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We are proud to announce that Imagine has been selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2024. The Global Collection highlights 100 of the brightest education innovations from around the world annually. Our tablet-based foundational learning innovation was chosen out of over 3000 innovations collected and was reviewed by an expert academy board. This means that … Continue reading Imagine Worldwide selected as one of 100 top global education innovations

Read the latest news from Imagine Worldwide and our partners in this fall update. Read More  

Read the latest news from Imagine Worldwide and our partners in this summer update. Read More  

(July 5, 2023) – Imagine Worldwide, a leading education technology nonprofit that supports children in Sub-Saharan Africa to develop literacy and numeracy skills, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Rapelang Rabana as its new Co-CEO. With her exceptional leadership skills, deep industry expertise, and visionary mindset, Rabana is set to accelerate Imagine Worldwide’s growth … Continue reading News Flash: Imagine Worldwide Appoints Rapelang Rabana as Co-CEO

Imagine’s research team completed analysis of a first study of non-progress in reading in Malawi, which examined multiple factors including home literacy/language environment, socio-emotional competence (including working memory, academic grit, and self-control), on-task learner behavior, and child age. The peer-reviewed journal “Frontiers” published our article about the study and results. Read More  

UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition is active in conducting large-scale lifelong learning and advocacy projects in 112 countries. Imagine Worldwide is honored to be a member of the coalition and to have our work highlighted in the GEC’s annual report. Read More  

Read the latest news from Imagine Worldwide and our partners in this spring update. Read More  

With initial support from the Jacobs Foundation, Imagine Worldwide engaged RTI International to develop valid and reliable digital versions of the Early Grade Reading and Early Grade Mathematics Assessments (EGRA and EGMA) in multiple languages. We are excited to be launching these e-assessments, which will enable cost-effective performance tracking and evaluation of our tablet program … Continue reading Introducing the Self-Administered EGRA and EGMA (RTI)

2022 was a pivotal year for Imagine Worldwide, putting us in a position to serve millions of learners in the coming years. We are profoundly grateful to the children, families, educators, communities, partners, governments, and supporters who make our mission possible. Learn more about our impacts and aspirations in this annual report. Read More  

I am just back from almost three weeks in Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Malawi — seeing our schools, convening our board, and meeting with ecosystem actors who support our work (governments, implementing partners, and multi-lateral institutions). While it is a miracle that we can use tools like Zoom to shrink the world and collaborate across … Continue reading Reflections: Bold steps to expand foundational learning across Africa