PinnedRuth Namara·Feb 11Quality in Early Childhood Is Expensive in All the Right Places; and Cheap in All the Wrong OnesIf I were briefing the Ministry of Finance (or any fiscal decision-maker) tomorrow, I’d cut through the usual platitudes and say this…
PinnedRuth Namara·Nov 3, 2021Has Africa passed the Glasgow Climate Test?Only 8 (Egypt, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, and Senegal) out of 55 African countries made a commitment to speed up the…
Ruth Namara·May 30Early Childhood as Africa’s Development Accountability TestAfrica has never lacked ambition.
Ruth Namara·May 19Foundational Learning Does Not Begin in Primary OneThere is a sentence we need to start saying more confidently in Africa’s education conversations:
Ruth Namara·Feb 19Reimagining Education Begins at the Foundation Because The Earliest Years Decide How Far The Rest…A note to global education leaders gathering in May for the Education World Forum 2026A response icon1A response icon1
Ruth Namara·Mar 9, 2023After Women’s Day: What Next?International Women’s Day is a global celebration that provides an opportunity to acknowledge the significant social, economic, cultural…
Ruth Namara·Mar 8, 2023A Mother’s Love in a World of Despair.I dedicate this poem to all the women and mothers in crisis and humanitarian contexts.
Ruth Namara·Feb 1, 2023Climate-Responsive Budgeting: How Governments Can Lead the Way in Achieving Climate Change Goals.As governments around the world begin to assess their climate action goals and plan for the future, they are realizing that they may need…
Ruth Namara·Jan 24, 2022How Technology is Shaping the Future of EducationWith school education becoming an increasingly important area of development in countries that are still coming out of poverty, there is a…
