Last week in Croatia, our network joined partners from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Slovenia to advance our shared mission: strengthening inclusive leadership in education through the ARISE initiative – Empowering Schools in Breaking Barriers and Building Equitable Learning Environments.

With the support of the UniCredit Foundation, we continue to build on years of collaboration to reduce educational poverty and create schools where every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Our dedicated partners in this effort include:

• NEPC (Network of Education Policy Centers) – Lead Partner
• Center for Educational Initiatives Step by Step (BiH)
• Open Academy Step by Step (Croatia)
• Forum for Freedom in Education (Croatia)
• Center for Interactive Pedagogy (Serbia)
• Centre for Education Policy (Serbia)
• Education Research Institute – Step by Step Center for Quality in Education (Slovenia)

Together, we are committed to breaking barriers and building equitable learning environments where all children can succeed.