Happy Malala Day!

In honor of Malala Day on July 12, GCE-US joins the international community to amplify Malala's inspiring, powerful advocacy for quality, inclusive education for all children and youth, including girls, persons with disabilities, and children living in conflict-affected regions.

Join us by donating in support of quality, inclusive education for all, or visit our website for more ways to get involved!

Upcoming Opportunities

GCE-US invites you to participate in a virtual Global Education Advocacy Day in support of education for all on Tuesday, July 19, 2022, with congressional meetings organized in advance for timeslots from 9:00am - 5:00pm ET. In preparation for the Advocacy Day, GCE-US will lead an orientation session on Thursday, July 14 at 9:00am ET.

To join, please complete this sign-up form.

Please join us for the Inclusive Education & Early Childhood Community of Practice Meeting on Wednesday, July 20, 2022 at 9:00 - 10:30 am ET. We are delighted to hear from Humanity & Inclusion, Building Tomorrow, and more on inclusive education teacher training.

We will be learning about some incredible work on inclusive education teacher training from the following presenters:
Casey Recabarren, Inclusive Education Policy Development Officer at Humanity & Inclusion
Grace Musiimire, Inclusive Education Program Manager at Building Tomorrow

Additionally, we will be given an update on the Transforming Education Summit from Véronique Mistycki, Senior Partnerships Advisor for the Education 2030 Division at UNESCO. This will include highlights from the Pre-Summit in Paris in June, and information regarding the upcoming Summit in September. Please submit any questions you may have for our speakers in the registration form.

Lastly, we will go over discussion questions regarding the next U.S. Government Strategy on International Basic Education (the Strategy), as the current Strategy will expire in September 2023. USAID has invited organizations to join upcoming consultation sessions to share their reflections on the current Strategy, with questions and written input due June 20. Please also feel free to share your feedback via this Jamboard.

Highlights

Thank you for joining the GCE-US Coalition Meeting on June 22, 2022!

On June 22, GCE-US led a coalition meeting that included discussions on school safety, youth activism, the new Global Partnership for Education operating model, and the Transforming Education Pre-Summit.

GCE-US extends a very special thank you to all speakers at this meeting:

Lissy Moskowitz, Senior Donor Relations Lead, Global Partnership for Education
Maxwell Alejandro Frost, Civil Rights Activist
Vernor Muñoz, Head of Policy, Advocacy, & Campaigns, Global Campaign for Education Secretariat

Were you unable to make the June 2022 GCE-US Coalition Meeting? We've got you covered!

You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel.

Ahead of the Education Cannot Wait (ECW) High-Level Financing Conference in February 2023, GCE-US joins ECW and strategic partners to urgently call for substantive financing to reach the 222 million crisis-affected children and adolescents in need of quality, inclusive education.

Get involved with the #222MillionDreams campaign to urge your leaders to commit robust funding for education in emergencies and protracted crises!

Transforming Education Summit Call to Action

GCE-US joins the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), International Disability Alliance (IDA), Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network to urge the international community to ensure disability inclusive quality education in global efforts to mobilize action ahead of the Transforming Education Summit on September 19. Read our full statement here!

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