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Meet Rouble Nagi, winner of the 10th Global Teacher Prize!
We are absolutely delighted to introduce the GEMS Education 2026 Global Teacher Prize Winner, Rouble Nagi! Indian teacher Rouble Nagi , who transforms neglected and broken walls into large-scale, interactive murals that teach everything from literacy and numeracy to hygiene and environmental awareness, has been named the winner of the $1 million GEMS Education Global Teacher Prize 2026 , an initiative of the Varkey Foundation, organised in collaboration with UNESCO. Rouble, w
Feb 5
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LEBANON’S REFUGEE-LED ALSAMA PROJECT WINS INAUGURAL GLOBAL SCHOOLS PRIZE FOR KEEPING TEENS LEARNING IN WAR
Alsama project was announced as the winner of the inaugural Global Schools Prize at the Education World Forum in London by award-winning filmmaker, campaigner, and fundraiser Richard Curtis, receiving $500,000 to scale its impact. Lebanon’s Alsama Project, a refugee-led education organisation transforming the lives of displaced Syrian and Palestinian teenagers excluded from traditional schooling, has been named the winner of the inaugural Global Schools Prize, an initiative o
May 194 min read
Announcing the Global Schools Prize Category Winners
We are delighted to unveil the Category winners and Top 10 finalists of the Global Schools Prize 2026. Each category winner will receive $50,000 alongside a Global Schools Prize Badge, recognising their extraordinary leadership and impact in advancing education. The schools were selected from almost 3,000 nominations and applications across 113 countries worldwide. Our category winners are as follows: AI Transformation Category - IISS Ettore Majorana Arts, Culture & Creativ
May 123 min read
Announcing the Top 50 Global School Finalists 2026
We are delighted to announce the Top 50 finalists for the inaugural $1 million Global Schools Prize 2026, an initiative of The Varkey Foundation, celebrating the world’s most innovative and impactful schools that are reimagining education for the future. These schools were selected from almost 3,000 nominations and applications from 113 countries around the world. Today’s top 50 announcement recognises outstanding schools worldwide that demonstrate exceptional drive and ambit
Apr 302 min read
6 in 10 parents worldwide support social media ban for under 16s - but children are divided
New global research from Family First, a Varkey Foundation initiative, reveals early findings from the world’s first intergenerational study on under-16 social media bans across 15 countries. Family First unveils preliminary findings from world’s first global intergenerational study of a social media ban for under-16s in 15 countries Support among parents for a social media ban for under-16s is highest in Malaysia (77%) and India (75%), Argentina (55%) and lowest in Japan (38
Apr 153 min read
Is the global goal on education still in reach? Five takeaways from the UN’s top education committee
The Varkey Foundation’s Director of Advocacy And Strategic Partnerships, Nicholas Piachaud, reports back from last week’s meeting of the UN’s high-level steering committee on education… The SDG4-Education 2030 High-Level Steering Committee (HLSC) is the UN’s top body on education and sustainable development. Its purpose is, very simply, to gather the biggest players in global education around one table: governments, multilateral institutions and development banks, together w
Mar 205 min read
Global Teacher Prize Winner Rouble Nagi Meets Leaders to Advance Education and Skills Programmes
Indian educator and social innovator met with government leaders and community stakeholders to explore new opportunities to expand education, digital learning and skills development initiatives. Rouble, founder of the Rouble Nagi Art Foundation , has spent more than two decades bringing education directly into underserved communities through creative approaches such as interactive murals and community learning centres. Her work has already helped establish more than 800 learn
Mar 202 min read
San Luis Advances Data-Driven Education Reform with Varkey Foundation Support
Claudio Javier Poggi, Governor of the Province of San Luis —one of Argentina’s most important provinces—is leading an ambitious initiative to transform how education decisions are made across the region. Working in collaboration with the Varkey Foundation team, the province is redesigning its education information systems to ensure that decision-making at every school is guided by reliable, real-time data. The initiative aims to strengthen school leadership and improve educat
Mar 201 min read
The Launch of the 1 Million Schools Campaign
Uniting Schools Worldwide for Good! At the Varkey Foundation, we have long believed in the extraordinary power of schools to change lives. Today, that belief has taken a bold new step forward. Our Founder, Sunny Varkey, has officially launched the 1 Million Schools Campaign - a global movement to unite one million schools worldwide in a shared commitment to taking action for good, in their communities and beyond. Unveiled at SPARK.Dubai , a conference hosted by the Varkey Fo
Mar 203 min read
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