development Research and Projects Center NigeriadRPC’s core mission is to promote and empower activists, local champions and civil society groups to design and lead projects, research and initiatives to address Nigeria’s multiple social challenges, in particular, socio-economic barriers to girls’ education.The development Research and Projects Center (dRPC) is a non-governmental and non-political intermediary social enterprise committed to building capacity and …
Meng, Quigley, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Resolution Affirming U.S. Support For Access to Education, Globally
Meng, Quigley, and Fitzpatrick Introduce Resolution Affirming U.S. Support For Access to Education, Globally January 24, 2023 | | News | GCE-US WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, on the International Day of Education, U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY), New York’s senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee, Mike Quigley (D-IL), Founder and Co-Chair of the bipartisan International Basic Education Caucus, and …
Durbin, Rubio, Smith, and Meng Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Authorization On Global Basic Education
Durbin, Rubio, Smith, and Meng Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Extend Authorization On Global Basic Education January 24, 2023 | | News | GCE-US WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), and Representative Grace Meng (D-NY) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act of 2017 for …
International Day of Education Event: Education in Emergencies – A Global Call for 222 Million Children
International Day of Education Event: Education in Emergencies – A Global Call for 222 Million Children January 17, 2023| | Action Alert | GCE-US Education in Emergencies: A Global Call for 222 Million Children 24 January 2023 | 1pm – 3pm ET | Georgetown University >> Watch this inspirational event at: https://bit.ly/EiE-Event-Livestream >> Read the U.S. Government Case for Investment in …
U.S. Government Case for Investment in Education Cannot Wait
CASE FOR INVESTMENT: U.S. GOVERNMENT SUPPORT TO EDUCATION CANNOT WAIT >> Please click here for a PDF version of this text. Education Cannot Wait (ECW), the UN’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, will host a High-Level Financing Conference from February 16-17, 2023 in Geneva – co-convened with the governments of Colombia, Germany, Niger, Norway, South Sudan, …
FY25 Action Alert
Tell Congress: Invest in Global Education April 24, 2024 | Action Alert | The need for U.S. leadership in global education has never been greater. According to the World Bank, in 2023 over 70 percent of children in lower- and middle-income countries were not equipped with the skills needed to read and understand a basic text or demonstrate basic …
Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Education
UN Transforming Education Summit (TES) Solutions Day Side Session: Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Education September 17, 2022 | | Action Alert | GCE-US TES Solutions Day Side Session: Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Education 17 September 2022 | 13:00 – 14:30 ET | UN Conference Room 7 >> Watch the session recording [2:53:00 – …
IDDC, GLAD, IDA, GCE Call to Action: Transforming Education Summit
IDDC, GLAD, IDA, GCE Call to Action: Transforming Education Summit July 21, 2022 | | News | GCE-US The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), the International Disability Alliance (IDA), the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network and the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), call for the international community to commit to ensuring disability inclusive quality education, including in early …
Civil society groups applaud IFC’s decision to stop investing in fee-charging private schools, call on other investors to follow its lead
Civil Society Groups Applaud IFC’s Decision to Stop Investing in Fee-charging Private Schools, Call on Other Investors to Follow Its Lead June 14, 2022 | | News | GCE-US 14 June 2022 Civil society organizations welcome the announcement from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) that it will not resume its investments in K-12 private schools, following the release …
GCE-US Statement on the School Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
GCE-US Statement on the School Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas May 24, 2022 | | News | GCE-US Washington, D.C. | May 24, 2022 — In the United States, “school safety” is synonymous with active shooter drills while learning to read. “School safety” requires teachers to memorize safety plans and emergency protocols while preparing learning plans …