Articles & Interviews

In the third in our Conversations series, we talk to Sabina Vigani about building diverse coalitions to transform education in Côte d’Ivoire.

Our latest ‘In conversation with’ article features Program Manager Sabina Vigani. Sabina joined the Jacobs Foundation in 2015 when it opened its first office outside Switzerland, in Abidjan. Sabina shares her reflections and learnings on the path to building strong, trusting and innovative coalitions that create systemic impact in education.

In the second instalment of our new Conversation With series, Jacobs Foundation Program Manager, Cathrin Jerie, explains her work developing three cross-sectoral partnerships that support and incentivize researchers and practitioners to create evidence-based education practices.

In the second of our Conversations series, we talk to Cathrin Jerie about building diverse communities across a range of programs at the Jacobs Foundation.

Today we talk to Audrey Pessot about the Jacobs Foundation’s impact investment journey in Côte d’Ivoire, where the Jacobs Foundation has worked since 2015.

Welcome to the first in a new series of conversations with Jacobs Foundation team members (and partners), reflecting on our learning journey on the path to impact.

Technology is predicted to play an increasing role in education in the next decade. Co-CEO Simon Sommer provides his personal view on EdTech, which issues need to be sorted out to make it work, and the role he envisages for the Jacobs Foundation.

Our Board Member Ulman Lindenbergerl talks about his work with the Jacobs Foundation, learning, and being open to drawing inspiration from any person or source.

Prof. Charles A. Nelson receives the 2021 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize for his groundbreaking research on the impacts of childhood adversities on brain development, behavioral disorders, and social stability.