GCE-US Leads Educator Session at Global Classrooms DC Winter Model UN Training Conference March 11, 2025 | News | GCE-USOn Friday, March 7, GCE-US took part in the annual Global Classrooms DC Winter Model UN Training Conference hosted by the United Nations Association of the National Capital Area. This dynamic event brings together students from across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia …
How Education Changed the Life of a Young Syrian Girl
How Education Changed the Life of a Young Syrian GirlMarch 8, 2025 | International Women’s Day | Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS)Born a refugee in Lebanon just before the COVID-19 pandemic, Samar* and her family endured intense economic strife, housing and food insecurity, and chronic health conditions. Life as refugees in Lebanon was marked by uncertainty, and each day brought new …
GCE-US Launches New Youth Engagement Committee to Amplify Young Voices in Education Advocacy
GCE-US Launches New Youth Engagement Committee to Amplify Young Voices in Education Advocacy March 6, 2025 | News | GCE-USThe Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) is excited to launch our new Youth Engagement Committee, an initiative designed to bring young advocates together to promote a whole-child approach to U.S. foreign assistance, with a focus on advocating for quality education access …
GCE-US Statement on Termination of Thousands of International Assistance Programs
GCE-US Statement on Termination of Thousands of International Assistance Programs February 28, 2025 | News | GCE-USThis week, the Trump Administration terminated thousands of international assistance programs before the end of its planned 90-day review period. The administration announced plans to eliminate more than 90 percent of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in …
A Unique Model Working to Advance Girls’ Education
A Unique Model Working to Advance Girls’ Education February 25, 2025 | development Research and Projects CenterThe small “d” in the development Research and Projects Center’s (dRPC) name captures its community-centered approach, where the voices, hearts, hands, and minds of beneficiary girls and the organizations they represent are afforded leading roles in all dRPC’s education research and projects. Based in Nigeria, …
International Basic Education Caucus Renewed for 119th Congress
International Basic Education Caucus Renewed for 119th Congress February 20, 2025 | News | GCE-USThe Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) welcomes continued support for the International Basic Education Caucus as it is renewed for the 119th Congress. Led by Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Mike Quigley (D-IL), this bipartisan caucus has actively advanced quality education for children and youth around the …
GCE-US Urges Congressional Action in Support of Foreign Assistance
GCE-US Urges Congressional Action in Support of Foreign Assistance February 6, 2025 | News | GCE-USThe Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US) applauds efforts by Congress to protect foreign aid including the invaluable work of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and encourages the Administration to work closely with Congress as it takes steps to assess U.S. foreign assistance efforts. …
Little Ripples, a Community-led Early Childhood Education Program
Little Ripples, a Community-led Early Childhood Education ProgramFebruary 3, 2025| Coalition Members | GCE-USLittle Ripples, an education program of non-profit organization iACT, serves young children in refugee camps located along the Chad-Sudan border, as well as provides trainings to educators teaching in contexts that have experienced or are continuing to experience violence and conflict. As humanitarian crises grow in both …
GCE-US Statement on Foreign Assistance Pause
GCE-US Statement on Foreign Assistance Pause January 27, 2025 | News | GCE-USThe Global Campaign for Education-US is extremely concerned regarding recent guidance issued by the Department of State which orders an immediate pause on new foreign aid spending and a stop-work order for existing grants and contracts. In addition to the Trump Administration’s Executive Order which placed a 90-day pause on …
GCE-US Petition to New Congress
GCE-US Petition to New Congress and AdministrationJanuary 21, 2025 | News | GCE-USThe 119th Congress – including 72 new members of Congress – and President Trump and Vice President Vance were sworn into office in January 2025.As new policymakers determine their priorities, GCE-US is working hard to make sure they know that the U.S. must invest resources and political will …