Earlier this month, teachers, proprietors and head teachers from 45 of the nearly 600 schools that have participated in the IDP Rising Schools Program (IDPRSP) in Ghana gathered for another Master Teacher Training session in the Techniques for Effective Teaching (TFET), led by Sesame Workshop.
Impact Investing has become a core part of the IDP Foundation’s mission to break the cycle of poverty through innovative solutions.
Last month, our President & CEO Irene Pritzker and our COO Alison Ehlke took a break from the Chicago cold to head to San Francisco for the African Diaspora Investment Symposium (ADIS).
Impact investing allows our foundation the opportunity to increase our financial capital while advancing social and environmental solutions.
I learned about the IDP Rising Schools Program (IDPRSP) in 2013 when a team from Sinapi Aba visited my school. Later, I received an invitation letter to participate in the IDPRSP/Sinapi Aba proprietor training. The IDPRSP training covered topics on financial literacy and school management, consisting of nine weeks, with each week covering one module.
The IDP Rising Schools Program training has been an eye-opener for me, and miraculous for Priestland Educational Centre.
In September, IDP Foundation’s President and CEO Irene Pritzker, and Chief Operating Officer Alison Ehlke made their way to Rome, Italy for the fourth biennial Harambe Rome Forum.
Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum on Africa (WEF) took place in Durban, South Africa, which convened regional and global leaders from government, business, and civil society to identify and prioritize efforts to help Africa achieve inclusive growth.
Fresh off the release of their latest report on an increasingly diversifying education landscape, Results for Development and the IDP Foundation continue moving the discussion forward on low-fee private schools.