google, Google.org, Google for educationand UNICEF announced a three-year partnership to support educational innovation for millions of students in Brazil, India, Pakistan, and Kenya.
The initiative, funded by Google.org, will focus on improving learning outcomes, training educators, and supporting more reliable and accessible school systems. This effort includes the use of Google AI tools and education products such as Gemini, NotebookLM, Gemini for Education, and ReadAlong.
The partnership was announced on May 19, 2026 in a Google blog post by Benedict Gomes, Google’s chief engineer for learning and sustainability, and Maggie Johnson, vice president and global head of Google.org.
Over the next three years, UNICEF will work with education leaders, local governments and communities in the four countries to develop locally tailored education solutions. Google provides access to technology tools, technical support, product workshops, and training to UNICEF staff, local governments, and education leaders.
UNICEF publishes annual impact reports to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of education solutions deployed in countries.
AI tools to support literacy, numeracy, and teacher training
The partnership will combine Google’s technology with UNICEF’s work in education systems, with a focus on teacher training, tutoring, foundational reading, and access to digital learning.
The initiative includes training teachers to use Gemini and NotebookLM to deliver personalized instruction, and ReadAlong will be used to support foundational reading fluency and comprehension through guided exercises.
The initiative will also focus on key learning areas such as reading, writing and numeracy. Google says the partnership is aimed at supporting educators and students in areas where access to digital tools and training remains uneven.
Pia Rebello Britto, UNICEF Global Director of Education, said, “Google for With support from organizations like Education and Google.org, UNICEF is moving beyond traditional digital to realize a new vision of equipping children with essential learning and skills for the 21st century. We have the opportunity to responsibly deploy AI and innovation, empower teachers and convening partners, transform learning and build a better world for generations to come, putting children first.”
Pakistan and Kenya are examples of first countries.
Google cited Pakistan and Kenya as examples of how its partnership with UNICEF could be applied.
In Pakistan, UNICEF will provide training and technology to enable educators to safely use Google AI tools, such as Google ReadAlong, to deliver adaptive learning at scale in and outside of schools. According to Google, Pakistan has some of the highest out-of-school rates in the world, and students who do attend school are often years behind grade level in reading, writing, and numeracy skills.
In Kenya, UNICEF will work with the Kenyan government on a digital learning program built around educator training, learner access to technology, and education policy. The program will integrate AI tools such as Gemini for Education and NotebookLM, alongside other learning improvement initiatives.
The Kenya program supports youth and young adults in and out of school to safely access digital learning while developing skills such as critical thinking and problem solving.
UNICEF measures impact through annual report
UNICEF will produce annual impact reports during the partnership to measure and evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions used in Brazil, India, Pakistan and Kenya.
This partnership is in line with UNICEF’s Digital Education Strategy, which focuses on digital learning solutions built around children’s rights, teacher needs and community realities.
The next phase will see UNICEF work with local communities, governments and education leaders in the four countries during a three-year partnership.
