses (i.e., consumer products and services, agribusiness and food, and trade enablement), including education-focused ventures.
VVOB is an international non-profit organization that collaborates with governments and other partners around professional development of teachers and effective school leadership across the world.
WAAW Foundation (Working to Advance STEM Education for African Women) is a non-profit promoting increased participation of African girls in computing, science, technology, engineering, and math (C-STEM) related disciplines.
Waiser provides ISA financing for post-secondary and vocational education to talented but underserved youth in Asia.
Worldreader is an international non-profit organization working to improve the reading outcomes in children aged 3-12. Worldreader develops and provides evidence-based reading programming to community-based organizations, schools and other learning institutions, and the private sector, resulting in children’s improved reading comprehension, social-emotional competencies, and digital literacy skills.
Yayasan Literasi Anak Indonesia (YLAI) is a non-profit organization that aims to develop a reading culture and love of reading for primary school-aged children in Indonesia. They work closely with education departments to develop literacy programs in schools and innovative teaching practice in the classroom.
Yellowwoods is a private investment group based in South Africa, whose purpose is to grow businesses and catalyse inclusive markets that provide opportunities for economically marginalized populations, primarily young people in Southern Africa.
The Zenex Foundation is an independent education grant-maker whose mission is to improve teaching and learning outcomes in language and mathematics in South Africa, through flexible funding, evidence-based interventions, and strategic partnerships.
Zizi Afrique Foundation is an NGO committed to improving learning outcomes for children and youth furthest behind, mainly in East Africa. They conduct studies and assessments of learning to generate evidence to address the learning crisis as well as anticipate the future.
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