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Dr Mary Joy Pigozzi

Educate A Child - Executive Director

Dr Mary Joy Pigozzi, Executive Director, Educate A ChildDr Mary Joy Pigozzi is executive director of Educate A Child (EAC), leading the programme since 2012. Before joining EAC, she served as senior vice president at FHI 360. Previously, she directed the Academy for Educational Development’s Global Learning Group followed by UNESCO’s Division for the Promotion of Quality Education. As senior education advisor for primary education at UNICEF she developed both the UN system-wide Girls’ Education Initiative and UNICEF’s global Girls’ Education Programme.

Dr Pigozzi’s expertise ranges from early childhood interventions to junior secondary and higher education, and includes both formal and non-formal approaches. She has extensive field experience.

Born and raised in Botswana and educated in Botswana and Zimbabwe through secondary school, she earned her doctoral degree in education in the US. Dr Pigozzi served on the faculties of Indiana University and Michigan State University, has experience in public and private education, and works in English and French.

 

Impact

"Humanity will not overcome the immense challenges we face unless we ensure that children get the quality education that equips them to play their part in the modern world." -- HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser

Surpassing

19 million

beneficiaries across all programmes of Education Above All Foundation

10,687

Scholarships

90%

retention rate

2.6 million+

Skills training provided to teachers, school staff, and community members

1 million+

Youth Empowered