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What Happens When Teachers Finally Get Time Back?
Eight months into InnovatED Amal Labs, what we’ve learned, what’s changed, and why now is the moment.
And yet. We don't.
Metis Team
Mar 316 min read


Nice Is Costing Us Impact
Telling people what we think, how we're experiencing them, how they performed, how they could grow, seems on the surface like a pretty easy thing to do.
And yet. We don't.
Metis Team
Mar 318 min read


Unfoldment: The Art of Leading Without Control
I recently had a conversation with the Giving Lab community at Tenacre Foundation and a colleague from the Euphrates Institute. It was a rich exchange about leadership, trust, and what it means to release control. A significant part of my leadership journey has been learning to let go, to trust my teams, to recognize their innate capacity for excellence, and to shift from directing outcomes to nurturing conditions. During our conversation, we explored an image that has stayed
Metis Team
Oct 28, 20254 min read


Aid, Dignity, and the Power of Reciprocity: Reimagining Development in Africa
Credit: GPE/Stephan Bachenheimer I've been thinking deeply about the relationship between aid and the communities we serve. Is the...
Metis Team
Feb 18, 20254 min read


Supporting Learning in Urban Informal Settlements
In Kenya, 19.1 million people live below the poverty line, with urban poverty rates hitting in informal settlements such as Kibera, Africa’s
Metis Team
Nov 19, 20246 min read


We are Teaching Children, Not Subjects or Technology
Written by Muthoni Gakwa — Executive Director, Metis Teachers and innovators at the Metis Teacher Conference on EdTech, August 22, 2024...
Metis Team
Aug 27, 20244 min read


World Environment Day: Nurturing Environmental Stewardship for Future Generations
Written by Mercy Wambui — Metis Fellow Mercy Wambui presenting videos on innovative climate change solutions to learners in Siaya. The...
Metis Team
Jun 5, 20243 min read


'Following the North Star' series: A is for Agency
When 6-year-old Louie is asked what his mother does, he says, “ My mother started an organization that really cares about children and...
Metis Team
Nov 4, 20223 min read


ReimaginED 2022 : Come and experience #OurDreamForKenya.
Let’s take a short journey together through the eyes and shoes of Naserian, a 9-year-old girl with a future as wide as the earth ahead of...
Metis Team
Oct 21, 20222 min read
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