Alliance Member Highlight

Qatar Foundation International

Membership Established: October 2020

The mEducation Alliance is pleased to support the work of leading donor and development agencies, private sector associations, and other global leaders advancing EdTech in lower-resource developing country context.  In this section, we will showcase the work of specific Alliance members. Please meet one of our newest Alliance members, Qatar Foundation International (QFI). A big welcome to our QFI colleagues!

Qatar Foundation International (QFI) was founded in 2009 to increase understanding of the Arab world by supporting primary and secondary learners and educators through key skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and cross-cultural communication. Based in the United States, QFI works globally and has supported education initiatives and research efforts in Arabic-speaking countries and beyond including in Brazil, Canada, Germany, Jordan, Ireland, Oman, Qatar, the US and the UK. Along with partners such as the Amal Alliance, Education Above All, the Journal on Education in Emergencies, Sesame Workshop, and Salzburg Global Seminar, to name just a few, QFI works to address critical gaps in education especially as it relates to learning about the Arab world, in addition to social-emotional learning especially for Arabic-speaking communities globally.  

QFI is committed to facilitating connections; creating and sustaining a community of like-minded stakeholders (learners, educators, practitioners, academics, etc.) that work on the teaching and learning of the Arabic language or about the peoples, societies, cultures and histories of the Arab world; and fostering pathways and new opportunities to further expertise and experience with Arabic and/or related to the Arab world. 

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After celebrating 10 years of work, QFI is now reflecting on the past and strategically planning for the next 10 years. They look forward to contributing to the mission of the mEducation Alliance both to magnify the impact of their past and current work, in addition to helping the organization move strategically into areas of growth such as innovation in education, as well as leveraging their extensive work by expanding our geographic reach globally to more areas in need of access to these resources.  

QFI Representatives

Julia Sylla

Director of Programs

Carine Allaf, Ph.D.

Senior Programs Advisor

The Mobiles for Education (mEducation) Alliance is a non-governmental organization focused on the evidence-driven and sustainable role of technology in education to advance quality educational outcomes. Initially formed in 2010, the mEducation Alliance is a unique, multi-stakeholder convening platform for government and donor policymakers, other investors, researchers, and practitioners to work together, particularly in lower-resource, developing country contexts. For more information about the Alliance, including about our signature activities, visit the organization web page.

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Jax Chaudhry

Jax Chaudhry leads Project Invent, a national nonprofit that empowers youth with future ready mindsets for individual success and global impact, through invention. Originally from the Southside of Chicago, Jax loves working with students, families and partners to ensure every student can attain success as they define it. For more than 10 years, she has worked with elementary schools, high schools, education nonprofits and led regional teams and operations to ensure student success.

Michael Leventhal

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning scienceMichael Leventhal is co-founder of RobotsMali, a pedagogical and AI4D laboratory and STEM education center in Bamako, Mali. RobotsMali has trained thousands of students from elementary school to high school in computer science, robotics, and artificial intelligence, coached national robotics teams that have won 32 medals in international competitions, and developed technologies using AI and robotics for the social and economic development of Mali. Before becoming an educator in Mali, Michael worked as a technologist in Silicon Valley.s, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.

Enouce Ndeche

Enouce Ndeche is the founder and Director of Vijana Amani Pamoja ,VAP a community scheme based in Nairobi Kenya that uses the power and the popularity of the game of soccer/football as a catalyst for social, educational and economic empowerment.Enouce holds a degree in sociology from Egerton university and he is also the 2020 individual award recipient “Diversity and Inclusion Eminent Leader Award Enouce is also a certified Sports Philanthropy and Executive, George Washington University and is a 2023 Gratitude Network fellow.

Kenneth Y T Lim

Kenneth Y T Lim operates at the intersection of neuroergonomics, the learning sciences, and cognitive psychology. In 2023, he and his team were identified by UNESCO to share their work on the affordances of Generative AI for meaningful teaching and learning, during UNESCO’s first annual flagship event Digital Learning Week, international forum on the implications of Generative AI for education, in the session on ‘Preparing students and teachers for responsible use of AI’.