Middle East and Asia

The Cambodian government has been successful in raising girls’ enrolment and academic achievement in recent years, with girls’ enrolment reaching 100% in 2021 and girls outperforming boys in reading, writing and mathematics at Grade 5 level. While this is hugely encouraging for girls’ education in the country, these statistics alone do not help us to understand the extent to which gender imbalances are being addressed and improved within the classroom.

On Wednesday 24th January 2024, EDT's CEO Dan Sandhu and Education Director Tony McAleavy were delighted to meet with His Excellency Mr Ali Al Hosani, Director of Sharjah Private Education Authority (SPEA), at the Bett education technology exhibition in London. EDT will be conducting inspections for 64 private schools in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, on behalf of SPEA.

EDT is proud to have presented findings on the professional development of teachers of refugees, and formally pledged support for refugee learners and their teachers around the world, at the Global Refugee Forum between 13th and 15th December 2023.

Our Annual Impact Review for 2022/2023 once again reveals substantial growth in the reach and impact of EDT’s work around the world. This year’s report – the fifth of its kind – focuses on the period between September 2022 and August 2023, and shows not only how we have touched the lives of more teachers and learners than ever before, but also highlights some of the real, human stories of the impact of the work that we do on the lives of individuals across the globe.