Success is not ticking boxes. It’s about commitment to achieving real results. @Bantwanaovc was created to direct resources to those at the frontline. The Bantwana Regional Network will continue innovating & taking effective local solutions to scale. #LocalRootsGlobalImpact

As we have shifted our Bantwana Initiative to become fully locally led, we have remained committed to bringing people together to find a shared vision, building trust and consensus to co-create solutions. #LocalRootsGlobalImpact @bantwanaOVC

Happy New Year from World Education!. We celebrate the power of partnership in transforming health and education systems. Thank you for joining us in building brighter futures for all!. We look forward to what's to come in #2025.

Meet The Bantwana Regional Network! . Members Bantwana #Zimbabwe, Bantwana #Eswatini, and Bantwana #Uganda evolved from World Ed to local, independent organizations in 2018, 2021, and 2023 respectively. Learn more: #LocalRootsGlobalImpact @Bantwanaovc

If you want to go far, go together. Through The Bantwana Regional Network, Bantwana Zimbabwe, Bantwana Eswatini, and Bantwana Initiative Uganda envision a coordinated movement throughout Africa to improve learning, increase access to health care, and build livelihoods.

We're thrilled to announce the launch of the Bantwana Regional Network!. The network connects @BantwanaOVC teams in #Zimbabwe #Eswatini & #Uganda to expand their impact while maintaining the brand. We move forward separately, with a lasting relationship.

We're working to increase access to health care services for persons with disabilities in #Malawi with new funding under the @USAID Ana Patsogolo Activity (APA). APA works to reduce new #HIV infections among young people. #IDPD2024 #WorldAIDSDay.

RT @JSIhealth: Olawale Durosinmi-Etti stresses that integrating #data systems with broader health systems is key to sustainable, locally-ow….

RT @JSIhealth: This #WorldAIDSDay, we sat down with JSI experts to ask them how they think the #HIV response needs to evolve to reach the e….

Joining a village savings & loan association (VSLA) in #Malawi helped Hawa keep her grandchildren living with #HIV fed, in school & on treatment. We work with @USAIDMalawi & partners to establish VSLAs through the Ana Patsogolo Activity. #WorldAIDSDay2024.

RT @WorldEdUS: Join @WorldEd on Dec 13 for the next #EdTech Strategy Session featuring:. ⚡ Tech Tools to Amplify Access & Engagement w/ Car….

Initiative→Affiliate→Partner!. In 2023, our @BantwanaOVC team in #Uganda established itself as an independent local organization, and now we're partnering on the Targeting the Learning Crisis program to improve academic achievement through targeted instruction! @Bantwana_Ug

The impact of #climatechange on communities is highly context-specific. Our responses should be, too. From rural to urban environments, inside and outside the classroom, communities are building #climateresilience. Learn more about their solutions:

Thanks @Adobe for supporting access to health materials for #HIV-affected communities in #Malawi. Using Liquid Mode in @Acrobat, we digitized job aids for case workers, saving time & money. We’re grateful to be part of Adobe for Nonprofits. Learn more:

RT @Acrobat: Paper or digitized? @WorldEd has the answer.

We're glad to be at the Teaching at the Right Level Africa conference in Nairobi!. SABER program staff join representatives from @USAIDMozambique and The Ministry of Education and Human Development to share findings from a targeted instruction pilot. #TaRL

What can we do about it? Support employers, nonprofit organizations, and health and education programs to teach multiple literacies in a way that works for learners. What can you do about it? Learn more and spread the word!

Investing in #AdultLiteracy is more important than ever. Foundational literacy is a gateway to multiple literacies – civic, digital, financial, health, information – which impact social & economic mobility. Increasing adult literacy could boost the annual GDP by $2.2 trillion💰.

It’s true - 54% of adults in the U.S. struggle with foundational literacy. Nearly 1 in 5 adults (~43 million) read below the adult equivalent of a third-grade level, and less than 10% are getting the literacy support they need.📚.

Local learnings from the Darwin Initiative @UKBCFs - featuring citizen science in #Benin!. World Ed and partner Alafia supported communities to gather data on #biodiversity to design agroforestry systems. The photo essay in this newsletter shares more: