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Developing countries show bold commitments towards education financing

Developing countries show bold commitments towards education financing

Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, “Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the ...
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Statement by the Global Campaign for Education on the Rohingya Crisis

Statement by the Global Campaign for Education on the Rohingya Crisis

The Global Campaign for Education is appalled by the monstrous and inhumane acts of violence committed against the Rohingya community ...
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The first-ever World Bank World Development Report on education brings a welcome focus on public, universal, quality education, but with major gaps - including funding

The first-ever World Bank World Development Report on education brings a welcome focus on public, universal, quality education, but with major gaps – including funding

Bank released the first-ever ...
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GCE Member Activities - Dominican Republic (Foro Socioeducativo)

GCE Member Activities – Dominican Republic (Foro Socioeducativo)

COUNTRY PROFILES: Dominican Republic GCE is present in nearly 100 countries around the ...
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International Day of the African Child 2017: children and young people at the heart of ending the cycles of poverty and violence

International Day of the African Child 2017: children and young people at the heart of ending the cycles of poverty and violence

On the morning of 16th June 1976, around 20,000 South African school children left their classrooms and took to the ...
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Civil society fights back following moves by conservative groups to eliminate gender equality from Peruvian education curriculum

Civil society fights back following moves by conservative groups to eliminate gender equality from Peruvian education curriculum

Gender equity in education is facing a serious setback in Peru following the intervention of conservative pressure groups in the ...
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GCE at the African Union Summit: More and better financing needed to realise education for all and deliver Agenda 2063

GCE at the African Union Summit: More and better financing needed to realise education for all and deliver Agenda 2063

Forty representatives and youth ambassadors from civil society, governmental and UN organisations met during the 29th African Union Summit to ...
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Time to deliver: GCE and partners hold governments to account at the High-level Political Forum 2017

Time to deliver: GCE and partners hold governments to account at the High-level Political Forum 2017

July 2017 has seen a host of activity by the Global Campaign for Education, its members and its partners to ...
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GAWE 2017 around the world

GAWE 2017 around the world

Each year, countries around the world are participating in our Global Action Week for Education, bringing together students, teachers, parents, ...
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International Women’s Day 2017: The female activists of the education movement being bold for chang

International Women’s Day 2017: The female activists of the education movement being bold for chang

“There is no dearth of examples of strong women around us who continue to be a beacon of change. They ...
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An impossible position: children trying to learn in languages they cannot understand

An impossible position: children trying to learn in languages they cannot understand

Children campaigning for their rights in El Alto, Bolivia Photo: Edwin Apaza Far too many children are entering classrooms unable ...
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Global leaders and laureates pledge to protect children’s rights

Global leaders and laureates pledge to protect children’s rights

Over 200 prominent global figures came together on December 10th for the 2016 Laureates and Leaders for Chidren Summit. Held ...
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Uganda judgement on closure of Bridge International Academies must signal a move towards fulfilling the right to education

Uganda judgement on closure of Bridge International Academies must signal a move towards fulfilling the right to education

On Friday 4th November, the High Court of Uganda in Kampala confirmed that the process followed by the Ugandan Government in ...
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Private Profit, Public Loss: GCE's report shows scant evidence that low-fee, for-profit private schools are better than public schools

Private Profit, Public Loss: GCE’s report shows scant evidence that low-fee, for-profit private schools are better than public schools

There is no robust evidence that private schools aimed at low-income families provide a better education than public schools in ...
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Tax Pays for Education! GCE supports the Global Week of Action on #TaxJustice for #PublicServices

Tax Pays for Education! GCE supports the Global Week of Action on #TaxJustice for #PublicServices

This year the Global Campaign for Education is proud to support the Global Week of Action on Tax Justice for ...
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Tanzania: Stop Threatening Rights Groups - International Organisations Urge Respect for Free Expression, Association

Tanzania: Stop Threatening Rights Groups – International Organisations Urge Respect for Free Expression, Association

GCE has joined 20 other national and international organisations calling on the government of Tanzania to end its hostile rhetoric ...
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The Fight against Child Labour is the Fight to Ensure Education for All

The Fight against Child Labour is the Fight to Ensure Education for All

Joint statement by Global March Against Child Labour and Global Campaign for Education on the occasion of World Day Against ...
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For refugees, education is a lifeline: World Refugee Day 2017

For refugees, education is a lifeline: World Refugee Day 2017

The ongoing conflict in Syria and the mass displacement of Syrian citizens has brought the refugee crisis to the forefront ...
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Stand Up For Education: Time to Deliver! Global Action Week for Education 23-29 April 2017

Stand Up For Education: Time to Deliver! Global Action Week for Education 23-29 April 2017

GCE’s Global Action Week for Education in 2017 focuses on ensuring accountability for SDG4, and active citizen participation. In 2015 ...
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GCE Middle-East Region: news round-up

GCE Middle-East Region: news round-up

YEMEN: As continued conflict takes its toll, civil society works to ensure education remains a priority The ongoing conflict in ...
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