The Role of Business in Achieving Global Education Goals The business community can have a transformational impact on global education through partnerships and collective action. Below are suggested actions business can take today to help achieve global education goals.
Download The Smartest Investment: A Framework for Business Engagement in Education In 2013, UNESCO, UNICEF, UN Global Compact and the UN Special Envoy for Global Education published the Framework for Business Engagement in Education to inspire and guide business in taking action in support of global education. Download the Framework here: www.unglobalcompact.org/resources/391
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Support education in emergencies by donating to and advocating for the Safe Schools Initiative, an initiative launched in Nigeria in response to the growing number of attacks on the right to education. Help ensure that schools are safe and children remain in school. (www.safeschoolsinitiative.org)
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Stand #UpForSchool by signing the petition led by A World at School, and help create a message no government, politician or leader can ignore. #UpForSchool demands the rights of every child to go to school without danger and without discrimination. (www.upforschool.org)
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Join the #EducationCountdown and help deliver on the promise of getting all children in school by the end of 2015. Campaigners, youth, business, faith and political leaders are coming together to get the 58 million out-of-children into school. (www.aworldatschool.org/countdown-campaign)
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Join the #smartinvestment Network, a community of businesses and organizations committed to increasing the number of children and youth in school and learning. (www.gbceducation.org/smartinvestment-network)
Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) GBC-Education brings the business community together to accelerate progress in delivering quality education for all of the world's children and youth. To learn more, visit www.gbc-education.org, or contact Mr. Kevin Kalra (kevin@gbc-education.org) and Ms. Lauren Lichtman (lauren@gbc-education.org). United Nations Global Compact Launched in 2000, the UN Global Compact is a policy platform and a practical framework for companies that are committed to sustainability and responsible business practices. To learn more, visit www.unglobalcompact.org or contact Ms. Naoko Kimura (kimura@unglobalcompact.org).
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