May

21

2025

HYBRID
10:00—11:00 AM ET | 3:00—4:00 PM BST
Center for Global Development
1 Abbey Gardens
Great College Street
London, SW1P 3SE
CGD TALKS

What Next for Education in Sub-Saharan Africa? Safe and Inclusive Education for All

Opening remarks

Mikaela Gavas, Managing Director, Europe and Senior Policy Fellow, CGD

Panelists

Conrad Sackey, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone 

Ruth Kagia, High-Level Envoy for Education, Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 

Christopher Castle, Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO

Moderator 

Lee Crawfurd, Senior Fellow, CGD

Around the world, millions of children are either out of school, or in classrooms where they are not safe, experience violence, or encounter other barriers that prevent them from learning effectively. These challenges disproportionately affect the most vulnerable children and can exacerbate existing education inequalities across gender, ethnicity, disability and economic condition dimensions.

On the margins of the Education World Forum, the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will host a high-level panel discussion on how to make schools safer and more inclusive for children across sub-Saharan Africa.

As efforts to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4—the global commitment to ensure inclusive, equitable, and quality education for all by 2030—face growing challenges, education must remain a priority.

This event will highlight how leveraging local expertise, strengthening partnerships, and evidence-based, context-specific solutions can help ensure that every child has the opportunity to learn in a safe, inclusive environment.


 

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