Schools should be places of safety, where girls and boys can thrive and learn. As a group of organisations committed to making schools safe, we have come together to summarise why this must be a top priority and what needs to happen next to achieve our goal.
Ajay Banga has acknowledged the bank ignored reports of abuse in schools it funded, and has promised an investigation into a cover up and retaliation against whistleblowers—including under his own tenure.
With the FY24 appropriations process now concluding nearly, this analysis looks at the various funding levels and related provisions included in the final FY24 State and Foreign Operations spending bill alongside those in the FY25 budget request.
CGD, the FCDO, the Coalition for Good Schools, and the GPE convened discussions at Wilton Park to work towards ending violence in schools. What happened there, and what will happen next?