Guidelines and Tools to Enhance School Resilience in the Maldives

Implementing Partner: Build Change

Project name: Guidelines and tools to enhance the resilience of schools in the Maldives

The project will enhance school resilience in the Maldives by strengthening Ministry of Education (MoE) guidelines to ensure safer, climate-adaptive, and culturally appropriate school design and construction.

A Resilient Schools Toolkit will be developed to empower administrators in independently managing school infrastructure, improving monitoring, communication, and reporting with the MoE.

Best practices from the project will be shared with Small Island Developing States (SIDS), supporting school resilience initiatives in similarly vulnerable regions.

Lead agency: Ministry of Education

CDRI funding
$ 0
Beneficiaries
0

Impact

1

The project will integrate resilience into government policies and regulations, ensuring every new school building in the Maldives—serving over 94,000 children—is designed to withstand climatic hazards and future demographic challenges.

2

Inclusive infrastructure will be prioritized, with technical guidance supporting safe learning environments for over 3,400 children with disabilities, addressing disparities in school attendance and promoting accessibility across all genders and abilities.

3

The project will strengthen climate resilience practices across public and private sector buildings, enhance centralized infrastructure reporting for the Ministry of Education, and raise national awareness of climate-adaptive educational facilities.

Resources

Alpana Saha 2

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes. 

Alpana Saha 

Director, Partnerships, Governance, and Resource Mobilisation 

Alpana heads institutional partnerships, governance, and resource mobilization at CDRI, advancing cross-sector collaborations that drive resilient infrastructure programming across Member Countries and organizations. With over 25 years of experience spanning international development, global health, and the non-profit sector, she brings deep expertise in fundraising strategy, donor engagement, and delivering strategic change. 

At CDRI, Alpana has been pivotal in forging strategic alliances with governments, international organizations, and philanthropies. She also plays a key role in fortifying institutional systems and board governance mechanisms as the Coalition transitions into an international organization. 

Before joining CDRI, Alpana held senior leadership roles at The George Institute for Global Health, Plan India, WaterAid India, and SOS Children’s Villages, leading institutional fundraising and cultivating strategic partnerships for social impact. 

She holds a Master’s in Finance & Control from Aligarh Muslim University and completed Executive Education at Harvard Business School (CSR India). Her work is driven by a commitment to building enduring, values-based partnerships that accelerate sustainable development outcomes.