Welcome to BEC!
Link Education is a UK-based international education not-for-profit, working to improve the futures of children and youth living in some of the most marginalised communities in the world. Link has over 30 years of experience supporting governments, schools and communities in Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda and Uganda.
Link brings hope to vulnerable communities, helping them to become more resilient and escape the cycle of poverty. Link focuses on raising standards of teaching and learning in schools, as well as building life skills and promoting inclusion for the most marginalised.
Link has a vision of a world where all children have access to good quality education, giving them a strong foundation to build a brighter future. Taking a top-down and bottom-up approach to transform education, Link supports broad system and school-wide improvements while recognising the need for more tailored, localised support to overcome specific challenges.
Across the countries of operation, Link’s programmes are consistent with national priorities, the African Charter 2063 and the Sustainable Development Goals. Link’s five strategic goals focus efforts on system strengthening, education in emergencies, building resilience to climate change, sustainability and advocacy. Cross-cutting factors including gender, inclusion, safeguarding and wellbeing are embedded across all Link’s programming.
Link’s work includes:
· Leadership training in mentorship, inclusive and climate resilient School Improvement Planning (SIP) development, and supporting Communities of Practice
· Teacher training in numeracy, local language literacy, and improved gender, inclusive, and social and emotional pedagogical practices.
· Community awareness raising in SIP roles and responsibilities, SIP monitoring, child protection and safeguarding.
· Middle tier capacity strengthening via training, inclusion in activity monitoring for adaptive management, and data collection and analysis for greater accountability and advocacy.
· Support to learners in lifeskills, vocational opportunities, accelerated learning, catch up classes, and improved resources.
A range of approach papers, which briefly explain Link’s models of working, can be found here.
Link is an agile organisation, innovative in programming and structure, and welcomes partnerships and joint implementation. Link takes a proactive approach, and develops creative and holistic solutions to education system challenges e.g. developing a sport for change programme integrating netball skills with sexual reproductive health and rights, and working with school management committees to create checklists that make monitoring school improvement plans easier.
Link works through local partners so activities are contextual and operate through government structures, making the work both sustainable and scalable. An emphasis on capacity strengthening and shared learning ensures that Link’s excellent work can be replicated and have a lasting impact.
Visit Link Education’s website to learn more:
Website - https://linkeducation.org.uk/
Principles of working - https://linkeducation.org.uk/strategy-and-vision/