A Brighter Future for Leah
A bubbly student of Standard 6 outside of Nairobi, Leah loves to read storybooks in her spare time, and to talk about big plans for the future. Things were very different for Leah before the Summer of 2019. Unable to read, and behind in most subjects at school, she...
"She will depend on herself!" A tenacious young woman shares her journey
Saleema, a confident student of Class 8 at one of Impact(Ed)'s partner schools in Northern Kenya, is a young woman whose life embodies tenacity. Saleema's father died when she was barely two years old. This caused financial hardship for her family, leading her mother to...
What girls need to stay – and thrive – in school
Originally published by the Global Partnership for Education The Discovery Project’s education program in Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria is helping marginalized girls like Joyce make huge strides in learning. Funded by the UK Girls' Education Challenge, the Project is part of...
A Public Statement
Impact(Ed) mourns the tragic and unjust loss of black lives across America. We stand in solidarity against individual, systemic and institutional racism, and against political and economic injustice. We stand for equal justice under law and we affirm – along with others...
My Better World selected by prestigious global animation festival
My Better World, a part-animated, part live action series produced by Impact(Ed) International, has been officially selected by the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, one of the world’s most prestigious animation awards. The series, broadcast recently by the...
A newfound confidence to lead: Carolyn's Story
Carolyn is a student of Class 6 in Ghana, and the Organizing Secretary of her girls club. Her passion for learning and helping her community are a testament to how education changes everything! Carolyn’s girls club, created by her school with support from...
Press Release: New TV Series for Young People Surpasses 1.7 Million Views Per Episode in Kenya
Organization started by Discovery Inc. looks to have Kenya’s number one kids’ show, with innovative format that combines animation with live action NAIROBI - 02/04/2020: A new part-animated, part live-action series for adolescents is scoring top ratings on Citizen...
Our Response to Covid-19
1.6 billion children are out of school around the world. The spread of the coronavirus and subsequent school closures challenge an already serious global learning crisis. Impact(Ed) is working with governments and other partners so that students can continue learning....
Citizen TV Kenya launches first of its kind animated series for teens
Innovative part-animated, part live action format combines fiction with real-life heroes. Citizen TV Kenya, Kenya’s premier television network, began broadcasting a new animated series for young people in Kenya on Saturday, October 12. The series, My Better World,...
Discovery Learning Alliance is now Impact(Ed) International.
Twenty-two years ago, Discovery Communications launched the nonprofit, Discovery Learning Alliance, to use the power of media to transform education and improve lives in marginalized communities around the world. Together with teachers and local communities we have...
Want to create media that impacts the lives of African youth? Read this first.
For the past 20 years, Impact(Ed) International has been utilizing the power of media to transform education and improve lives across the marginalized world. We see media as a modern form of storytelling, which humans have been doing since the beginning of time and which...
On Women’s Day, a Tribute to Resilience
On this International Women's Day, we pay tribute to the resilience and commitment of the women we work with in our school communities in Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya, to implement our project funded by the UK government through DFID’s Girls’ Education Challenge (GEC)....