Global Pathways 2026: The Challenge of Quality Implementation
How can a social initiative really make an impact on people’s lives, generating a positive change in them? This is the main topic to be addressed at the next Luksic Foundation conference.
“Global Pathways 2026: Quality implementation to make a difference”. That is the name of the seminar to be held in Santiago, Chile, on January 7 next year, which will bring together international and national experts. The objective? To address the role of evidence-based quality implementation in achieving the objectives of social initiatives, and to further understand that the quality of a program is not only in the design, but also in how it is executed.
Likewise, the focus will be on educational programs and child development, since unlike other social sectors such as health, this area presents significant gaps in the systematic use of evidence for the design and execution of social initiatives. This is even more noticeable in Latin America, where public policies tend to be fragmented, short-term and with little continuity, which limits their sustained impact.
“We know that our country has many strengths in the field of education institutionally, however, we want to highlight an urgent challenge: the implementation of social programs focused on this issue. A good job can make a difference, obtaining more effective results and with an efficient use of resources”, explains Macarena Cea, general manager of Fundación Luksic.
To address these issues, the conference will have two speakers: Robyn Mildon, CEO Center of Evidence and Implementation from Australia, and Frederico Amancio, Director of Institutional Relations of Motriz from Brazil.
Paving Global Roads 2026
Through different instances, the Foundation seeks to share its knowledge and experience in the design, evaluation and implementation of social programs with other organizations.
This year, to culminate in January 2026 with the great Global Pathways conference, three intermediate activities were contemplated: (1) breakfast with the education ecosystem to present the Policy Brief Overcoming information asymmetries: user experiences in educational initiatives in Chile, (2) launching of the Participatory Methodologies website and workshop based on the Policy Brief, which addresses the cases of the Educational Networks for the Improvement of Learning and Aspirations for the Future programs; (3) launching of the Participatory Methodologies website and workshop based on the Policy Brief (3) and a final instance on the service experience from design to implementation.
“As an organization we have had several processes, some successful and others that have failed, so we believe that the lessons learned from each of these processes can be a contribution to organizations that are implementing social programs,” said the general manager of the Luksic Foundation.
