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STiR is delighted to have been featured in Season 3 of EI Dialogues. This series from Educational Initiatives is intended to develop a conversation about education for social impact in order to confront blind spots and…

I am Juliet Mwogeza, a teacher at Nakanyonyi Primary School in Jinja district in Uganda. I am very pleased to have this opportunity to share my story with the wider education community. Two years ago,…

Read this article as a PDF here.   These are challenging times, and a stark reminder that we live in a world of ‘unknown unknowns’. The current crisis of Covid-19 has taught us that it…

Read this article as a PDF here.   STiR CEO Sharath Jeevan writes a personal note to explain some global leadership changes at STiR, and an evolution in his own role.  Firstly, we’re very sad…

These are challenging times and a stark reminder that we live in a world of unknown unknowns. It is more important than ever that we continue to equip our children to respond to a volatile…

STiR is delighted to have been featured in the Education in Focus: South Asia podcast from the British Council. Each episode gives an overview of a different area of education, and our episode is on…

STiR Education is delighted to announce two new partnerships today. First, we welcome IDFC Asset Management Company, our first domestic corporate donor for our work in India. We’re thrilled that they have chosen to invest…

In this month’s newsletter, we tackle our existential question: what is STiR really here for? We also share our updated strategy, including our clear theory of change, our radical partnership model with governments, and how we’re…

Throughout our first eight years at STiR, we’ve been trying on a wide range of spectacles – all to gain a clearer vision of the future. We’re deeply proud of our achievements so far with…

A version of this article first appeared on the AVPN website.  Too often, government officials are perceived as poorly motivated and ineffective in driving change for their citizens. But these officials, particularly at the district…