Civil society organizations play a critical role in shaping education policies. Read how GPE’s Education Out Loud, now in its 5^th year, is supporting civil society to monitor education policy and budget implementation, and to use evidence to propose solutions at local, regional and global levels.

How much do we know about the difference civil society makes in shaping education? A team at the Accountability Research Center published a Brief highlighting relevant literature and achievements from the last couple of decades with key takeaways for donors, governments and CSOs alike.

Indonesia needed clear regulatory guidance on preventing and dealing with violence at schools. The efforts of civil society organizations encouraged the government to adopt regulations to address this problem.

Read how GPE Education Out Loud's support to Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) helped leverage the political will and set the tone for key educational priorities that needed to be addressed by the government, and what civil society organizations in other countries can learn from it.

From basic mobile applications to sophisticated data analytics platforms, online crowdsourcing, georeferencing and chatbots, organizations supported by GPE Education Out Loud are using technologies to bridge the gap between governments and civil society, creating new channels for interaction and oversight.