{"id":43310,"date":"2025-09-18T08:58:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T06:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/?page_id=43310"},"modified":"2025-09-18T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T10:33:42","slug":"beyond-1-billion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/who-we-are\/beyond-1-billion\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond 1 Billion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\r\n            <div class=\"two_column_card jf_text_with_media_section   \">\r\n            <div class=\"section_inner bg_clr_white\">\r\n                <div class=\"section_container\">\r\n                    <div class=\"section_wrapper  \">\r\n                                                \r\n                                                    <div class=\"item_list two_column_card\">\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"item item_1\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"item_inner\">\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"media_section\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"content_section\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"content_section_inner\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\r\n                                                                        <div class=\"content_text\">\r\n                                                                            <h3>36 years of impact<\/h3>\n<h4>Our long-term commitment to children<\/h4>\n<p>The Jacobs Foundation has reached a milestone that reflects both its history and its future: more than\u202fCHF 1 billion\u202fhas been invested since our founding to advance children\u2019s learning and development around the world.<\/p>\n<p>This landmark achievement underscores our long-term commitment to evidence-based philanthropy and to ensuring that every child has the opportunity to thrive.\u00a0The CHF 1 billion invested to date has supported work across early learning, learning variability, and systems-level reform.<\/p>\n<p>This milestone comes at a pivotal moment. With international education financing under increasing pressure and official development assistance in decline, strategic and flexible philanthropy is more important than ever. We\u00a0continue to be guided by evidence, entrepreneurial excellence, and social responsibility, with a clear focus on long-term impact.<\/p>\n                                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <div class=\"item item_2\">\r\n                                        <div class=\"item_inner\">\r\n                                                                                            <div class=\"media_section\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"content_section\">\r\n                                                            <div class=\"content_section_inner\">\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"content\">\r\n                                                                        <div class=\"content_text\">\r\n                                                                            <div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 56%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/o_8BRzasCG8?si=gkqRqdE5ykUsrd2e&amp;controls=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Simon Sommer &amp; Fabio Segura<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Jacobs Foundation Co-CEOs<\/em><\/p>\n                                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                                            <\/div>\r\n                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n                        \r\n                        \r\n                    <\/div>\r\n                <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    \r\n\n\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"quote_testimonial_section with_image remove_bs\">\r\n    \r\n            <div class=\"media_section\">\r\n            <div class=\"media_section_inner bg_clr_JF_Slate_Blue_Light\">\r\n                <div class=\"bg_img\" style=\"background-image:url('https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ml_klausjacobs.webp')\">\r\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/jacobsfoundation.org\/wp-content\/themes\/jacobs-foundation-2\/dist\/images\/Blank_375_318.png\" alt=\"Klaus J. 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