Happy International Education Week 2022!

Happy International Education Week 2022!

Ahead of International Education Week and Giving Tuesday 2022, please join Global Campaign for Education-US to take action & give in support of quality, inclusive education for all, or visit our website for more ways to stay involved!

You're Invited

Please join us for the GCE-US Coalition Advocacy Planning Session on 29 November 2022 from 1:00pm - 2:30pm ET, with options to join either in-person or virtually via Zoom.

The in-person convening will take place at: WeWork - Midtown, 1100 15th St NW, Washington D.C. 20005, with thanks to Childhood Education International for hosting!

To keep everyone safe, please wear a mask inside, use social distancing, wash hands, and stay home if you feel sick. All are encouraged to receive an annual flu vaccine and the most recent COVID-19 vaccines and boosters.

>> Please fill out this form to register your intent to join either in-person or virtually.

Don't miss it! Register & join us for the upcoming Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice Meeting in honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities on 7 December 2022 at 9:00 am ET. We are delighted to hear from Action Aid, Christian Blind Mission (CBM), Sightsavers, and more!

If you haven't already done so, we encourage you to please complete this interest form to join the Inclusive Education & Early Childhood Community of Practice and invite others!

Join the Movement: Your Voice Matters

Transforming Education for Disability Inclusion: A Call to Action for All Children

Please sign on and help spread the word about this collaborative Disability-Inclusive Education Call to Action urging world leaders to commit to transforming education so that every child in the world, including the 240 million children with disabilities, can access quality, equitable, inclusive education and lifelong learning.

Read & join this important call to action here!

Please take action and contact your members of Congress to encourage them to fully fund education for all and reauthorize the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act!

Resources to support your advocacy: READ Act Reauthorization Action and Social Media Toolkit.

Sign on to the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Conference Letter urging U.S. congressional leaders to ensure the highest possible funding levels for international basic education and vulnerable children in the final FY 2023 State and Foreign Operations Bill.

Please help spread the word and encourage more organizations to join this important effort and endorse the letter (full text here).

>> To sign on, please add your organizational name to the end of this letter at: https://bit.ly/FY23ConferenceSignOn

Highlights

Many thanks for joining the October 6, 2022, GCE-US Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice Meeting!

On October 6, GCE-US convened an Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice Meeting that included discussions on the Household Survey Data on Disability and Education in Global Partnership for Education (GPE) Partner Countries Working Paper, Save the Children Inclusive Education Resources and Toolkit, Humanity & Inclusion's recently released factsheet: The Real Lives Behind the Data: Children with Disabilities in Education Across Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Transforming Education for Disability Inclusion: A Call to Action for all Children, and more!

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

Alice Cavallazzi, Senior Education Technical Advisor, Save the Children Italy
Stuart Cameron, Education Specialist & Thematic Lead on Equity and Inclusion, Global Partnership for Education
Rolando Jr. Villamero, Regional Inclusive Education Specialist, Humanity & Inclusion Middle East

Were you unable to make the October 2022 GCE-US Community of Practice Meeting? We've got you covered!

You can watch the recording on our YouTube channel.

Thank you for joining the GCE-US Coalition Meeting on October 17, 2022!

On October 17, GCE-US convened an International Day of the Girl coalition meeting that included discussions on the latest Malala Fund girls' education programming in Pakistan, AMPLIFY Girls' Tracking Girls' Agency: An Outcome Evaluation of Diverse Programming Amongst Community-Driven Organizations in East Africa report, key education commitments from the 2022 Global Citizen Festival, Planet Aid's ongoing work to advance girls' education, Raising Teenagers Uganda and UNESCO SDG4 Youth Network's advocacy in support of girls with disabilities, and more!

GCE-US extends deep gratitude to all presenters at this meeting, including:

Hon. Neema Lugangira, Member of Parliament, Tanzania
Javed Ahmed Malik, Pakistan Programme Director, Malala Fund
Margaret Butler, Head of AMPLIFY Girls
Myriam Jafaar, Inclusive Education Coordinator, Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE)
Zein Nasser, Policy Coordinator and Education Lead, Global Citizen
Marie Lichtenberg, Director of International Partnerships, Planet Aid
Nakaibale Lynda Eunice, Program Associate, Raising Teenagers Uganda and Focal Point Lead, Inclusive Education Working Group at UNESCO SDG4 Youth Network

Global Campaign for Education Youth Action Week 2022: Youth and Students' Strategic Planning

During GCE Youth Action Week 2022: Youth and Students' Strategic Planning session, GCE-US youth and student advocates Pierina Anton Lopez and Katherine Loos shared key highlights and a preview from the Investing in Learners Every Step of the Way: Financing Education in Emergencies report.

In case you missed it, we encourage you to watch the recording of this inspiring Youth and Students' Strategic Planning session, and check out the GCE Youth Action Month 2022 Learning Brief!

Congratulations to the U.S. Youth, Peace & Security Coalition and the Children's Policy & Funding Initiative's Youth Alliance Working Group for convening a successful Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill!

On October 24-25, 2022, the U.S. Youth, Peace, & Security Coalition and the Children's Policy & Funding Initiative's Youth Alliance Working Group held an in-person Advocacy Day to elevate the Congressional Caucus for Children and Youth Globally, Youth, Peace and Security Act (H.R. 4838), READ Act Reauthorization Act of 2022 (H.R. 7240 / S.3938), Keeping Girls in School Act (H.R. 4134 / S.2276), Global Learning Loss Assessment Act (H.R. 1500 / S.552), and more!

In honor to the International Day of the Girl, GCE-US coalition member Association d'Aide à l'Education de l'Enfant Handicapé (AAEEH) convened a conference on the theme "Education of the Girl with Disabilities: Challenges, Issues and Perspectives / Education de la fille handicapée: défis, enjeux et perspectives."

Among the obstacles identified: social and economic factors, factors related to the school environment, the absence of disaggregated data on disability and specific needs, related factors (poverty, violence, reproductive health)

Among the actions undertaken by AAEEH: multifaceted support for girls with disabilities and their families through various initiatives, advocacy with its partners at all levels for the inclusion of girls with disabilities in public policies and development programs.