In this episode, Onyebuchi Ajufo, an advocacy and communications specialist and former Director of Communications and Advocacy at Africa Practice, speaks to Modupe Adefeso-Olateju, Managing Director of Nigeria’s pioneering education partnership organisation, the Education Partnership (TEP) Centre, where she leads the LEARNigeria citizen-led assessment and advocacy programme. They talk about the inspiration for Mo’s work to improve foundational learning in Nigeria; the importance of data for understanding the extent of the crisis, and as a tool to inform policy; and the role of public-private partnerships for improving children’s outcomes. Mo also speaks about Human Capital Africa’s recent call to action for African policymakers to make foundational learning their top priority.

Links

• The Education Partnership (TEP) Centre [Website]
• LEARNigeria Assessment and Advocacy Programme [Website]
• LEARNigeria Citizen Action Report (2017)
• ‘Access alone has not guaranteed that children are learning in schools’ [Article in Africa Report], Oby Ezekwesili, February 2022
• Human Capital Africa [Website]
• ‘Human Capital Africa’s Call to Action for Policymakers to Respond to Africa’s Learning Crisis’ [Press Release]
• Africa Practice [Website]
• About the RISE Community of Practice [Website]
• ‘Stakeholder Perspectives on Improving Educational Outcomes in Enugu State’ [RISE Insight Note] by Ogwuike and Iheonu
• ‘Mobilising Community Support for Education: Lessons from the Igbajo Community in Nigeria’ [RISE Blog] by Adeniran and Castradori
• ‘Following FACTS to Recover and Revamp Nigeria’s Education System During and Beyond COVID-19’ [RISE Blog] by Obiakor and Adeniran
• ‘Policy Deliberation, Social Contracts, and Education Outcomes: Experimental Evidence from Enugu State, Nigeria’ [RISE Insight Note] by Nweke, Ogwuike, and Iheonu
• More from RISE Nigeria Country Research Team

Guest biographies

Modupe Adefeso-Olateju

Dr. Modupe (Mo) Adefeso-Olateju is a recognised policy expert specialising in public-private collaboration in education and...