In February, the UN selected SDG 4 – quality education

Education plays a key role in reducing inequality, promoting economic growth, and empowering people to live fulfilling lives. Access to quality education, starting in early childhood and continuing throughout life, plays a key role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The world has made progress in increasing school enrollment and improving literacy rates, but serious challenges remain. To achieve SDG 4, it is necessary to invest in educational infrastructure, improve teacher training, and develop policies that remove barriers to equal learning, especially for girls and children with disabilities.

The Pact of the Future reinforces the commitment to achieve SDG 4 by calling for increased digital access in education through initiatives such as Giga aimed at connecting 100% of schools to the Internet. SDG 4 (Quality education) has inspired many initiatives around the world aimed at improving access to education, improving its quality and ensuring inclusivity. 1. The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) is an international organization that brings together governments, NGOs, and the private sector to finance and support educational programs in developing countries. Since 2002, GPE has helped more than 160 million children gain access to education, especially in low-income countries. 2. UNICEF's Learning Passport is a UNICEF initiative that provides a digital platform for educating children, especially in crisis situations (for example, refugees or children in conflict zones). The platform is available offline and online, which allows children to learn even without a stable Internet connection. 3. Khan Academy is a non-profit educational platform offering free lessons in mathematics, science, programming and other subjects. Khan Academy has been translated into dozens of languages and is used by millions of students worldwide, especially in regions with limited access to quality education. 4. The Malala Fund is a foundation founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai that fights for girls' right to education, especially in countries where their access to school is limited. The Foundation supports local educational initiatives and advocates for political change at the global level. 5. One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is an initiative aimed at providing low-cost laptops to children in developing countries to improve access to digital education. Millions of children in Africa, Asia, and Latin America have gained access to technology and educational resources. 6. EduTech in Africa - Mobile learning applications such as Eneza Education and uLesson, which provide access to educational materials via smartphones, are actively developing in Kenya and Nigeria. These platforms are especially useful in regions where access to traditional schools is limited. 7. UNESCO's Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) is a UNESCO program that integrates the principles of sustainable development into educational programs around the world. The aim of the program is to prepare students to address global issues such as climate change, inequality, and poverty. 8. Initiatives in the field of STEM education for girls - Programs such as Girls Who Code (USA) and African Girls Can Code (Africa) are aimed at reducing the gender gap in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). Thousands of girls have acquired programming and scientific thinking skills.