BELGIUM, Dec. 10 -- FORMER President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete is raising the countrys global profile through his leadership of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), where he is helping drive efforts to secure quality schooling for vulnerable children worldwide.

In his role as Board Chair, Dr Kikwete presided over the GPEs endof-cycle board meeting in Brussels, Belgium, marking the conclusion of the fourth financing campaign (2021–2025).

The campaign mobilised around 4.1 billion US dollars to support early childhood and primary education in low-income and developing countries, particularly for girls and children affected by conflict, drought, displacement and natural disasters.

The Brussels meeting assessed the success of GPEs ...