The Knowledge and Innovation Exchange 182d ago

The 6th GPE KIX Global Symposium brought together international and national stakeholders to explore how governments and partners are using evidence, strategic investment, and innovative financing mechanisms to prioritize and scale impactful education innovations, even amid fiscal constraints. Drawing on GPE KIX’s commitment and IDRC’s scaling science to mobilizing knowledge for action, the symposium highlighted practical tools, financing strategies, and policy decisions that have enabled the sustainable scaling of impactful, locally rooted innovations, especially in low-income and fragile settings. Day 1 of the Symposium explores leveraging evidence in education financing and through debate and real-world examples, sets the stage for understanding the value of evidence in driving more impactful investments. Welcome & opening remarks Tricia Wind, Program Leader GPE KIX, IDRC Laura Frigenti, CEO, GPE Session 1: Innovative Financing Models — Evidence for Sustainable Pathways Jennifer Swift-Morgan, Director, Foundational Learning, Prevail Fund Lydia Baker, Principal Climate Change and Education Advisor, Save the Children Arushi Terway, Education Finance Lead, NORRAG Polycarp Otieno, Education Specialist, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office Moderator: Raphaelle Martinez, Lead Economist - Sustainable Financing, GPE Session 2: Guiding Resource Allocation with Evidence — Lessons from GPE KIX Issa Bacharou, Principal Inspector of Basic Education and KIX focal point, Ministry of National Education of Niger Lucy Magagula, Deputy Director for Inclusive Education in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Malawi Germain Anthony, Senior Technical Specialist, OECS Commission Rasha Sharaf, KIX EMAP Hub Knowledge Lead for South Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa subregions Moderator: Raúl Chacón, Director KIX LAC Hub, SUMMA Summary and close Naser Faruqui, Director of Education and Science, IDRC.