Inclusive education

GPE helps make education more accessible and equitable, including for children with disabilities

Our results

69%
of partner countries
were at or close to gender parity in primary completion in 2019
66.7%
of partner countries
reported key education statistics disaggregated by children with disabilities.
US$379M
in GPE funding
supported activities promoting equity, gender equality and inclusion in 2019
More than 80%
of 66 accelerated grants for COVID-19 response
included initiatives that target children with disabilities to ensure learning continuity

Sources

GPE in action

Research and data: GPE has supported research and projects on disability, school health (including screening for disability and provision of eyeglasses), school-related gender-based violence, and refugee children. Additionally, GPE supports national governments to strengthen education data systems, including efforts to disaggregate data by disability.

Planning, policy dialogue and financing: In partner countries, GPE promotes equity through its support for inclusive planning processes and implementation of inclusive education sector plans.

GPE supports countries to put in place factors such as a rights-based approach and data on disability, that will enable transformation towards a more inclusive education system and ensures that disability inclusion is considered in all activities we fund.

Advocacy: GPE advocates for inclusive education at the global, regional and national levels, supports sharing research and data, and facilitates peer learning on inclusive education.

Supporting countries to implement equity and inclusion activities: Partner countries use GPE grants to train teachers in inclusive education and provide access to equipment and learning materials for children with disabilities such as braille machines, eyeglasses and hearing aids.

Equity and inclusion webinars

This series of webinars titled Sharing innovations on making all children count focused on collecting and using data on marginalized groups and education. It covered:

  • identification of disability and measurement of inclusive learning environments
  • the role of community and citizen-led initiatives
  • the use and limitations of new technologies in gathering better data.

A key objective is to convene partners working on these issues and to foster collaboration to hone and apply new ideas.

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Latest blogs and news

March 06, 2021
Rwanda: Making strides in equity and inclusion
Rwanda is building a knowledge economy which will rest solidly on an educated human capital. With the help of GPE and other partners, the government is making education a priority, especially for young children, girls...