Getting teenage mothers back to school
The story of a young Zambian girl inspires Youth Panelist Hellen Griberg to make the case for education as a good investment for teenage mothers
Inclusion
An earthquake in education funding, by Justin W. van Fleet
Education Commission Director Justin W. van Fleet makes the case for education in emergencies financing and looks ahead to the World Humanitarian Summit later this month where a visionary EiE fund will be announced
Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on education issues
Education Commission Chair Gordon Brown sat down with CCTV to discuss why “Education is, in a sense, the key to everything else that we are trying to do to relieve poverty, to deal with health inequalities, to tackle the environment and to build stronger economies.”
How small scale solutions really make a difference
African Educational Trust’s Lynn Davies on education in emergencies and the need to interrupt the “relentless cycles of conflict”
Aftermath of Nepal earthquake has become a man-made fiasco, by Gordon Brown
The Nepal earthquake is one more reminder of why the world needs an education in emergencies fund
New education partnerships to support young Syrians hit by conflict and crisis
WorldBank/IMF Spring Meetings week sees groundswell for education in emergencies platform
Making the impossible possible, by Baela Raza Jamil
Making the impossible possible – channeling resources and actions for girls’ education and entitlements
EU Commissioner Christos Stylianides announces that the EU will quadruple its humanitarian financing to education in emergencies worldwide
UN Special Envoy for Global Education and Chair of the Education Commission, Gordon Brown applauded the European Union’s announcement noting they have “led the way in pioneering new forms of giving.”
Gender equality: How dreams come true
Co-convener Erna Solberg and Commissioner Graça Machel tell us why the Commission’s work must emphasize gender equality
Financing education, by Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown on the work of the Commission and financing education.