With decades of experience behind us, we know that there are multiple barriers standing between young people and a quality education. It’s our mission to break down those barriers, helping children to reach their full potential.
Our work uses evidence from national and global reports (including the World Bank’s Smart Buys) to strengthen education systems, improve teaching and school leadership, engage communities, and challenge inequity. We ensure that girls, those with disabilities, and those facing other challenges can access their right to an education.
Our strategy centres around five key goals
Strengthen education systems
Link works across every level of the education system to support improvements that are high quality, scalable, and meet the needs of all. We have committed to:
- Use structured pedagogy to improve foundational literacy and numeracy and social/ emotional skills
- Ensure more equitable and inclusive access to education
- Strengthen data for evidence-based school improvement
- Support early childhood, primary and secondary education
Support education in emergencies
Education can be one of the first things to be disrupted in emergency situations, and yet it is also a powerful way to enhance protection, prevention and prosperity of communities experiencing conflict or disaster. We have committed to:
- Adhere to the international minimum standards for Education in Emergencies
- Advocate for the prioritisation of education in emergency response
- Participate in Education Emergency Cluster Response hubs
- Focus on the hardest to reach
- Strengthen school and community leadership to prepare and respond
- Build Back Better
Build climate change resilience
Education is essential to build a sustainable future for our planet. It shapes more equitable and healthier communities, leads to more sustainable farming practices, creates thriving economies and builds resilience in the face of conflict and emergencies – including those caused by climate change. We have committed to:
- Embed disaster risk management and climate change resilience in school improvement planning
- Strengthen the voice of children and young people in climate resilience
- Support climate change education through school clubs, teacher training, and school leadership and management
- Prioritise community engagement and parental involvement in building resilient learning environments
- Promote education resilience planning and coordination across government sectors
- Change the way we work to reduce our carbon footprint
Encourage community voice and accountability
Community participation, ownership and agency is at the heart of improving education and schools for all children. Through our work, we will ensure:
- Communities value education for all learners
- Communities know what makes a good quality school
- Communities actively participate in school governance committees
- Communities hold schools accountable for delivering quality education
- Communities take action to improve schools and support education for all groups
- Communities affect change through partnerships
Transform girls’ education
Every girl has the right to education. Not only does it help them to reach their full potential, but it can be transformative for their communities and society as a whole. Whilst millions of girls are still missing out on this fundamental right, we have committed to:
- Train teachers and leaders to address girls’ learning needs
- Support school improvement planning for girls’ education
- Ensure schools are safe for girls
- Promote girls’ clubs to focus on building life skills and resilience
- Embed Social and Emotional Learning and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights
- Shift social norms to support girls’ education
- Provide menstruation products and safe spaces