The Sunday that starts UNGA week
Every year KW Strategy organises the Sunday evening welcome drinks that open United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) week for the global education community. Relaxed, informal, and free to attend: two hours of conversation with colleagues and friends from around the world before the week begins in earnest.
Attending is free, and so is the bar: our partner organisations fund the event so that everyone in the education community can come and network at no cost. Last year every one of the 140 places went, with a waitlist of 200 behind them. This year we needed a bigger venue, and the partners below stepped up and made it possible. All 300 places went within days of registration opening: join the waitlist and we will release places as they free up.
2026 partners
These organisations cover the bar and the costs, keeping the evening free for everyone who attends:
- Better Purpose
- Cambridge Partnership for Education
- Chancen International
- Dalberg
- Digital Promise
- EdTech Hub
- Global Schools Forum
- HundrED
- Innova Nation
- International Education Funders Group
- Jackfruit Finance
- Learning Economy Foundation
- Learning Equality
- Learning Planet Institute
- Luis von Ahn Foundation
- Luminos Fund
- Mizizi Elimu Afrika
- NewGlobe
- Perkins
- Pratham International
- Project Everyone
- Right To Play
- Rocket Productions
- Salzburg Global
- SRI Executive
- Street Child
- Teach For All
Join them as a partner
You do not need to be a partner to attend: the evening is open to the whole education community. Partnering is how it stays that way. $500 from your organisation goes towards drinks and costs, your name joins the partner list, and every new partner means more space (and more free drinks!) for everyone.