Lab at Oxford University, Bengaluru NGO ShikshaLokam release playbook

…partnerships, and how these challenges can be addressed. Stefan Dercon, Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Oxford and former chief economist at the U.K.’s Department for International Development, said, “ For much of the last three decades, the dominant approach to improving education in developing countries has focused on what governments should do differently: better curricula, stronger accountability frameworks, clearer targets. These matter. But they have consistently underestimated something more fundamental: how to implement change. ” The study shifts the focus from identifying solutions to examining how governments, civil society, and communities can work together to implement and sustain reform at scale. Currently, more than 35 civil society,…

…in New Delhi, Gaya, Patna, Bengaluru and Mysuru. The playbook identifies three priorities for stronger government-civil society partnerships: clear roles, working with existing public systems, and building trust. “ India does not have an education-solutions problem; it has a system-change problem ,” said Khushboo Awasthi, Chief Curator, Shikshagraha, and co-founder of ShikshaLokam. Across the country, teachers, communities, school leaders, and civil society organisations are already developing solutions that…