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Pharo in Focus

Our monthly newsletter, as an online archive. Each edition gathers the month’s progress across the missions, the ventures and the team, with the videos and articles that went with it.

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September 2025

5 September 2025

August has been a month of renewed energy, with colleagues returning from their breaks.

October 2025

3 October 2025

September has been a month of momentum across our schools, ventures and global partnerships.

November 2025

7 November 2025

October marked an important milestone as we welcomed colleagues from Pharo Management.

May 2026

1 May 2026

In April we hosted our trustees and stepped back to the bigger questions. Three themes are emerging: transparency, prioritisation and teamwork.

May 2025

2 May 2025

April has been another energising month, as we continue to build momentum through 2025.

March 2026

6 March 2026

Each month I step back and ask: are we moving the dial on our three missions?

March 2025

7 March 2025

I spent the first half of February in beautiful Somaliland with our amazing team.

June 2026

8 June 2026

Approaching the halfway point of 2026, the lesson of the month is that the best decisions are rarely made in isolation.

June 2025

6 June 2025

As we approach the halfway point of the year, May has been a month of sharpening our focus.

July 2026

3 July 2026

At the halfway point, it is worth reviewing the five global strategic objectives we set ourselves for 2026.

July 2025

4 July 2025

As we close the first half of 2025, I see real momentum across the Foundation.

January 2026

9 January 2026

If last year was about setting the platform, this year is about delivery.

January 2025

3 January 2025

New Year, new life? I have the pleasure of kicking off the year by introducing our new CEO.

February 2026

6 February 2026

Across the Pharo Foundation, teams have started 2026 at a gallop.

February 2025

7 February 2025

What a fantastic start to 2025! My year began in Rwanda, meeting another incredible team.

December 2025

5 December 2025

November has been one of the busiest months of the year, deep in the Planful rollout.

August 2025

1 August 2025

What does operational excellence really mean? At its core: the continuous pursuit of improvement.

April 2026

10 April 2026

As we close the first quarter of 2026, performance across the Foundation is mixed.

April 2025

4 April 2025

March has been another energising month, as we close the first quarter of 2025 with strong momentum.