Articles & Interviews

In a recent Devex Pro Funding live conversation, Fabio Segura, Co-CEO of the Jacobs Foundation, discussed how the organization is rethinking education funding at the midpoint of its Strategy 2030. With education often being the first casualty of budget cuts, Segura highlights how the Foundation has shifted from short-term grants to longer-term, evidence-driven partnerships designed […]

The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 Call for Proposals under our Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE) initiative, offering up to USD 5 million in research funding to deepen understanding of how children learn and develop across different contexts. LEVANTE is a flagship research initiative of the Foundation’s Strategy 2030. […]

A new learning brief and in-depth report from the Jacobs Foundation, developed in collaboration with On Think Tanks, explore how Community-led Learning Ecosystems (CLLEs) are using evidence to improve education outcomes in context-specific and sustainable ways. Drawing from interviews with practitioners and case studies across a range of geographies, the research offers insights into how […]

The latest What We Learn newsletter is here! In this edition, we share highlights from the launch of SCALE in Ghana, the expansion of LEVANTE’s global research network, and the research proposals developed by Young Scholars at our annual conference. We also feature recent media contributions from leaders across the Foundation—including Simon Sommer, Donika Dimovska, […]

The launch of the System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence (SCALE) in Ghana has captured international attention, with key media and thought leaders spotlighting the initiative’s potential to transform education systems through strategic, cross-sector collaboration. Developed in partnership with Ghana’s Ministry of Education, SCALE mobilizes USD 118.8 million in supplementary financing to expand the reach […]

The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of the System Change Architecture for Learning Excellence (SCALE)—a groundbreaking multi-stakeholder initiative designed to strengthen education systems and improve learning outcomes in Ghana. In partnership with the Ghanaian Ministry of Education, SCALE aims to significantly enhance the successful Ghana Accountability for Learning Outcomes Project (GALOP). Building […]

Supported by the Jacobs Foundation, UNICEF has published a new report uncovering the factors that are driving stronger learning outcomes in  certain schools in Côte d’Ivoire, despite similar conditions with schools that are performing less well. Part of the global Data Must Speak initiative, the report applies a “positive deviance” methodology to identify schools that are outperforming […]

The Jacobs Foundation is pleased to announce the first cohort of participating sites selected to join the Learning Variability Network Exchange (LEVANTE)—its flagship global initiative focused on advancing our understanding of children’s learning variability. Following a highly competitive call for proposals in August 2024, which attracted 182 applications from around the world, six sites have now been selected […]

At a time when the world faces growing challenges and increasingly constrained resources, learning is not a luxury—it is a survival strategy. In a new opinion piece for  Alliance magazine, Donika Dimovska, Chief Knowledge Officer at the Jacobs Foundation, reflects on why foundations must prioritize learning and adaptability to meet the demands of today’s complex […]