Technology is a powerful tool for solving real-world challenges for educators and students, but access to the latest tools and education is often inequitable, especially in societies where the digital divide remains a persistent reality. That is why we are announcing a new partnership with UNICEF. This initiative, funded by Google.org, will support educational innovation for millions of students in Brazil, India, Pakistan and Kenya.
Working closely with education leaders and local governments, we aim to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in each country, focusing on improving learning outcomes, particularly in key areas such as literacy and numeracy, training teachers and building more reliable and accessible school systems.
This first-of-its-kind partnership between UNICEF, Google for Education and Google.org reinforces our shared commitment to supporting educators and students globally.
Our partnership with UNICEF
By responsibly integrating AI-powered tools to help accelerate progress and reinvent learning, we pair Google’s technology with UNICEF’s deep expertise in building education systems to ensure every student has the tools they need to succeed. Over the next three years, UNICEF will work with communities to build localized, scalable solutions that meet students’ needs—from training teachers to use Gemini and NotebookLM to personalized instruction to using ReadAlong to support students’ basic reading fluency and comprehension through guided practice.
For example, in Pakistan, which faces some of the highest out-of-school rates in the world, those in school are often years behind their grade level in literacy and numeracy. To help address this challenge, UNICEF will provide training and technology to help educators safely use Google AI tools, such as Google ReadAlong, to deliver adaptive learning at scale, both in and out of school.
In partnership with the Government of Kenya, UNICEF will launch a digital learning program centered on three core pillars: training teachers, increasing students’ access to technology and building a more durable, sustainable education policy to support future generations. Integrating AI tools such as Gemini for Education and NotebookLM to complement other initiatives to improve learning, they aim to provide safe, reliable access to digital learning for in-school and out-of-school youth and youth and deepen essential skills such as critical thinking and problem solving to prepare them for an AI-driven future.