UKFIET
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The Education and Development Forum (UKFIET) provides a forum for those working for education and development internationally to share ideas, knowledge and expertise.
📢Webinars & blogs summarising UKFIET conference themes: Learner safety & wellbeing
Climate & environmental justice
Skills & knowledge for sustainable futures
Equitable partnerships & cross-cultural collaboration
Systems thinking
The SDGs
Inclusion & intersectionality
www.ukfiet.org/2025/webinar...
Climate & environmental justice
Skills & knowledge for sustainable futures
Equitable partnerships & cross-cultural collaboration
Systems thinking
The SDGs
Inclusion & intersectionality
www.ukfiet.org/2025/webinar...
Webinars and blogs summarising UKFIET conference themes
Following a successful conference in September 2025, we are excited to share webinar recordings and blogs that summarise and dive deeper into some of the issues discussed. These aim to turn…
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October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📢Webinars & blogs summarising UKFIET conference themes: Learner safety & wellbeing
Climate & environmental justice
Skills & knowledge for sustainable futures
Equitable partnerships & cross-cultural collaboration
Systems thinking
The SDGs
Inclusion & intersectionality
www.ukfiet.org/2025/webinar...
Climate & environmental justice
Skills & knowledge for sustainable futures
Equitable partnerships & cross-cultural collaboration
Systems thinking
The SDGs
Inclusion & intersectionality
www.ukfiet.org/2025/webinar...
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Drawing on experiences from 🇿🇦 🇹🇿 🇮🇳 🇷🇼 🇨🇮 🇬🇭 & global #EdLab partnerships, the panel highlighted the importance of people, champions and networks to enable effective data use and evidence uptake with governments. @ukfiet.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Drawing on experiences from 🇿🇦 🇹🇿 🇮🇳 🇷🇼 🇨🇮 🇬🇭 & global #EdLab partnerships, the panel highlighted the importance of people, champions and networks to enable effective data use and evidence uptake with governments. @ukfiet.bsky.social
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A very big thank you to everyone who participated in the Epistemic Justice Network workshop at the @ukfiet.bsky.social Conference in Oxford. Your discussions enriched our insights which we will work on for broader dissemination.
Join us today for 'Relational Ecologies of Knowledge and Practice: A Workshop of the Epistemic Justice Network', following from the @unesco.org Chairs Forum in Dakar.
@ukfiet.bsky.social UKFIET Conference in Oxford, Wednesday, 17 September, 13:30-15:00
@ukfiet.bsky.social UKFIET Conference in Oxford, Wednesday, 17 September, 13:30-15:00
September 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A very big thank you to everyone who participated in the Epistemic Justice Network workshop at the @ukfiet.bsky.social Conference in Oxford. Your discussions enriched our insights which we will work on for broader dissemination.
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Thanks to @ukfiet.bsky.social for publishing our blog about the impact of our Girls in School Initiative in Sierra Leone shorturl.at/dAgOh
It was a pleasure to be part of UKFIET25 & so many important discussions, inc. how we can continue to reach the most vulnerable, sustainability, and at scale.
It was a pleasure to be part of UKFIET25 & so many important discussions, inc. how we can continue to reach the most vulnerable, sustainability, and at scale.
Challenging the false dichotomy: Education innovations that reach the most vulnerable AND at scale
With out-of-school populations rising, inclusion and intersectionality matter more than ever, but as education aid plummets, innovations are urgently needed. By leveraging existing systems and…
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September 29, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Thanks to @ukfiet.bsky.social for publishing our blog about the impact of our Girls in School Initiative in Sierra Leone shorturl.at/dAgOh
It was a pleasure to be part of UKFIET25 & so many important discussions, inc. how we can continue to reach the most vulnerable, sustainability, and at scale.
It was a pleasure to be part of UKFIET25 & so many important discussions, inc. how we can continue to reach the most vulnerable, sustainability, and at scale.
Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme
All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
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All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
www.ukfiet.org/2025/plannin...
Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme
If you are joining us for the UKFIET September 2025 conference, these highlights will be useful for deciding what sessions to take part in.
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September 13, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Planning your UKFIET 2025 conference: A walk through the programme
All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
www.ukfiet.org/2025/plannin...
All you need to know to plan your sessions & networking for next week's #UKFIETConf!
www.ukfiet.org/2025/plannin...
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In #Mozambique: Locally Produced Early Childhood Development Research in Mozambique: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions
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August 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
In #Mozambique: Locally Produced Early Childhood Development Research in Mozambique: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions
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A number of our experts will be speaking at next week's
@ukfiet.bsky.social event! 🗣️
The team are looking forward to discussing how harnessing diverse global perspectives can support lasting change in education.
Find out details of each session in the image below 👇
#UKFIETConf
@ukfiet.bsky.social event! 🗣️
The team are looking forward to discussing how harnessing diverse global perspectives can support lasting change in education.
Find out details of each session in the image below 👇
#UKFIETConf
September 12, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A number of our experts will be speaking at next week's
@ukfiet.bsky.social event! 🗣️
The team are looking forward to discussing how harnessing diverse global perspectives can support lasting change in education.
Find out details of each session in the image below 👇
#UKFIETConf
@ukfiet.bsky.social event! 🗣️
The team are looking forward to discussing how harnessing diverse global perspectives can support lasting change in education.
Find out details of each session in the image below 👇
#UKFIETConf
Will you be joining us for September's #UKFIETConf?
The convenors from all 7 conference themes are sharing highlights of sessions to watch out for. Find out more by reading their blogs:
www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
The convenors from all 7 conference themes are sharing highlights of sessions to watch out for. Find out more by reading their blogs:
www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Conference Blogs
This page gathers blogs written about the conference theme and structure. As we approach the September conference, we aim to provide a greater insight into the details and process and provide guidance...
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August 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Will you be joining us for September's #UKFIETConf?
The convenors from all 7 conference themes are sharing highlights of sessions to watch out for. Find out more by reading their blogs:
www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
The convenors from all 7 conference themes are sharing highlights of sessions to watch out for. Find out more by reading their blogs:
www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
NEW BLOG - Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from #SouthSudan & #SierraLeone
Exploring use of no-cost & low-cost methods, using SMS, for near real-time student attendance monitoring system
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Exploring use of no-cost & low-cost methods, using SMS, for near real-time student attendance monitoring system
www.ukfiet.org/2025/using-s...
Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from South Sudan and Sierra Leone
Consistent attendance of learners is considered to be a necessary, though not sufficient, condition for improved learning outcomes. Measuring and acting on absenteeism is therefore key in our efforts…
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June 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
NEW BLOG - Using SMS as a low cost means to systematically track chronic absenteeism in schools: Reflections from #SouthSudan & #SierraLeone
Exploring use of no-cost & low-cost methods, using SMS, for near real-time student attendance monitoring system
www.ukfiet.org/2025/using-s...
Exploring use of no-cost & low-cost methods, using SMS, for near real-time student attendance monitoring system
www.ukfiet.org/2025/using-s...
UKFIET letter to FCDO with concerns about further #AidCuts to education & gender, stressing UK’s global reputation esp in supporting #GirlsEducation & proven benefits of investing in education. We urge UK Government to reconsider current plans & maintain FCDO Education
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www.ukfiet.org/2025/corresp...
Correspondence from UKFIET members to UK government following announcement of education aid cuts
During oral evidence to the International Development Committee on 13 May 2025, the UK Government confirmed that education and gender are likely to face significant cuts in forthcoming changes to…
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June 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
UKFIET letter to FCDO with concerns about further #AidCuts to education & gender, stressing UK’s global reputation esp in supporting #GirlsEducation & proven benefits of investing in education. We urge UK Government to reconsider current plans & maintain FCDO Education
www.ukfiet.org/2025/corresp...
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The evidence mentioned here that £75 pays for the equivalent of two extra years of teaching for girls is from the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Along with a wealth of other research, it supports Larry Elliott's concerns about the need to rethink aid cuts.
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Cutting aid for girls’ education isn’t just wrong – it’s economically illiterate | Larry Elliott
This slash-and-burn approach is indefensible and would have been anathema to previous Labour governments, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott
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May 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The evidence mentioned here that £75 pays for the equivalent of two extra years of teaching for girls is from the REAL Centre, University of Cambridge. Along with a wealth of other research, it supports Larry Elliott's concerns about the need to rethink aid cuts.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
NEW BLOG Creativity, #ArtificialIntelligence and the curriculum
Work increasingly involves people operating harmoniously alongside intelligent machines. Yet schools & systems seem determined to block this vital relationship #AI
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Work increasingly involves people operating harmoniously alongside intelligent machines. Yet schools & systems seem determined to block this vital relationship #AI
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Creativity, Artificial Intelligence and the curriculum
The age-old question: “What do you want to do when you grow up?” is now: “What do you want to be, alongside AI, when you grow up?”. And it is no longer simply about employment but extends to self…
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May 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
NEW BLOG Creativity, #ArtificialIntelligence and the curriculum
Work increasingly involves people operating harmoniously alongside intelligent machines. Yet schools & systems seem determined to block this vital relationship #AI
www.ukfiet.org/2025/creativ...
Work increasingly involves people operating harmoniously alongside intelligent machines. Yet schools & systems seem determined to block this vital relationship #AI
www.ukfiet.org/2025/creativ...
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NEW BLOG: Ahead of UK-EU talks on a youth mobility deal, Dr Maia Chankseliani reflects on the impact of cross-border work & study on lives and societies, based on a global study of 704 participants across 70 countries 🌍
Read the @ukfiet.bsky.social blog: www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...
Read the @ukfiet.bsky.social blog: www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...
Learning, working, connecting: Why a new UK–EU youth mobility scheme matters
Youth mobility, once taken for granted between Britain and Europe, is now the subject of cautious negotiation. On 19 May 2025, London and Brussels are set to convene a summit to discuss a youth…
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May 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
NEW BLOG: Ahead of UK-EU talks on a youth mobility deal, Dr Maia Chankseliani reflects on the impact of cross-border work & study on lives and societies, based on a global study of 704 participants across 70 countries 🌍
Read the @ukfiet.bsky.social blog: www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...
Read the @ukfiet.bsky.social blog: www.ukfiet.org/2025/learnin...
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Sustaining changes in community attitudes & norms to improve #GirlsEducation outcomes
Webinar 29 April: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
Full report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
Summary report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
News article: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
Webinar 29 April: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
Full report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
Summary report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
News article: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
April 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Sustaining changes in community attitudes & norms to improve #GirlsEducation outcomes
Webinar 29 April: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
Full report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
Summary report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
News article: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
Webinar 29 April: events.tetratech.com/gec-study-7-...
Full report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
Summary report: intdev.tetratecheurope.com/wp-content/u...
News article: content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
NEW BLOG: To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical
Highlights from 5 presentations by @sightsavers.bsky.social at #CIES focusing on #disability #inclusion & digital education, incl #EarlyYears learning, #data, #GenderBasedViolence
www.ukfiet.org/2025/to-achi...
Highlights from 5 presentations by @sightsavers.bsky.social at #CIES focusing on #disability #inclusion & digital education, incl #EarlyYears learning, #data, #GenderBasedViolence
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To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical
CIES Conference 2025, ‘Envisioning Education in a Digital Society’ had many examples of positive and innovative uses of digital technology – but strategies for reaching the most marginalised learners…
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April 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
NEW BLOG: To achieve quality education for all, disability inclusion is critical
Highlights from 5 presentations by @sightsavers.bsky.social at #CIES focusing on #disability #inclusion & digital education, incl #EarlyYears learning, #data, #GenderBasedViolence
www.ukfiet.org/2025/to-achi...
Highlights from 5 presentations by @sightsavers.bsky.social at #CIES focusing on #disability #inclusion & digital education, incl #EarlyYears learning, #data, #GenderBasedViolence
www.ukfiet.org/2025/to-achi...
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NEW REPORT: #GirlsEducation projects succeed when whole communities ‘live the change’ & carry it forward
Working with young women & their communities by mobilising them as “agents of change”.
Findings from our latest evaluation of #GirlsEducationChallenge
content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
Working with young women & their communities by mobilising them as “agents of change”.
Findings from our latest evaluation of #GirlsEducationChallenge
content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
April 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
NEW REPORT: #GirlsEducation projects succeed when whole communities ‘live the change’ & carry it forward
Working with young women & their communities by mobilising them as “agents of change”.
Findings from our latest evaluation of #GirlsEducationChallenge
content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
Working with young women & their communities by mobilising them as “agents of change”.
Findings from our latest evaluation of #GirlsEducationChallenge
content.educ.cam.ac.uk/node/65
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Contribute to the REAL Centre Memory Wall – Help us celebrate 10 years!
Send your short contributions: Please let us know any key takeaways, lasting memories or a defining feature of engaging with the REAL Centre over the past decade.
Fill in a short form here: forms.gle/j9vtUNRn6iPh...
Send your short contributions: Please let us know any key takeaways, lasting memories or a defining feature of engaging with the REAL Centre over the past decade.
Fill in a short form here: forms.gle/j9vtUNRn6iPh...
April 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Contribute to the REAL Centre Memory Wall – Help us celebrate 10 years!
Send your short contributions: Please let us know any key takeaways, lasting memories or a defining feature of engaging with the REAL Centre over the past decade.
Fill in a short form here: forms.gle/j9vtUNRn6iPh...
Send your short contributions: Please let us know any key takeaways, lasting memories or a defining feature of engaging with the REAL Centre over the past decade.
Fill in a short form here: forms.gle/j9vtUNRn6iPh...
NEW BLOG Adapting classroom observation tools for play-based learning in #Burundi
Lessons from adapting a classroom observation tool for a play-based learning programme: context, focus, training & linking feedback to teacher development @thenfer.bsky.social
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Lessons from adapting a classroom observation tool for a play-based learning programme: context, focus, training & linking feedback to teacher development @thenfer.bsky.social
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Adapting classroom observation tools for play-based learning in Burundi
In underfunded and overcrowded classrooms, structured observation tools can provide a deep understanding of teaching quality and providing actionable feedback to educators.
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April 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
NEW BLOG Adapting classroom observation tools for play-based learning in #Burundi
Lessons from adapting a classroom observation tool for a play-based learning programme: context, focus, training & linking feedback to teacher development @thenfer.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/adaptin...
Lessons from adapting a classroom observation tool for a play-based learning programme: context, focus, training & linking feedback to teacher development @thenfer.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/adaptin...
NEW BLOG - Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later
How can we accelerate efforts to help children with disabilities access quality education? 7 actions
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How can we accelerate efforts to help children with disabilities access quality education? 7 actions
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Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later
The third Global Disability Summit takes place this week in Berlin, and policymakers, educators, and civil society actors attending will reflect on the progress made in making education more inclusive...
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April 3, 2025 at 2:39 PM
NEW BLOG - Educating children with disabilities: Addressing the unfinished agenda. Reflections a decade later
How can we accelerate efforts to help children with disabilities access quality education? 7 actions
www.ukfiet.org/2025/educati...
How can we accelerate efforts to help children with disabilities access quality education? 7 actions
www.ukfiet.org/2025/educati...
NEW Advancing early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten key insights from researchers
Sharing highlights from a series of blogs by African #ECD researchers @realcentre.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/advanci...
Sharing highlights from a series of blogs by African #ECD researchers @realcentre.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/advanci...
Advancing early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten key insights from researchers
Early Childhood Development (ECD) plays a significant role in shaping the future of individuals and societies, especially in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where challenges like limited resources…
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March 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
NEW Advancing early childhood development in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten key insights from researchers
Sharing highlights from a series of blogs by African #ECD researchers @realcentre.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/advanci...
Sharing highlights from a series of blogs by African #ECD researchers @realcentre.bsky.social
www.ukfiet.org/2025/advanci...
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Former PEDAL PhD student Dina Fajardo-Tovar has written a piece for @ukfiet.bsky.social about a project she worked on at Right to Play UK:
www.ukfiet.org/2025/lessons...
The piece focuses on lessons learned from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana.
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The piece focuses on lessons learned from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana.
Lessons learnt from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana
Play-Based Learning (PBL) is a child-centred approach actively involving children and adults in creating meaningful learning experiences. It is a core component of holistic education…
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March 26, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Former PEDAL PhD student Dina Fajardo-Tovar has written a piece for @ukfiet.bsky.social about a project she worked on at Right to Play UK:
www.ukfiet.org/2025/lessons...
The piece focuses on lessons learned from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana.
www.ukfiet.org/2025/lessons...
The piece focuses on lessons learned from implementing and evaluating programmes to promote play-based learning in Ghana.
⏰Countdown for submitting abstracts to #UKFIETConf - Deadline Friday 21 March!
Read our FAQs before you apply: ukfiet.org/wp-content/u...
More on the submission process: ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Expectations from convenors of themes: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read our FAQs before you apply: ukfiet.org/wp-content/u...
More on the submission process: ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Expectations from convenors of themes: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
March 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
⏰Countdown for submitting abstracts to #UKFIETConf - Deadline Friday 21 March!
Read our FAQs before you apply: ukfiet.org/wp-content/u...
More on the submission process: ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Expectations from convenors of themes: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read our FAQs before you apply: ukfiet.org/wp-content/u...
More on the submission process: ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Expectations from convenors of themes: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
📢2 weeks to go! Deadline 21 March for abstracts for #UKFIETConf
Download the Abstract Writing Pack ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Download the Abstract Writing Pack ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
March 7, 2025 at 3:55 PM
📢2 weeks to go! Deadline 21 March for abstracts for #UKFIETConf
Download the Abstract Writing Pack ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Download the Abstract Writing Pack ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
NEW BLOG - As we approach #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 this blog celebrates evidence from 12 years of the #GirlsEducationChallenge
The authors highlight lessons from independent evaluation studies they led on according to 6 themes: www.ukfiet.org/2025/celebra...
The authors highlight lessons from independent evaluation studies they led on according to 6 themes: www.ukfiet.org/2025/celebra...
Celebrating evidence from the Girls’ Education Challenge
In this blog, we highlight lessons from the independent evaluation studies we led on according to the six themes that were identified in the GEC research feasibility study.
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March 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
NEW BLOG - As we approach #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 this blog celebrates evidence from 12 years of the #GirlsEducationChallenge
The authors highlight lessons from independent evaluation studies they led on according to 6 themes: www.ukfiet.org/2025/celebra...
The authors highlight lessons from independent evaluation studies they led on according to 6 themes: www.ukfiet.org/2025/celebra...
Thinking of submitting an abstract to #UKFIETConf?
Deadline 21 March
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Deadline 21 March
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
March 7, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Thinking of submitting an abstract to #UKFIETConf?
Deadline 21 March
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...
Deadline 21 March
Read more about the conference themes before you submit! The convenors of all 7 themes have discussed their expectations with us: www.ukfiet.org/conference/u...