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Founded by Klaus J. Jacobs, the Jacobs Foundation works to ensure that every child is given the evidence-based learning opportunities they need to thrive.

Zurich, Switzerland
Joined March 2016
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Jacobs Foundation
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🇨🇭 An education objective in Switzerland's international cooperation strategy is a powerful catalyst for private sector investment. The National Council's Foreign Policy Commission's decision to re-prioritize education is a promising step —let’s keep the momentum going and
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Jacobs Foundation
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🖍️ @DMoLearning has launched a creative, hands-on FanZine resource for learners aged 7–12, developed with @ARTIZIP_NOW. Explore the world through Élisée Reclus with drawing, collage & storytelling. 🔗 Learn more: #ChildDevelopment #CreativeLearning
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🇬🇭 #ICYMI The SCALE initiative in Ghana is setting a new standard for collaborative education finance—$80M mobilized to boost foundational learning. Read the article in @Alliancemag 🔗 #SCALE #Education #Ghana
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Jacobs Foundation
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🤝 In May 2025, the Jacobs Foundation hosted researchers at Marbach Castle to explore cross-cultural data and learning variability through our LEVANTE initiative. 🔗 Learn more: #LEVANTE #LearningVariability #EducationResearch
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🇨🇮 In Côte d’Ivoire, School Management Committees (COGES) are supporting enrolment, school leadership & local priorities. 🎧 Hear more from the Ministry of National Education and Literacy: #COGES #CLEF #Education
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Jacobs Foundation
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📢 Philanthropy is stepping up for education at #FFD4. In a new @UNESCO blog, Simon Sommer (Jacobs Foundation), @Lucylake (@YidanPrize), & Dr. Andrew Cunningham (@AKF_Global) call for collective action to close the global education financing gap. 🔗
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📢 The 2025 LEVANTE Call for Proposals is now open!. Up to USD 5M available for research on how children learn across individual, group & contextual levels. Apply by 19 Aug 2025. 🔗 #Apply #Education #CallForProposals
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Jacobs Foundation
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How can evidence help education systems decide what works best for children?. 🎙️ Hear from two 2024 Klaus J. Jacobs Prize winners in the new #TeachersVoices episode on @BOLD_insights. 🔗 #Education #Equity #BOLD
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Jacobs Foundation
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📬 #ICYMI Our latest newsletter highlights SCALE’s launch in Ghana, LEVANTE’s global expansion & more. Want to be the first to know when the LEVANTE Call for Proposals opens? Subscribe now ⬇️. 🔗 #Education #Research #Newsletter
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Jacobs Foundation
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👕 How do clothing choices shape identity and belonging in schools?. This story from @DMoLearning explores what educators and learners can gain from recognising the deeper meaning in what we wear. Explore 👉 #Museum #Education #Learning
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Jacobs Foundation
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📚 At the #JRF annual meeting, our Research Fellows engaged in three days of structured exchange, sharing research, building interdisciplinary connections, and advancing ideas to improve learning outcomes for children worldwide. Meet the fellows 👥
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Jacobs Foundation
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🇨🇮 In Côte d’Ivoire, community-driven change is transforming schools. A new report shares how CLEF is improving learning conditions in rural villages through collaboration, infrastructure, and local leadership. 🔗 Read more: #Education #Cotedlvoire
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Jacobs Foundation
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🌍 The LEVANTE Steering Committee recently convened at our annual conference to guide the next phase of our global research network on learning variability—aligning strategy, measures, and priorities for impact. 🔗 #LEVANTE #Education #Research
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Jacobs Foundation
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📝 A new report from the Jacobs Foundation and @onthinktanks uncovers lessons from community-led learning ecosystems—showing how evidence, trust, and local leadership can drive lasting impact. 🔗 Read the report: #Strategy2030 #Education #Community
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Jacobs Foundation
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SCALE builds on the CLEF model in Côte d’Ivoire, recognized by @WorldBank, to bring evidence-based learning to 2M children across Ghana’s cocoa districts. More from our co-CEO Simon Sommer 👉 #SCALE #Education #Ghana #SDG4 #Evidence
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Jacobs Foundation
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🌞 Our latest What We Learn newsletter highlights evidence-driven systems change, community-led education, and global partnerships. Read the summer edition now: #Newsletter #Education
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Jacobs Foundation
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🗣️ Developmental scientist Sho Tsuji shares how mutual responsiveness in early interactions supports children's language learning, offering new insights into what makes a rich learning environment. Read more on @BOLD_insights 🔗 #Language #Learning #BOLD
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Jacobs Foundation
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🎓 Young Scholars from LEARN & LEVANTE joined forces at the Jacobs Foundation Conference to co-develop research proposals on learning variability. Each scholar will receive CHF 37,500 to take their work forward. 🔎 Learn more about our research agenda:
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Jacobs Foundation
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📢 SCALE is gaining traction as a model for systems change in education. Recent coverage highlights its innovative, cross-sector approach to improving outcomes for 2M learners in Ghana. 🔗 #SCALE #Education #Ghana #SDG4
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