Mainstreaming Disability-Inclusive Education: A Requirement, Not a RequestOctober 19, 2022 | | Action Alert | Pierina Anton Lopez and Anny LinAt Light for the World South Sudan, 25-year-old Esther Piro, a South Sudanese disability rights activist, advocate, and trainer with a hearing impairment, serves as a Disability Inclusion Facilitator in her community. Through this role, Esther works to mainstream disability …
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 EducationSeptember 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 – 4:27:00] We …
GCE-US hosts Global Action Week for Education 2022 April Coalition Meeting
GCE-US Hosts Global Action Week for Education 2022 April Coalition MeetingApril 27, 2022 | | Action Alert | Pierina Anton Lopez On April 26, 2022, the Global Campaign for Education-US hosted its April coalition meeting during the Global Action Week for Education. For a week every April, Global Campaign for Education chapters around the world, including GCE-US, mobilize around a …
Girls’ Education is Not a Silver Bullet Solution to Climate Change
Girls’ Education is Not a Silver Bullet Solution to Climate Change April 27, 2022 | | Girls Education | AMPLIFY Girls When it comes to climate change, we recognize that girls and women face the deepest burdens and harshest impact. We also know that getting girls into school and helping them thrive is critical to the world and requires deep investment. …
USAID Announces $18 Million Contribution to Education Cannot Wait
USAID Announces $18 Million Contribution to Education Cannot Wait Washington, D.C., April 14, 2022 — As a coalition committed to ensuring that all children and adolescents affected by crisis and conflict achieve an education, the Global Campaign for Education-US applauds USAID for its April 13, 2022 announcement of $18 million in funding to Education Cannot Wait (ECW). This funding will …
Global Disability Summit Inclusive Education Thematic Workshop
Global Disability Summit Inclusive Education Thematic WorkshopJanuary 17, 2022 | | Action Alert | GCE-USGlobal Disability Summit: Inclusive Education Thematic WorkshopThursday, January 20, 2022 | 9:00 am ET – 10:30 am ET >> Watch the Workshop Recording Event Program | Speaker Bios | Social Media Toolkits | Event Evaluation Form Event Slides (PDF) | Event Slides (Powerpoint) Links and Resources …
My Fellowship Experience with GCE-US
My Fellowship Experience with GCE-US January 6, 2022 | | Action Alert | Shruti NallappaMy experience as both a Fellow and Senior Fellow with the Global Campaign for Education – US has been an insightful and incredible experience. In the midst of a global pandemic and adjusting to working remotely, I have grown professionally, academically, and personally. GCE-US has provided me …
Abuja Conference Demonstrates Progress Towards Safe Schools
Abuja Conference Demonstrates Progress Towards Safe SchoolsNovember 1, 2021 | | Action Alert | Giulia McPherson In 2020, reports of attacks on education and the military use of schools and universities increased by a third globally, compared to 2019, even as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the prolonged closure of education facilities around the world. A critical tool in addressing this …
Meeting the Education Needs of Displaced Children and Young People
Meeting the Education Needs of Displaced Children and Young PeopleAugust 12, 2021 | | Action Alert | “This is about ensuring that every single child around the world has access to education.”- Karina Gould, Minister of International Development, CanadaOn July 27, 2021, Canada Development, Global Partnership for Education, Education Cannot Wait, UNHCR, and UK Aid together hosted the “Meeting the …
An Impact-Focused Internship Experience
An Impact-Focused Internship ExperienceAugust 10, 2021 | | Action Alert | My experience as an Advocacy Intern at GCE-US has been empowering, educational, and full of growth. I entered the internship passionate about policy advocacy and universal access to quality education, but with little idea what to expect. I was immediately welcomed to the team, and invited to participate in …