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The Luminos Fund is a non-profit organisation helping children in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East excluded from school due to poverty, discrimination, or conflict to have access to education.[1] The fund was launched by Legatum in 2016.[2]

History

In 2007, Legatum partnered with the Strømme Foundation to launch accelerated learning initiatives in West Africa[3] and later launched its own ‘Speed School’ programme in Ethiopia in September 2011.[4]

In 2017, the Luminos Fund launched a programme to help refugee children in Lebanon and was among the winners of the Qatar Foundation's Awards.[5] In February 2020, British auction house Christie's partnered with the Luminos Fund and held a silent auction titled Educate: A Charity Exhibition at Christie's, with all proceeds going to the fund.[6][7][8]

In 2021, The Luminos Fund was the winner of the University of Pennsylvania Lipman Family Prize.[9] The following year the fund was awarded the 2022 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prize from the Jacobs Foundation.[10]

In March 2023, with funding from The Luminos Fund, The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education in Gambia launched The Gambia Classes for Open Learning Programme (GCOL) in the town of Kerewan.[11]

In August 2023, The Luminos Fund was announced as a finalist for the 2023 P3 Impact Award.[12]

Partnerships

References

  1. ^ "The Luminos Fund". Devex. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  2. ^ "The Luminos Fund | Devex". www.devex.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. ^ "Accelerated Learning Programmes". The Legatum Group. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  4. ^ Conaway, Cameron (2015). "Back to School" (PDF). Stanford Social Innovation Review – via WordPress.
  5. ^ "2017 WISE Awards". Wise Qatar. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  6. ^ "Educate: A Charity Exhibition, Benefiting the Luminos Fund". Christie's. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  7. ^ Conaway, Cameron. "Field Report Profiles of Innovative Work Back to School" (PDF). Geneva Global. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  8. ^ "Accelerated Learning Programmes". Legatum. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  9. ^ "Lipman Family Prize 2021 Winner: The Luminos Fund". Wharton University of Pennsylvania. 29 March 2021. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  10. ^ "2022 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes recipients announced". Jacobs Foundation. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  11. ^ Mbye, Abdou (7 March 2023). "MoBSE, Luminos Fund Launch Gambia Classes For Open Learning Programme". The Voice Gambia. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
  12. ^ "Press Release 2023 P3 Impact Award Finalists Announced". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 2023-11-16.
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