PAL Network

The PAL Network is a south-south partnership of 17 member organisations conducting citizen-led assessments and actions aimed at improving learning outcomes.

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

On this #DayOfTheAfricanChild, we celebrate the resilience, dreams and potential of every African child.

Every child deserves the opportunity to learn and build a brighter future. Together, let's continue championing foundational learning and ensuring no child is left behind.

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Join Session 1 of the PAL Network Learning Session Series!

Learn from action programs in 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇵🇰 Pakistan & 🇲🇿 Mozambique, tackling foundational #literacy and #numeracy.

18 June 2026 | 4:00–5:30 PM EAT | Virtual
Register: https://t.co/Tf54Jvyh4N
More sessions to come

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Volunteers are at the heart of citizen-led assessments, helping bring communities into the conversation about children's learning. We are excited to see this pilot contribute valuable evidence on the skills children need and help shape learning across the region.

[Uwezo Uganda @UwezoUganda]

In the 2026 basic learning assessment pilot-@UwezoUganda today commenced training of volunteers in Kayunga district. This will be one series of the activities running through this week that will also include-starting Friday, the visiting of schools and household assessment of children aged 4-16 in literacy, numeracy, life skills and values over the weekend.

This pilot will involve volunteers visiting 18 villages to assess children-which endevour is also part of a regional effort to assess foundational learning, #LifeSkillsAndValues in East Africa.

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Applications are now OPEN for the #PALResearchFellowship 2026!

Analyze foundational learning data from 11 countries, receive mentorship and contribute evidence that can shape education policy.

📅 Deadline: 30 June 2026

Apply🔗 https://t.co/qUFCVACgj4

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Behind every out-of-school statistic is a child whose learning journey has been interrupted.

ICAN-ICAR 2025 shows wide variations across countries: Mali 33.3%, Senegal 20.8%, Mozambique 14.6%

Different challenges require different solutions
Full report https://t.co/zQKB1Fjs6L

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

What if the #children most excluded from education are also missing from the data?

PAL's #ICANICAR2025 assessments reached nearly 90K children across 11 countries, including those often left out of official statistics.

Download full report https://t.co/Kjvivpmq67 #ICANICAR2025

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

We welcome the launch of PrathaMic – the Learning Movement podcast by @Pratham_India. Tune in on YouTube https://t.co/NoDzK2Koyo and Spotify https://t.co/6hac1yombe 🎧 #FoundationalLearning #LearningMovement #PALNetwork #PrathamEducation

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

We salute our member @usawaagenda on the release of their #GenderReport2026, highlighting critical evidence on gender transformation in Kenya’s education sector. An important contribution to achieve #EducationJustice4ALL

Read report: https://t.co/pFYWzgKhqa.

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

We have the data. We have evidence. We know what works.

But millions of #children are still waiting.

The PAL Network’s 2025 Annual Report is a reminder that progress is possible—but not inevitable.

Read and share: https://t.co/vJGMcnlPFx

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Big news! The PAL Network’s ICAN–ICAR (2025) microdata is now live on the DataFirst, University of Cape Town open data portal.

🌍 https://t.co/EFDqpfsEUu

Explore foundational learning data across the Global South & turn evidence into action. #OpenData #EducationResearch #SDG4

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

📢 We’re Hiring!
PAL Network is excited to announce two new opportunities to join our global team committed to improving learning for all children.

We are recruiting for:
🔹 Program Manager, Advocacy
🔹 Communication & Visibility Consultant

If you are passionate about evidence-driven advocacy, storytelling, and advancing holistic learning across the Global South, we’d love to hear from you.

Learn more & apply:
👉 Program Manager, Advocacy: https://t.co/h2DIiHiyKR
👉 Communication & Visibility Consultant: https://t.co/ksRWJm8RhR

📅 Applications open now. Please share widely within your networks!

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

As the year comes to a close, we reflect with gratitude on the collective effort that defines PAL Network. Together, we continue to transform evidence into action for foundational learning across the Global South.

Wishing our community a restful holiday season and a hopeful, energised year ahead.

#PALNetwork #HappyHolidays

[RELI Africa @ReliAfrica]

Honoured to join partners yesterday for the launch of NGEC’s 2025 Reports, including the National Gender Research Agenda and Where Girls Thrive, a powerful study on girls’ education in marginalised counties.

Congratulations @NGECKenya, we look forward to deeper collaboration.

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

As children around the world dream, can you hear the echoes of their aspirations? The full PAL Network documentary, #AllChildrenLearning, is live - first premiered at the #PALEvidenceForActionForum 2025.

This film tells the inspiring story of a global movement of citizens committed to ensuring every child learns. It follows volunteers across PAL Network member countries as they conduct citizen-led assessments (CLAs) in homes and communities, revealing learning needs that traditional systems often overlook.

All Children Learning highlights:
> the reality of learning gaps in the Global South,
> the power of community engagement, and
> the impact of evidence in shaping responsive education systems.

🎥 Watch the full documentary: https://t.co/hwoXygSjJI

#PALEvidenceForActionForum2025 #PALDocumentary #AllChildrenLearning #ICANICARReport #FoundationalLearning #CitizenLedAssessments #GlobalSouthLearning #PALNetwork

[Winny Cherotich @WinnyCherotich]

@NGECKenya launches the National Gender Research Agenda with, 5 priority areas: root causes of gender inequality; intersectionality and spacial contexts; gender transformation frameworks and indicators; systemic influences; and emerging issues-AI, GBV... #datadrivenequality

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

A thoughtful reflection from Hugh McLean, Senior Advisor at @norrag, on what truly foundational learning should look like and how south–south collaboration can shape it.

Coming out of the #PALEvidenceForActionForum in Nairobi, Hugh highlights how PAL Network’s #ICANICARReport and the wider community are helping redefine foundational learning beyond literacy and numeracy, toward a more holistic, capabilities-based approach.

His insights underscore the power of shared learning, shared evidence, and shared purpose, a reminder that the South continues to lead important conversations in education.

Read it here 👉 https://t.co/vyp5KoNLwW

#FoundationalLearning #PALNetwork #EvidenceForActionForum #ICANICAR

[Youth Impact @youthimpactorg]

Happy to be in Nairobi 🇰🇪at the @palnetworkHQ Evidence to Action Forum for the landmark ICAN/ICAR report. We’re proud to have contributed data from Botswana 🇧🇼in partnership with the Government for this milestone: a global-south, citizen-led, effort across 12 countries to measure learning outcomes nationally and comparably.

The report finds that fewer than 4 in 10 children can read or do basic mathematics by age 10, highlighting the crucial challenge facing us, but also motivates actionable solutions. Looking forward to more conversations about measurement and evidence-based FLN work with the global community of like-minded orgs.

📥 Read the report: https://t.co/d3hidDnlhv

#FoundationalLearning #PALNetwork #EducationForAll #YouthThrive

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Day 3 of the #PALEvidenceForActionForum brought our regional hubs together for a powerful morning of collaboration, learning, and strategic alignment.

From East Africa to South Asia, Latin America, and West Africa, hubs reflected on their journeys, shared progress, and identified concrete next steps to advance foundational learning in their contexts.

A meaningful close to three days of evidence-driven dialogue, shared commitment, and South–South learning.

#PALEvidenceForActionForum2025 #RegionalHubs #FoundationalLearning #PALNetwork #EvidenceForAction

[PAL Network @palnetworkHQ]

Today’s workshops explored comparable assessments, data-driven learning interventions, and tools for measuring social–emotional learning.

They focused on :-
– Using ICAN–ICAR for SDG 4.1.1a reporting
– Turning evidence into learning interventions
– Measuring social–emotional learning

Strong dialogue and collaboration across partners and countries.

#PALEvidenceForActionForum2025 #FoundationalLearning #EvidenceForAction #PALNetwork

[Bochi M @ochi_BM]

A significant lifelong learning gap exists globally, particularly at the foundational level. If countries do not implement targeted strategies to address learning poverty, large numbers of children will continue to be left behind throughout their lives.