

Working so education systems globally provide a breadth of skills and learning opportunities that support all children and young people to thrive and reach their full potential.
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The Network for Education Systems Transformation (NEST) is a global network co-led by civil society organizations from the Global South united to understand and catalyze the transformation of education systems to help all learners develop a breadth of skills. We foster the growth of capacity, commitment, and cohesion among ecosystem actors by co-creating contextually rooted evidence, resources, and tools to strengthen impact and enhance meaningful collaboration locally and globally.
NEST member organizations are located in 11 countries across Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, North America, and South Asia. The Center for Universal (CUE) at Brookings, seated in the U.S. is the 11th organization in the network and serves as the coordinating entity.
NEST members engage in collaborative research and learning across diverse contexts to build the field of education systems transformation so children and young people in those contexts can develop a breadth of skills. The research we undertake is informed by practice in Global South and we are committed to sharing our learning and evidence to inform policy and practice globally.
To share learning and create systemic transformations, we leverage the power of our network and its connections, as well as those of other global networks to support evidence uptick and mindset shifts about the importance of children and young people learning what matters and gaining a breadth of skills.
The NEST is working to understand how increased commitment, capacity and cohesion among all ecosystem actors in a local jurisdiction can help education systems pivot to deliver the range of skills each child and young person needs to be successful and lead in a rapidly changing world.
Urwa Naeem, Alejandra Ycaza, Claudia Hui, Modupe (Mo) Olateju
February 5, 2025
Modupe (Mo) Olateju, Grace Cannon
January 21, 2025
Kelsey Rappe, Modupe (Mo) Olateju, Grace Cannon
October 31, 2024
Modupe (Mo) Olateju, Grace Cannon, Kelsey Rappe
July 29, 2024
Note: Prior to January 2025, the Network for Education Systems Transformation (NEST) was known as the Knowing-Doing Network Leadership Coalition (KDNLC).