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The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) – the case for investing in intrinsic motivation
July 27, 2021News

The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) – the case for investing in intrinsic motivation

This blog was first published by the Education Commission.   The upcoming Global Education Summit for the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), co-hosted by Kenya and the UK, has an ambitious target of raising USD…
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STiR appoints new India Country Director
July 16, 2021News

STiR appoints new India Country Director

STiR Education is delighted to announce the appointment of a new India Country Director to our global leadership team. Swaha Sahoo joins the organisation today to lead our work across India, which is currently reaching…
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STiR hosts National Training Institutes in Uganda
May 10, 2021News, Uganda, Uncategorized

STiR hosts National Training Institutes in Uganda

STiR is very pleased to have been able to host our first in-person training institutes in Uganda since March 2020. From 4-7 May, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Sports, we welcomed Deputy…
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STiR featured on ‘The Changemakers’
May 2, 2021News

STiR featured on ‘The Changemakers’

STiR Education is delighted to have been featured on this weekend’s episodes of ‘The Changemakers’ on CNBC-TV18 in India. This is an exclusive TV series showcasing inspiring CSR projects from across India, putting the spotlight…
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April media round-up
May 1, 2021News, Uganda

April media round-up

On 21 April, our CEO Girish Menon and our Uganda Country Director Modern Musiimenta Karema were interviewed on Sky News (one of the largest news channels in the UK) about the impact of budget cuts…
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STiR appoints new trustee
April 30, 2021News

STiR appoints new trustee

STiR is delighted to announce the appointment of Louise Henbest as a Trustee. Louise is currently HR Director for Unilever’s Global Business Services, and brings 17 years’ international experience with a background in people operations,…
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Delhi webinar with UNESCO-IIEP
April 9, 2021India, News

Delhi webinar with UNESCO-IIEP

STiR Education was delighted to host a webinar today in collaboration with the Delhi Directorate of Education and UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP). The topic for the webinar was ‘Strengthening the middle tier…
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New appointments to our Finance Committee
March 31, 2021News

New appointments to our Finance Committee

STiR Education is pleased to announce the appointment of Deepa Sharma and Matthew Reeves as new members of our finance committee, effective from March 2021. Deepa is Humanitarian Business Operations Lead at Save the Children…
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STiR holds first workshop in Ethiopia
March 26, 2021Ethiopia, News

STiR holds first workshop in Ethiopia

We are very excited to share the news of our first workshop in Ethiopia this week. This has been an important first step towards the launch of our activities in the country, and it has…
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
February 8, 2019News

Stanford Social Innovation Review

“A good tennis player can play with a broom and still win their matches,” a former tennis coach once told me. Later I learned Roger Federer—in many minds, the most naturally gifted player of all…
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