NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 6 – Global Schools Forum has announced four organizations as the winners for its impacts for Scale Labs, a program anchored on bolstering early childhood education in the country.
The organizations include Education Empowerment for Rural and Urban Slums Initiative (EERUi), Jackfruit Finance, Lake Regional Development Programme (LRDP) as well as TotoCare.
The Global School Forum’s (GSF) Impact at Scale Labs Program aims to identify, fund, and support promising, locally-led education organizations to scale.
The winners will receive grants of up to Sh 15,201,000 (GBP 75,000) to be used for strategy building within 18 months.
Additionally, the four organizations are set to gain access to a vast local and global education community, fostering vital relationships with government representatives, private sector implementers, funders, and other strategic partners.
The program ensures organizations are embedded in the GSF network, providing opportunities for peer interactions, training and development, and participation in GSF networking and learning events.
“As part of our mission to improve education outcomes globally, our Impact at Scale Labs program supports education programs to scale through funding, coaching, and intensive support. Our second Labs program, Early Years in Kenya, will partner with locally led childcare and ECED organizations focusing on children aged 0-6 years in low-income communities,” observed the organization’s CEO Aashti Zaidi Hai.
The selected organizations have exuded confidence in their selection, adding that it provides a platform for scaling up foundational learning as well as forging strategic alliances and sharing best practices anchored on bolstering their impact across the country.
