Listening to girls and their needs as they return to school July 20, 2021 | | | In many contexts, community-driven organizations offer girls in difficult circumstances a source of hope and chance at education by paying school fees, providing spaces for daycare, and taking on cases of gender-based violence by seeking legal justice on girls’ behalf. Community-driven organizations can …
A Roadmap to Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education
A Roadmap to Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education June 30, 2021 | | | Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education Event at the Global Education Summit Date: Thursday, July 22, 9am ET / 2 pm UK / 3 pm SAST for 1.5 hours Registration: https://bit.ly/iECCE Title of Event: A Roadmap to Inclusive Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) Themes: …
Now is the Time to Fund Basic Education for All
Now is the Time to Fund Basic Education for All June 29, 2021 | | | The power of education is clear – brighter futures, healthier communities, and increased economic growth for individuals and countries. Education increases security and stability, spurs economic growth, and provides proven results across development sectors. As outlined in USAID’s Education Strategy, “the U.S. Government recognizes …
Education: A Priority for Kakuma Refugee Camp
Education: A Priority for Kakuma Refugee Camp June 29, 2021 | | | “When children and youth are deprived of their right to education, their community is deprived of a sustainable future. It is all the more true with refugees.”- Forest WhitakerWorld Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. Each …
GCE-US Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Resolution Supporting GPE
GCE-US Applauds Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Resolution Supporting GPE May 26, 2021 | | News | GCE-US May 26, 2021 | Washington, DC The Global Campaign for Education – US (GCE-US) applauds Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) for introducing S.Res.240, a bipartisan resolution affirming the role of the United States in improving access to quality, inclusive public …
COVID-19 Surge in India and its Impacts on Education
COVID-19 Surge in India and its Impacts on Education May 20, 2021 | | | Like the rest of the world, India has continued to combat the deadly COVID-19 virus for over a year. However, in April 2021, the nation was suddenly swept by a surge in COVID cases. New daily coronavirus cases have hit global records, surpassing 400,000 on …
Realizing Quality and Inclusive Education in Kenya Through Financing
Realizing Quality and Inclusive Education in Kenya Through Financing May 10, 2021 | | | Global Action Week for Education is a concentrated week of global action in support of the human right to quality, inclusive universal education. Since Action Aid and OXFAM joined forces to campaign to end child labor in 1999, other advocacy campaigns have taken place, including …
Global Action Week for Education 2021
Global Action Week for Education 2021 May 10, 2021 | | | On April 26-30, Global Campaign for Education-US (GCE-US), along with partner organizations, coalition members, the Global Campaign for Education Secretariat and regional affiliates, celebrated Global Action Week for Education (GAWE) 2021, a concentrated week of advocacy in support of the human right to quality, inclusive universal education. Global …
Why funding education for all children is the path to a better world and a sustainable recovery
Why funding education for all children is the path to a better world and a sustainable recovery May 6, 2021 | | | Whether you are parenting a 12-year-old girl in Los Angeles whose reading skills have slipped during this exhausting year of Zoom school or in a remote Zambian village where she is trying to learn from educational radio …
GCE-US Welcomes the G7 Commitment on Girls’ Education and Calls for Inclusive Education Funding
GCE-US Welcomes the G7 Commitment on Girls’ Education and Calls for Inclusive Education Funding | News | GCE-US The Global Campaign for Education-US applauds the G7 Declaration on Girls’ Education: Recovering from COVID-19 and Unlocking Agenda 2030, which was released at the G7 Foreign and Development Ministerial meeting May 3-5, 2021, and USAID Administrator Samantha Power’s May 5, 2021, Intervention …