
Dialogue can bridge the gap between policy and research

in improving learning outcomes; lessons from the GPEKIX Africa symposium




This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Shaima Al-Monefie, Research Assistant at the American University in Cairo (Egypt) and former teacher at the Manarat Sana’a International School and the Modern Yemeni School in Yemen.
KIX is a joint endeavor between the International Development Research Centre and the Global Partnership for Education to connect expertise, innovation and knowledge to support low- and middle-income countries to build stronger education systems and accelerate progress toward SDG 4.
KIX brings together 70 low- and middle-income countries that are partners of the Global Partnership for Education to identify common policy challenges and facilitate knowledge sharing and evidence building. KIX currently funds 36 projects across these 70 countries. Click through the countries in the map to learn about the work that is being done in each country.
KIX is designed to be shaped by the demand from national education systems and respond to their principal policy and programming challenges. KIX both funds research and facilitates knowledge sharing among country stakeholders to enhance their education systems using relevant evidence and actionable research.
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