| | | | Celebrating World Teachers' Day & International Day of the Girl this Month! |
| | | | | | Inclusive Education & Early Childhood Community of Practice Join us for the Inclusive Education and Early Childhood Community of Practice Meeting on October 6, 2022 at 9:00 am ET. Please complete this interest form to join the Inclusive Education & Early Childhood Community of Practice and invite others! On October 6, we're looking forward to |
| | | | | | 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! |
| | | | | | | Thank you for joining the GCE-US Coalition Meeting on September 12, 2022! On September 12, GCE-US convened an International Literacy Day coalition meeting that included discussions on the importance of improving foundation literacy and numeracy (FLN) skills for all students, transforming education through disability inclusion, and upcoming advocacy opportunities, including the Transforming Education Summit and Education Cannot Wait High-Level Financing Conference. GCE-US extends deep gratitude to all presenters at this meeting, including: - Rebeca Martinez, Senior Education Advisor in the Center for Education / Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, USAID
- Nasser Faqih, Chief of Partnerships, Education Cannot Wait
- Raakhi Williams, Chief of Strategy and Planning, Education Cannot Wait
- Mariana Rudge, Senior Policy Adviser for Social Inclusion and Education, Sightsavers
- Nhial Deng, South Sudanese Refugee, Writer, Youth Advocate, and Community Activist
- Raphaëlle Martínez, Education Policy and Learning Team Lead, Global Partnership for Education
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| | | | United Nations Transforming Education Summit Solutions Day Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability-Inclusive Education |
| | GCE-US joined Light for the World, Global Campaign for Education, Sightsavers, International Disability Alliance, International Disability and Development Consortium, Humanity & Inclusion, Perkins School for the Blind, Leonard Chesire, Christian Blind Mission, GLAD Network, Government of Sierra Leone, Government of South Africa, ANCEFA, UNICEF, The World Bank to organize the Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability Inclusive Education session during the Transforming Education Summit. This event included a powerful panel discussion among important stakeholders, highlighting new commitments and tools that aim to transform education systems to be more inclusive for learners with disabilities. |
| | United Nations Transforming Education Summit Solutions Day Education Financing Observatory: Setting the Grounds for Sustainable, Fair and Inclusive Financing |
| | | As part of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Education Financing Observatory: Setting the Grounds for Sustainable, Fair, and Inclusive Financing session during the Transforming Education Summit Solutions Day, GCE-US Student Fellow Anny Lin joined Ministers of Education from Argentina and Malawi and GCE partners to discuss the urgent need for gender transformative and disability-inclusive education financing. We invite you to watch and share Anny's speech here! |
| | Unlock the Future of Learning Spotlight Session: Transforming Education in Emergencies through Intergenerational Solidarity, Coordination, and Action |
| | On 19 September, GCE-US, World Vision International, 100 Million, Plan International, Jesuit Refugee Services/USA, Global Student Forum, and the UN Foundation convened a dynamic and powerful Unlock the Future of Learning spotlight session, which highlighted a youth-led dialogue on the importance of investing in education in emergency contexts. Youth and student speakers shared their personal stories with education in emergency settings, and emphasized that to truly transform education, there is a critical need to advance disability inclusion in education systems, mental health resources, full education financing and funding in all settings, and gender equality in and through education. We encourage you to watch the recording of the session. |
| | Advocating for the Keeping Girls in School Act |
| | | βThe education of girls should not be a privilege but an inalienable right and we cannot stop until that is the indisputable reality.β ~Sofia Carson, UNICEF USA Ambassador |
| Thank you to the incredible congressional champions, Rep. Lois Frankel, Rep. Michael Waltz, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, and partners who joined the Keeping Girls in School Act briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, September 22, 2022. We were joined by UNICEF USA Ambassador, actor, singer, and advocate Sofia Carson, and heard from an incredible panel of youth activists with Plan International, including Victoria Bradley and Tia El Tenn, in a discussion on the importance of girlsβ education with Alisa Phillips, Senior Education Advisor at World Vision US, and Moderator Erin Kennedy, Senior Director-External Engagement with ChildFund International. Together, we can ensure that no girl is left behind! #KeepingGirlsInSchoolAct |
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