Education

We work to level the educational playing field to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their starting point.

Education for All - A Fundamental Human Right

Education is a basic human right, fundamental for the development of individuals and societies, and indispensable for exercising all other human rights. We work towards a world in which everyone can equitably access quality education and lifelong learning opportunities.

Transforming Education in a Complex Landscape

Organizations striving for impact in global education confront an increasingly complex landscape. Constrained funding environments, insufficient quality data on key education priorities, and a fragmented landscape of actors threaten progress in the sector. Despite these challenges, accelerated impact in the sector is both necessary and achievable. We help our clients navigate the rapidly evolving financing and political landscapes to realize their bold commitments towards equitable and quality education for all.

Education

Education for All - A Fundamental Human Right

Education is a basic human right, fundamental for the development of individuals and societies, and indispensable for exercising all other human rights. We work towards a world in which everyone can equitably access quality education and lifelong learning opportunities.

Transforming Education in a Complex Landscape

Organizations striving for impact in global education confront an increasingly complex landscape. Constrained funding environments, insufficient quality data on key education priorities, and a fragmented landscape of actors threaten progress in the sector. Despite these challenges, accelerated impact in the sector is both necessary and achievable. We help our clients navigate the rapidly evolving financing and political landscapes to realize their bold commitments towards equitable and quality education for all.

An example of our approach

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The Challenge

The Challenge

Case study:

Education

The Challenge

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) wanted to strengthen its advocacy efforts and increase engagement with donors on the issue of Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) in the education sector. However, given the lack of comprehensive data on FLN, it was difficult to accurately estimate the current level of financing for FLN and assess how donors prioritize the issue, which in turn made it difficult to identify key advocacy needs and potential opportunities to influence global agendas.

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Our Approach

Our Approach

Case study:

Education

Our Approach

SEEK supported BMGF with analyzing existing donor policy and financial support provided to FLN issues, by developing a first-of-its-kind methodology to track bilateral and multilateral financing for FLN based on OECD DAC data. SEEK complemented this quantitative analysis with policy research to identify policy priorities towards FLN of key donors and relevant market insights from key actors in the sector.

In addition to developing the evidence base, SEEK also brought research on FLN directly to advocates through a report, donor profiles, and a webinar series through a new FLN section on the Donor Tracker.

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Our Impact

Our Impact

Case study:

Education

Our Impact

With SEEK’s support, the BMGF team was able to deepen its understanding of FLN financing and policy priorities and scale up advocacy efforts in partnership with its wider grantee network on FLN issues in a strategic, evidence-based manner.

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Impact Areas in

Education

Dive into a spectrum of focus areas that form the core of our initiatives. Explore these key domains to understand how our targeted efforts contribute to meaningful change and progress.

Education - Climate

Education is crucial for addressing climate change and building a sustainable future, but equitable education access is often jeopardized by the impacts of climate change. We help clients advocate for issues at the intersection of education and climate to promote intersectional policies and approaches to addressing the challenges in these sectors.
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Education - Gender

Education is one of the most effective tools for empowering girls and women and reducing gender inequalities. Yet, access to quality education continues to be impacted by gender disparities. We help clients systematically break down gender-related barriers to education and promote access to equitable education for all.
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Education - Health

Access to education is crucial for promoting health literacy and empowering people to make informed decisions about their health. We support our clients in addressing inequalities in education and enabling people to make informed and healthy choices to live up to their full potential.
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Education - Humanitarian Efforts

Everyone has the right to a quality education, but those living in conflict or protracted crises often face extreme hardship that interrupt the most crucial phases of development and learning. We support our clients in working towards securing an equitable right to a quality education for all.
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Theme Intersection

Education - Climate

Education is crucial for addressing climate change and building a sustainable future, but equitable education access is often jeopardized by the impacts of climate change. We help clients advocate for issues at the intersection of education and climate to promote intersectional policies and approaches to addressing the challenges in these sectors.

Theme Intersection

Education - Gender

Education is one of the most effective tools for empowering girls and women and reducing gender inequalities. Yet, access to quality education continues to be impacted by gender disparities. We help clients systematically break down gender-related barriers to education and promote access to equitable education for all.

Theme Intersection

Education - Health

Access to education is crucial for promoting health literacy and empowering people to make informed decisions about their health. We support our clients in addressing inequalities in education and enabling people to make informed and healthy choices to live up to their full potential.

Theme Intersection

Education - Humanitarian Efforts

Everyone has the right to a quality education, but those living in conflict or protracted crises often face extreme hardship that interrupt the most crucial phases of development and learning. We support our clients in working towards securing an equitable right to a quality education for all.

Where we help

With our understanding of these intersections, we take a holistic approach to provide tailored support to our clients in:

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Education - Climate

Education is crucial for addressing climate change and building a sustainable future, but equitable education access is often jeopardized by the impacts of climate change. We help clients advocate for issues at the intersection of education and climate to promote intersectional policies and approaches to addressing the challenges in these sectors.
Read More

Education - Gender

Education is one of the most effective tools for empowering girls and women and reducing gender inequalities. Yet, access to quality education continues to be impacted by gender disparities. We help clients systematically break down gender-related barriers to education and promote access to equitable education for all.
Read More

Education - Health

Access to education is crucial for promoting health literacy and empowering people to make informed decisions about their health. We support our clients in addressing inequalities in education and enabling people to make informed and healthy choices to live up to their full potential.
Read More

Education - Humanitarian Efforts

Everyone has the right to a quality education, but those living in conflict or protracted crises often face extreme hardship that interrupt the most crucial phases of development and learning. We support our clients in working towards securing an equitable right to a quality education for all.
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How we can help

With our understanding of these intersections, we take a holistic approach to provide tailored support to our clients in:

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Advocacy

Global education actors are looking to capitalize on high-profile education moments to draw attention to their priorities. We help our clients anchor their issues in relevant political agendas, develop engaging advocacy strategies to influence policy, build alliances, and prepare for key global education moments.
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Partnership Building

Education, being a cross-cutting and intersectional issue, requires diverse actors to work together to drive progress. We support clients in building effective coalitions to ensure more coordinated financial and political support for global education goals.
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Policy and Finance Analytics

The persistent lack of robust and comprehensive data in the education sector has made it difficult for actors to make informed policy decisions. We help our clients with building an evidence base for their projects by tapping into our extensive knowledge of educational policy, financing issues, and our understanding of public and philanthropic actors in the education sector.
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Resource Mobilization

Depleted development budgets and resource redistributions have made it increasingly difficult for global education actors to raise sufficient resources for their ambitions. We work with clients to sharpen their unique selling points, identify new funding opportunities, and develop compelling narratives to mobilize resources to achieve their education goals.
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