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Give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together.

Private sector company

["United States of America","Nigeria","India","Kenya","South Africa"]

[1,10,11,12,18,19,25]

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

UNODC supports continued learning on rule of law issues, including their relationship with the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to empower children and youth to act for the rule of law.

International or regional organization

[1,8,9,10,12,25]

INEE - Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies

We will continue to work to ensure the right to a quality, safe, and relevant education for all who live in emergency and crisis contexts.

Network or association

["United States of America"]

[1,9,11,12,16,18,22,25]

Code.org is committed to provide students and teachers around the globe comprehensive curriculum that can be delivered in classrooms or online for students to learn computer science in a self-guided, creative, and engaging way; and to work with education authorities to bring these critical skills to all schools.

Non-profit organization

["Brazil","Egypt","Indonesia","Nigeria","Turkey"]

[10,11,12,17,18,19,25]

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization supports the coalition through its state-of-the-art training center, the WHO Academy, which aims to bring the very latest lifelong learning innovations to the global health sector and thereby improve the speed, efficiency and scale with which critical health knowledge is conveyed to people around the world.

International or regional organization

[8,9,10,11,13,14,25]

Being digitally connected is vital to maintaining a sense of normalcy during the current circumstances. Ericsson pledge to support access to digital learning systems that are inclusive, scalable and easy to use, providing access to quality educational content with a focus on key digital skills.

Private sector company

["Kenya","Morocco","South Africa","Brazil","Italy"]

[5,7,8,9,10,11,12,14]

We are committed to strengthening the response to Covid19 by improving coordination and through on-going and new deployments in the field of education. We are committed to strengthen community of practice through participating in global education fora, sharing best practices and providing technical expertise.

Non-profit organization

[14,15,16,17,27]

Commonwealth of Learning

Founded by the Commonwealth Heads of Governments as an intergovernmental organisation, the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) is committed to promote the development and sharing of open learning and distance education knowledge, resources and technologies. Using its expertise and partnership network, COL will support government and educational institutions to build resilience.

International or regional organization

[12,14,17,18,22,25,26]

MIT Abdul Latif Jameel World Education Lab

We are committed to helping educational systems worldwide take advantage of the rich array of freely available educational resources created by MIT, including MIT OpenCourseWare and MITx materials, and to supporting the wider J-WEL community in sharing resources and effective practices from their own institutions with the global educational community.

Academic or research

["United States of America"]

[1,9,10,12,14,16,17,25]

Ensuring the continuity of learning in the countries where we work through free digital resources for teachers, families, children and institutions; and defining and implementing alternative ways to reach the unconnected.

Non-profit organization

["Angola","Ethiopia","Senegal","Zimbabwe","Nigeria"]

[7,10,11,12,14,17,25]

World Food Programme

WFP will advocate for and work with governments and partners to ensure that schoolchildren and their families, especially the most vulnerable ones, continue to receive school meals and comprehensive packages of support to protect and promote their nutrition, health and well-being during the crisis and when schools re-open.

International or regional organization

["Niger","Chad","South Sudan","Somalia","Ethiopia"]

[2,3,15,16,19,20,24,25]

Weidong Cloud Education Group Co., Ltd.

Weidong Cloud Education has always insisted on the development vision of “Sharing educational resources and inheriting human civilization” and integrated the high quality educational resources around the world. Weidong Cloud Education has persisted in the innovative and sustainable development, hoping to benefit the whole world by virtue of educational technology.

Private sector company

["Côte d'Ivoire","Senegal","Philippines","Congo","Pakistan"]

[5,7,9,11,12,14,22,25]

Our investment into the future of our children says a lot about our values and mission. We are all about empowering future generations to be the best they aspire to be. We are offering free and discounted mobile connectivity to enable students to stay engaged and succeed academically.

Private sector company

Asia and the Pacific

[5,6,7,8,9,11,12,25]

Yidan Prize Foundation

Yidan Prize Foundation pledges to bring its knowledge and insights to initiatives aimed at strengthening education systems. It will share the agenda of the Coalition with the Yidan Prize community of education change makers and encourage members to participate in Coalition activities.

Non-profit organization

["China","Bangladesh","Colombia","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","United States of America"]

[1,10,11,17,22,25]

European Broadcasting Union

EBU will be the liaison between UNESCO and Public Service Media organizations to provide expertise on educational broadcasting, to give access to certain educational content and to support on other broadcast-related activities.

Media organization

Europe and North America

#LearningPlanet (powered by CRI)

Calling notably upon research, collective problem solving and citizen science, #LearningPlanet inspires and empowers learners to address the most pressing challenges in education. It gives a strong voice to the youth in designing better learning futures and supports exemplary learning communities -teachers, changemakers- to share and scale promising pedagogies.

Non-profit organization

["France","Haiti","Niger","India","China"]

[1,9,10,11,16,17,18,25]

International Federation of Catholic Universities

IFCU is launching a call for initiatives to collect examples of "good practices" implemented within member universities in order to continue to keep their institutions alive, even outside the walls. The Federation is also currently creating a "Global health, health security and resilience" network.

International or regional organization

[1,3,6,12,16,17,25]

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

The Institute is supporting governments to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on young people’s education and rebuild systems based on the latest evidence and technology. The Institute will provide online education solutions to help young people become global citizens, building empathy across boundaries and challenging misinformation, in a safe environment.

International or regional organization

["Kenya","Jordan","India","Colombia","Indonesia"]

[1,9,10,12,14,17,25]

Global Campaign for Education (GCE)

Work together with progressive partners around the world to ensure the #COVID19 pandemic does not stop progress towards the Agenda2030 and especially SDG4! #ProtectEducation

Non-profit organization

["Brazil","United States of America","Eswatini","Palestine","Germany"]

[14,15,16,17,18,19,20,22]

Oxfam is committed to support efforts to ensure the equitable continuation of learning during the Covid-19 pandemic, the full safe return to education and continuing to support the strengthening of education systems to be more accessible, equitable and of better quality.

Civil society organization

["Ghana","Sierra Leone","South Sudan","India","Denmark"]

[1,10,15,16,17,18,19,25]

WorldSkills International

Through strategic partnerships, we can create and facilitate projects with highly skilled professionals to support countries with social and economic challenges, that can be tackled through skills development related activities, such as train-the-trainers, skills competitions, and grass-root projects that improve the lives of global communities through skills.

International or regional organization

["Ghana","Colombia","Cambodia","Kenya","Uganda"]

[9,10,12,14,17,25]

Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN)

We will work with members, partners, and governments to promote WBL innovations during and beyond the impact of sudden pandemics. We will leverage technology and the tools to ensure that our messages, evidence base and good practices are shared across countries, industries, target groups and stakeholders.

Network or association

["Belgium","Bangladesh","Australia"]

Europe and North America

[5,9,16,18,20,25]

Resilience is built into the DNA of JA; in spite of cancellations, postponements, and closings, we at JA are continuing our operations. As schools remain closed, JA staff pledge to further develop and expand digital-learning experiences and virtual volunteer sessions so that we can continue to serve 12+ million students.

Civil society organization

["Brazil","China","United States of America","India","Russian Federation"]

[6,8,9,10,11,12,13,25]

Imagine Worldwide

Imagine Worldwide is committed to ensuring equitable access to high-quality learning for children in the most marginalized contexts. We provide research-based learning solutions on a portable tablet that allow children to gain literacy and numeracy skills in schools, communities or homes without required access to grid power or internet.

Non-profit organization

["Ghana","Kenya","Sierra Leone","Colombia","Mexico"]

[7,10,14,15,16,17,22,25]

Scholas Occurrentes Pontifical Foundation

We offer our experience and methodology in creating spaces of encounter between young people from different cultures, contexts and cults to help them cope with this difficult situation with social - emotional support techniques.

Non-profit organization

["Argentina","Italy","Spain","Mozambique","Haiti"]

Latin America and Caribbean

Global Book Alliance

The Global Book Alliance will support increased access to high quality reading materials both during the crisis and beyond through both rapid response efforts and work on strengthening the systems involved in book provision.

International or regional organization

[9,14,16,25,26]

IBM Corporation

For education equity and inclusion, IBM has developed a number of resources designed to support distance learning for students of all ages, job seekers and teachers. The focus has been on providing access to high quality resources at no cost that can help support a worldwide audience of learners.

Private sector company

["France","Germany","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","United States of America","India"]

Europe and North America

[1,10,12,13,14,17,18,25]

France Médias Monde

France Médias Monde, the group in charge of French international broadcasting, has enhanced its educational mission during the Covid-19 crisis by providing TV, radio and online audiovisual content with a strong educational purpose for students around the world.

Media organization

[1,3,4,10,12,18,19,25]

Secretaría General Iberoamericana (SEGIB)

We are committed to the continuity of academic activity during the pandemic and to advancing the digital transformation of higher education. Our action, together with governments and higher education institutions, focuses on training teachers for virtual environments, access to digital resources for teaching and learning, quality assurance and equity.

International or regional organization

Latin America and Caribbean

[9,12,14,15,16,17,22,25]

UNIMED - Mediterranean University Union

We pledge to maximise the benefits of digital education to increase access, quality, equity, and internationalisation of education on a global scale, and with a particular focus on Higher Education in the Mediterranean region.
We will implement this pledge through the exchange of practices, and supporting capacity and policy development.

Network or association

["Algeria","Tunisia","Morocco","Libya","Palestine"]

[12,14,16,17,20,22]

EDEN - European Distance and E-Learning Network

High quality support to professional learning innovation.

Non-profit organization

["Italy","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Spain","Norway","Belgium"]

Europe and North America

[8,10,12,14,15,17,20,25]

While technology alone cannot address many of the challenges facing education, we believe it can play a powerful role in ensuring educational continuity. We are committed to building products that help students learn, help teachers teach, and help leaders run their schools - no matter where or who they are. We will also continue investing in projects and organizations that expand access to learning, adding to Google.org’s $260 million contribution toward tackling global education gaps.

Private sector company

["United States of America","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Indonesia","Japan","Mexico"]

[7,9,10,11,12,14,17,22]

Plan International

We are committed to supporting the coalition with gender equality technical expertise and ensuring gender equality considerations are well integrated throughout and support our global partners, as well as governments and grassroots partners. Additionally, we are committed to facilitating the meaningful engagement of young people in the coalition

Civil society organization

["Zimbabwe","Peru","Sierra Leone","Bangladesh","Niger"]

[1,5,12,14,16,18,19,25]

Creative Commons

As the world’s leading organization providing the legal infrastructure for sharing open educational resources (OER), Creative Commons pledges to: offer open licensing training resources for educators, provide free consultations, activate its global education network to strengthen learning systems for the future, and support the implementation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation.

Non-profit organization

Microsoft Education

As schools around the world respond to COVID-19, Microsoft has been offering solutions, resources, training and how-to guides that we hope will help school systems, schools, educators, students, and their families as they navigate their “new normal."

Private sector company

[7,8,11,12,14,16,22,25]

Connected Learning in Crisis Consortium

The CLCC pledges to contribute technical support, joint advocacy, refugee student outreach, university linkages, and expertise in scaling programming through connected learning to advance the Coalition's missions to extend educational access to learners globally.

Network or association

["Jordan","Lebanon","Kenya","Ethiopia","Uganda"]

[1,5,10,12,14,16,22,25]

World Vision International

World Vision pledges to mitigate the impact of disruptions to education on the most vulnerable children as reliance on distance learning increases. We commit to closing the digital divide by supporting a range of high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech distance learning options for children and youth impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Non-profit organization

["Ghana","Honduras","Kenya","Nepal","Zimbabwe"]

[1,10,14,17,18,19,25,26]

Micro:bit Educational Foundation

The Micro:bit Educational Foundation is committed to providing free teaching and learning resources on our website for students to learn computational thinking, coding and creative problem solving, and is providing a free virtual classroom tool for educators to organize and manage student coding projects both remotely and in the classroom.

Non-profit organization

["China","Italy","Brazil","Mexico","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"]

[1,8,9,10,12,17,19,25]

Sesame Workshop

Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, is committed to joining forces with members of the UNESCO Global Education Coalition to expand the reach of quality educational media in support of early childhood development and education, designed to reflect the unique experiences and developmental needs of young children.

Non-profit organization

["United States of America","Bangladesh","Syrian Arab Republic","India","South Africa"]

[1,3,9,10,18,19,22,25]

Khan Academy provides free online lessons and practice in math, sciences and humanities, as well as remote learning resources and free tools to track student progress for teachers and parents. Our educational content is available in 40+ languages, and aligned to the national curricula for over 10 countries.

Non-profit organization

["United States of America","India","Brazil","Peru"]

[8,9,10,11,12,17,19,25]

We are committed to reimagining education to meet the needs of all students. The future might rely on distance learning and we need to get it right. If we don’t build teachers’ skills in digital technologies or further support students in marginalized communities, we will exacerbate the learning gap.

Civil society organization

[9,10,12,14,15,16,17,25]

World Education

Since 1951, World Education has worked in 60 countries to improve the quality of education, expand access to learning opportunities and advance economic mobility for vulnerable communities. We are committed to continuing our work to strengthen learning systems and to support equitable access to education and life-changing support services.

Non-profit organization

["Cambodia","Ghana","Mozambique","Nepal","Uganda"]

[8,10,11,12,14,15,16,17]

TED Education (TED-Ed)

With inclusivity and accessibility as a core values, TED-Ed will work with world class educators, instructional designers and animators to create, distribute, translate and dub free, high-quality educational content and programs that aim to support and empower students and teachers throughout the world.

Non-profit organization

["United States of America","Mexico","India","Qatar","Thailand"]

[9,10,11,12,17,18,19,25]

Global Business Coalition for Education

The Global Business Coalition for Education commits to leveraging its REACT platform (now-react.org) to identify local-level needs, mobilize corporate resources and expertise, and facilitate partnerships with organizations on the frontlines of education to provide high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech solutions to minimize the long-term impacts on the next generation.

Non-profit organization

["Uganda","Nigeria","Ghana","South Sudan","Kenya"]

[6,7,8,11,14,16,25,26]

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR)

UNHCR advocates for the inclusion of refugees in national responses and commits to working with local governments and partners to ensure equitable access to opportunities to continue learning and to ensure that refugee learners and students do not fall behind.

International or regional organization

[1,7,8,9,11,15,19,25]

Education Above All Foundation (EAA)

EAA is committed to supporting the delivering quality education through its current and new projects reprogramming mitigation plan response to COVID-19. We will firmly remain on our role in combatting the effects of this crisis along with countries national plan to ensure that learning never stops for the most marginalized.

Non-profit organization

["Paraguay","Iraq","India","Mali","Palestine"]

[6,10,14,15,18,24,25,26]

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)

SEAMEO is committed to promote continuity of learning by providing free online learning resources, capacity building for teachers and education personnel, organising thematic webinars, providing remote training, conducting relevant policy researches affecting education in Southeast Asia.

International or regional organization

["Thailand","Philippines","Indonesia","Lao People's Democratic Republic","Myanmar"]

Asia and the Pacific

[3,6,10,14,15,16,17,25]

ALL-AFRICA STUDENTS UNION

Our commitment is to use our convening power to keep students in Africa aware of the opportunities to keep learning during the COVID-19 and to advocate strongly for decision-makers to make education inclusive so that no one is left behind.

International or regional organization

["Cabo Verde","Gambia","Kenya","Gabon","Ghana"]

[1,4,14,15,18,19,20,25]

The EdTech Hub is dedicated to mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on equitable education access and learning by increasing the use of evidence to inform decision-making about education technology.

International or regional organization

["Liberia","Sierra Leone","Senegal","Zimbabwe","Pakistan"]

[8,10,12,16,17,20,21,22]

Leonard Cheshire Disability

Leonard Cheshire pledges to support efforts to continue education for all children, especially those with disabilities, throughout the pandemic; to work alongside partners to enable children with disabilities to return to school alongside their non-disabled peers; and to help schools become fit-for-purpose for inclusive education in a post-Covid-19 world.

Civil society organization

["Bangladesh","Kenya","Zambia","Uganda","United Republic of Tanzania"]

[8,9,11,12,14,17,18,25]

University of the People

UoPeople is the first non-profit, tuition-free accredited American online university dedicated to opening access to higher education globally.

Affordable, flexible and able to expand instantly, UoPeople, a tested solution to the higher education crisis linked to COVID-19, is willing to advise other institutions and governments tackling online education.

Academic or research

["United States of America","Nigeria","Rwanda","South Africa","India"]

[10,11,12,13,14,17,22,25]

Principles for Responsible Management Education

With its mission to transform business and management education, and develop the responsible leaders of tomorrow, the PRME Secretariat commits to providing space for management-related higher education institutions around the world to share best practices on addressing COVID-19 challenges and learn from a vibrant community invested in responsible management education.

Academic or research

["Kenya","Ghana","Côte d'Ivoire","Nepal","Thailand"]

[8,9,11,14,15,16,17,25]

Moodle pledges to do whatever it can to empower educators with the most effective tools to conduct education online using our free, open-source platforms, both during this COVID-19 pandemic and the future, and to support UNESCO with projects as and when necessary.

Private sector company

[5,6,7,11,12,14,16,25]

International Telecommunication Union

ITU is committed to providing reliable and trustworthy digital services for all those around the world who rely on them to continue to work, study, care for others, and keep in touch with loved ones. ITU is committed to continuing to leverage ICTs to help defeat COVID-19.

International or regional organization

Save the Children International

Children around the world are facing the biggest global education emergency of a lifetime. Save the Children will coordinate our programming, research and advocacy with the coalition to keep learning alive, secure a safe return to learning, and build back better for every child.

Non-profit organization

[10,12,14,15,19,20,25,26]

We believe that everyone, everywhere has the right to education and the equality of opportunity it brings. We believe that no one should be excluded from affordable access to education through circumstances that may be beyond their control.

Private sector company

[5,7,10,11,12,13,17,25]

GÉANT is a non-profit association providing a dedicated network and advanced, unique collaboration-enabling services (federated identity systems, eduroam world-wide wi-fi roaming, educational platforms etc.) for research and education in Europe and in many regions across the world. GÉANT is committed to continuing to support global collaborative research and learning.

Non-profit organization

["Ghana","Malawi","Croatia","Ireland","Albania"]

Europe and North America

[5,9,11,12,14,17,20]

Global Partnership for Education (GPE)

GPE commits to supporting countries to build back better education systems, unlocking US$500 million to help mitigate the disruptions to education caused by COVID-19. The funds will sustain learning for up to 355 million children in 67 eligible countries, ensuring that girls, and the most marginalized, are not left behind.

International or regional organization

[7,9,12,15,16,19,24,25]

Verizon Communications Inc.

Since 2012, Verizon has committed up to $400 million in STEM education efforts. Our Verizon Innovative Learning program addresses barriers to digital inclusion by providing free technology, connectivity, teacher training and STEM curriculum to under-resourced middle schools in the United States.

Private sector company

["United States of America"]

Girls Not Brides

Girls Not Brides is a global partnership of more than 1,400 civil society organisations committed to ending child marriage and enabling girls to fulfil their potential. We will work with our member organisations and other allies to ensure that all girls are able to return to school following the pandemic.

Civil society organization

["Bangladesh","Guatemala","Niger","Uganda","United Republic of Tanzania"]

Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la educación, la ciencia y la cultura (OEI)

Contribute to strengthen knowledge, mutual understanding, integration, solidarity and peace among Ibero-American people through education, science, technology and culture. At the same time, OEI promotes the development of education and culture as a valid and viable alternative for the construction of peace solidarity and the defense of human rights.

International or regional organization

["Argentina","Brazil","Chile","Colombia","Ecuador"]

Latin America and Caribbean

[4,9,14,15,17,19,20,25]

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

As part of its COVID response, FAO pledges to support its member organizations in mitigating the pandemic’s impact on food security, nutrition and livelihoods of populations, especially women, schoolchildren and smallholder farmers. FAO will provide response options and best practices for national governments to mitigate risk to food systems disruptions.

International or regional organization

[2,10,16,25,26]

Blackboard Inc.

Blackboard is honored to partner with the UNESCO Global Education Coalition through using its expertise to support distance learning for students, educators and schools around the world, and to work with the global education community to build a more resilient education system for the future.

Private sector company

["Ghana","Kenya","Philippines","Colombia","South Africa"]

[8,11,12,13,14,17,22,25]

Millions of students worldwide lack access to high-quality science education and experiences. LabXchange was launched to ensure that students everywhere have equal opportunity to prepare for and be successful in science. We pledge to democratize online education by putting the power to personalize learning in everyone's hands.

Non-profit organization

["United States of America","Indonesia","Brazil","Mexico","Nigeria"]

[8,9,10,11,12,14,17,25]

Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences

By leveraging community knowledge and disseminating scientific culture, KFAS is supporting both the private and public sectors in their transition into the digital learning era.

Non-profit organization

[8,9,10,11,16,20,25]

International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)

IEA is deeply committed to supporting countries during this difficult time and to helping keep all children learning. IEA’s open access data, collected in a systematic and scientific manner, offers insights into effective practices in education that can assist the development of evidence-based policies to strengthen education system resilience.

Non-profit organization

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

The OECD compiles data, analysis and recommendations on a range of topics to address the emerging health, economic and societal crisis, facilitates co-ordination, and contributes to the necessary global action when confronting this enormous collective challenge. The OECD supports countries' efforts to sustain educational opportunity for all amidst this pandemic.

International or regional organization

[9,11,12,14,20,21,22,25]

Opportunity International Education Finance

By joining the Global Education Coalition, we are making freely available:

• Tools for School Leaders to manage operations through school closures and plan for re-opening

• Low bandwidth digital teacher training programmes to rapidly upskill new teachers

• Tools for teachers to remotely engage with pupils and parents

Non-profit organization

["Uganda","Ghana","Pakistan","Kenya","Rwanda"]

[12,14,15,17,25]

Education Cannot Wait

ECW is committed to collaborating and coordinating responses with other coalition members to ensure that these combined efforts target the most disadvantaged children and adolescents affected by forced displacement, particularly girls and those with disabilities.

International or regional organization

["Bangladesh","Syrian Arab Republic","Uganda","Mali","Colombia"]

[1,2,14,15,19,24,25,26]

International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

ISTE works with the education community to accelerate the use of technology to solve tough problems and inspire innovation. ISTE is committed to providing curated resources to help teachers, leaders, professors and parents use technology to keep the learning going.

Non-profit organization

["China","Chile","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Mexico","United States of America"]

Europe and North America

Siemens Stiftung

In a technology-driven world, understanding scientific and technological interrelationships is paramount for participation in society. We are invested in strengthening and supporting science and technology education through active committee engagement and operative educational work. Our engagement bundles discovery-based learning with value-building actions, helping to shape a socially-oriented, strong person.

Non-profit organization

["Chile","Mexico","Colombia","Ghana","Nigeria"]

[9,10,11,12,14,16,25]

International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)

ICDE is committed to advising the UNESCO Global Education Coalition on how to support countries and their student population, affected by COVID-19 school closures, in scaling up their best distance learning practices and reaching learners who are most at risk.

International or regional organization

[9,10,14,16,17,20,22,25]

Curious Learning

Curious Learning pledges to continue to localise and distribute high impact early literacy mobile apps (free and open source) into African languages, and find ways to get these proven learning tools to those that need it most, especially where governments and UN Agencies support our mission.

Non-profit organization

["Kenya","Sierra Leone","South Africa","Nigeria","United Republic of Tanzania"]

[10,12,16,18,22,25]

Learning Equality

Learning Equality pledges to support the continuity of learning during COVID-19 and responsible return to school through the at-home use of its Open Source learning platform, Kolibri, including with pedagogical resources, relevant and aligned learning materials when possible, and updated syncing functionality for when schools reopen.

Non-profit organization

["Uganda","Jordan","Kenya","United Republic of Tanzania","Democratic Republic of the Congo"]

[7,8,9,10,11,12,14,25]

McKinsey and Company

McKinsey commits to supporting the Global Education Coalition in its mission of facilitating inclusive learning opportunities for children and youth during this period of sudden and unprecedented educational disruption. We will identify lessons learned and best practices to help education stakeholders meet the needs of all students.

Private sector company

Lark Technologies Pte. Ltd.

Lark is an all-in-one learning solution that seamlessly integrates chat, video conferencing, calendar, cloud docs, third-party apps and more all in one place. To support "learning never stops", Lark's standard version is free to support global educators and learners to conduct effective online classrooms during the global pandemic and beyond.

Private sector company

["United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Italy","Spain","India","Indonesia"]

[8,9,10,11,12,13,25]

Varkey Foundation

The voices of teachers are critical to the international response to the COVID-19 crisis. The Varkey Foundation’s “Global Teacher Prize Ambassadors” are joining the Global Coalition and will support its work in different countries, to bridge the gap between the classroom and the international community.

Non-profit organization

["United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Argentina","United Arab Emirates"]

We will commit our global platform and talent to tackle connectivity gaps, and support learners and educators. In partnership with others, we plan to offer free rides to teachers and families in need and enable the delivery of meals and back to school kits to the hardest hit students.

Private sector company

["United States of America","Kenya","Mexico","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","India"]

[2,3,4,14,15,19,24]

International Labour Organization

The ILO pledges to combat the COVID-19 crisis by assisting countries in ensuring inclusive access to learning to stimulate economic activity, employment and guarantee livelihoods. Enterprises, workers , teachers and trainers will be supported and protected in their return to activity and social dialogue will be promoted to find solutions.

International or regional organization

[3,13,14,15,16,17]

We pledge to keep working towards creating a world where no one is left behind, where every person (no matter their origin, sex or race) has access to quality education, to its opportunities and where everyone is empowered with the skills needed to thrive in an ever changing world.

Non-profit organization

["Argentina","Colombia","Mexico","Paraguay","Costa Rica"]

Latin America and Caribbean

[8,9,10,12,14,18,25]

BEP is committed to work with the government and other partners, following its inclusive approach, to create an enabling environment for students to come back to the classrooms.

We will create a new momentum in learning by integrating technology and Children Learning Groups for both inside and outside classroom activities.

Non-profit organization

["Bangladesh","Afghanistan","Philippines","Liberia","Nepal"]

Asia and the Pacific

[8,9,15,17,19,21,25,27]

International Education Funders Group

The IEFG is a network of over 100 grantmakers supporting education in the Global South - we are geographically and thematically diverse. Our members are actively working in the GEC's 3 missions, and seek to share and create knowledge, and partnerships that further equity in building back better.

Network or association

["Kenya","South Africa","India","Uganda","Brazil"]

[1,15,16,18,19,20,25]

Technovation will deploy a free, 5-week, AI-technology entrepreneurship program online encouraging girls to find community problems and develop AI solutions addressing them. Volunteers with STEM experience will be recruited to support our all-online program with flexibility to support based on their desired time commitment.

Non-profit organization

["India","Nigeria","Kenya","Pakistan","Brazil"]

[1,9,10,12,14,16,22,25]

Festo Didactic SE

Standing for education of young professionals in water and wastewater management and upskilling, reskilling of technicians in water technology. While addressing sustainable development goals 4 and 6, we pledge for innovative qualification programs to create new jobs for greening economies across the world.

Private sector company

["Kenya","Ethiopia","Morocco","Nigeria","South Africa"]

[8,9,10,11,14,22,25]

As the leading pan-African communications consultancy, our pledge is to help increase the visibility of the Global Education Coalition. We support the dissemination of education-related information from the Coalition to the press and public in order to facilitate inclusive learning opportunities for the youth of Africa and beyond.

Private sector company

["Kenya","Uganda","South Africa","Ethiopia","Nigeria"]

United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

UNICEF is committed to seizing this momentum to make bold decisions to address the global learning crisis. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reimagine better education systems, to ‘open up better’ and to ensure every child learns and builds the skills they need to leapfrog to a brighter future.

International or regional organization

[12,14,15,16,18,19,20,25]

Pluralsight & Pluralsight One

Pluralsight One, Pluralsight's social enterprise, provides free technology skills development resources to computer science teachers and high school students around the world. Pluralsight One also support nonprofit digital transformation through tech strategy support and skill development.

Private sector company

["Kenya","Rwanda","Nigeria","Jordan","Iraq"]

[9,10,11,12,13,17,25]

Tu clase, tu país

Tu clase, tu país commitment is to support the implementation of innovative strategies for teachers professional development and education continuity for students, in any context, in order to assure de right of a quality education for everyone.

Non-profit organization

["Chile","Argentina","Colombia","Uruguay","Peru"]

Latin America and Caribbean

[7,8,10,12,13,14,17,25]

Commonwealth Secretariat

We pledge to minimise the impact of COVID-19 by working with our member countries, partners and networks to ensure that learning continues for all, and to build back more robust, inclusive learning systems through our collective and coordinated action.

International or regional organization

["Bangladesh","Barbados","Kenya","South Africa","Nigeria"]

[9,10,11,12,15,16,17,20]

KPMG will deploy our international network and technical expertise to support inclusive scaling up of distance learning solutions aiming for no young learner to be left behind. As a member of the Global Education Coalition, we commit to providing UNESCO with pro bono resources to progress the Coalition’s missions.

Private sector company

["Kenya","Cayman Islands","Canada"]

[10,11,14,16,22,25,26,27]

Video Games Without Borders (VGWB)

VGWB develops and distributes nonprofit and humanitarian digital games offering FREE education for all.

Non-profit organization

["Afghanistan","Morocco","Venezuela","Pakistan","Syrian Arab Republic"]

Zoom Video Communications

Zoom is committed to streamlining the experience for our educational users amid the global coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Our teams are working to provide teachers and students around the world with the tools and resources they need to quickly create virtual classrooms, participate in online classes, and continue their studies online.

Private sector company

["United States of America","Australia","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Japan","France"]

Cambridge Education

Cambridge Education’s mission is to ensure that all children can improve their lives through access to high quality education. During, and long after, the COVID-19 pandemic, we will continue to strive for children to access safe, healthy and stimulating learning environments.

Private sector company

["United Republic of Tanzania","Uganda","Sierra Leone","Pakistan","South Sudan"]

[1,12,14,15,16,17,18,25]

Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie

The AUF commits to support the coalition though its special COVID-19 plan covering short, medium and long term actions.
The AUF, the scientific operating body of the Francophonie, and the largest global university network, is proud to show that the higher education system provides solutions to the world's problems.

Network or association

["Cameroon","Madagascar","Haiti","Viet Nam","Senegal"]

[9,10,11,14,16,22,25,27]

Pix will grant free access to Pix Orga to 500 secondary schools to allow pupils, from 13 years old, to develop their digital skills from home.

Non-profit organization

["Senegal","Côte d'Ivoire","Burkina Faso","Madagascar","Mali"]

[8,10,12,13,14,17,25]

The International Association of Universities (IAU)

IAU supports leaders of universities and other higher education institutions around the world by facilitating collaboration and exchange on solutions to the challenges encountered during the pandemic; IAU monitors impacts on the higher education sector, shares solutions and identifies key issues for higher education in the post-pandemic world.

Non-profit organization

[9,13,14,15,16,20,21,25]

Center for Learning in Practice, Carey Institute for Global Good

We are committed to ensuring that educators across contexts have the knowledge, skills, and supportive networks they need to deliver high-quality, inclusive, and equitable learning opportunities to students around the globe.

Non-profit organization

["Jordan","Kenya","Lebanon","India","United States of America"]

[1,8,9,10,12,17,22,25]

Phoenix Satellite Television Co., Ltd.

Delivering the voice of Chinese education

Media organization

Asia and the Pacific

[4,8,9,11,18,19]

Education Development Trust

Education Development Trust is dedicated to supporting education system leaders, decision-makers, and other education professionals to navigate the challenges presented by Covid-19, adapting to rapid change in how they deliver equitable teaching and learning, preparing for profound longer-term changes in how they work, and strengthening systems for the future.

Non-profit organization

["Kenya","Rwanda","Ethiopia","United Republic of Tanzania","Jordan"]

[12,13,14,15,16,17,20,22]

"Value for Users, Tech for Good" - this is vision & mission of Tencent. Providing connection and content, Tencent strives to make education more equal, more customized, and smarter.
Together with our partners in education industry, Tencent wishes to create a new era of intelligent education benefiting each individual.

Private sector company

Asia and the Pacific

Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU)

Fulfilling its vision to lead the smart learning innovation for re-engineering the future of education aimed at the advancement of individuals, organizations and society, HBMSU is committed to share its expertise and experiences in smart learning.

Academic or research

["Saudi Arabia","Egypt","Bahrain","Oman"]

[10,11,12,14,17,25]

Chiefs for Change

We are committed to supporting school districts and state education departments as they plan for a school year unlike any other. Through technical assistance, federal advocacy, external communications, and outreach to philanthropy, we help systems secure resources and strategize to protect public health and ensure equitable access to high-quality education.

Non-profit organization

Europe and North America

[5,14,15,16,25]

SkillEd has build a set of aligned tools (on/offline Android and web-based apps and an online eLearning platform), that are optimized for education and training in remote areas. SkillEd is commited to use these instruments to enable and enhance on/offline education, training and connection to relevant information of disadvantaged groups.

Non-profit organization

["Colombia","Ghana","Kenya","Uganda","India"]

[5,6,7,8,11,14,22,25]

MASKOTT - TACTILEO

We contribute to the Global Education Coalition by bringing to the countries in need a free access to the digital learning platform Tactileo with its core features, including the Tactileo authoring tool for teachers, as well as the capacity for students to get access to available content.

Private sector company

["Lebanon","Congo","Madagascar","Romania","Haiti"]

Europe and North America

[7,8,11,12,14,16,25]

Our Pledge:
edX pledges to help continue to educate everyone, everywhere through the offering of high quality, affordable, and accessible educational programs. Through our platform, edX will ensure the continuity of learning during these unprecedented times for both individuals and institutions, alike.

Non-profit organization

[9,10,11,12,25]

International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030

We pledge to advocate for teachers and education support staff to be supported, protected and recognised during and in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis.

Network or association

Common Sense Education

Common Sense has launched Wide Open School, a free online resource to support families and educators who are transitioning to remote learning as a result of the coronavirus. At Wide Open School, teachers and parents can find high-quality resources quickly and easily covering kids' educational, emotional, and physical development.

Non-profit organization

["United States of America","Canada","Mexico","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Italy"]

Europe and North America

[1,5,10,11,12,14,18,25]

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy

The Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy is dedicated to integrating research, policy, and practice to achieve educational excellence for all of America’s students.

Academic or research

["Israel","Indonesia","Nigeria","Kenya"]

Europe and North America

We suggest our events and different areas of action as a space aimed to address the most urgent issues that the COVID-19 pandemic has raised to governments and the educational community globally.

Non-profit organization

["Colombia","Mexico","Peru","Panama","United States of America"]

Latin America and Caribbean

[9,10,11,12,13,18,22,25]

First Bank of Nigeria Limited

At FirstBank, we have been committed to nation-building for over 126 years. Our goal is to move one million students to e-learning by partnering to provide access to e-learning solutions to close the gap due to closure of educational institutions resulting from COVID-19 crisis which has kept children idle.

Private sector company

["Nigeria","Ghana","Senegal","Sierra Leone","Democratic Republic of the Congo"]

[6,7,8,10,11,14,18,25]

We are committed to the delivery of Quality Education in SubSahara.
Digital education requires broadband connectivity, combining satellite communications and e-learning, Wide Reach, Equal-to-all, Up-to-date education can be deployed instantly.
Spacecom provide turnkey projects with free and lower-cost satellite connectivity during and after COVID-19, ensuring inclusive, equitable education for all.

Private sector company

["Ethiopia","Nigeria","Democratic Republic of the Congo","United Republic of Tanzania","Côte d'Ivoire"]

[3,5,6,12,14,16,17,25]

Edukans ensures that children and young people who are currently involved will remain safe and healthy and return to school after the crisis, with as little learning deficit as possible. We are working closely with education and development organisations to achieve this objective.

International or regional organization

["Ethiopia","Kenya","Malawi","Uganda","Ghana"]

[1,10,12,15,16,17,19,25]

McGraw Hill is a learning science company that delivers personalized learning experiences that drive results for students, parents, educators and professionals. McGraw Hill is committed to learning equity, during and after the pandemic, as well as to strengthened learning systems for the future.

Private sector company

["Lebanon","El Salvador","Myanmar","Ethiopia","Philippines"]

ONE pledges to use advocacy and campaigning to protect education budgets and ensure that all children acquire foundational literacy skills and can continue learning during the pandemic and beyond.

Civil society organization

["United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","France","Canada","Kenya","Senegal"]

We work to eradicate educational inequality for marginalised kids through imagination and mentoring. Our proven IMAGI-NATION model enables kids to thrive in school and become entrepreneurs of change; teachers to light up classrooms and bring kids in from the margins; and executives to create opportunities to level the playing field.

Non-profit organization

["Nigeria","South Africa","Uganda","Australia","Zimbabwe"]

[1,4,9,10,12,14,18,25]

SIL International

SIL is committed to assisting local language communities to access and use vital information related to COVID-19, in languages that they use and understand. SIL is further committed to enhancing the well-being and quality of life of these communities, through the use of their languages for learning and communication.

International or regional organization

[1,3,9,10,18,25,26]

The National Library of France

The National library of France is the custodian of both national and global collections. It intends to meet the needs of both the academic world and the general public on its premises and distantly, at the national level and worldwide through embracing innovation and the digital revolution.

Academic or research

["Japan","United States of America","Canada","Lebanon","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"]

[4,6,7,10,12,14,16,26]

The Open University

The OU’s vision is to reach people with life-changing learning that meets their needs and enriches society, focusing on those people and places where there is the greatest need. We will do this during COVID-19 and beyond, guided by our enduring values of inclusivity, innovation and responsiveness.

Non-profit organization

["Bangladesh","Ghana","Kenya","Sierra Leone","Zimbabwe"]

[8,10,12,14,16,17,22,25]

To enable access to high-quality online learning for anyone, anywhere in partnership with institutions around the world.

Private sector company

["Colombia","Costa Rica","India","Russian Federation"]

[7,9,10,11,13,14,16,25]

Qualcomm Incorporated

At Qualcomm, as we continue to invent ahead to push the boundaries of what’s possible, we’re excited about leveraging technology to create more equitable access to high-quality education. Our Wireless Reach initiative will continue to support the potential of "always on, always connected” mobile devices to improve teaching and learning.

Private sector company

["China","Viet Nam","Italy","Myanmar"]

Asia and the Pacific

Christian Dior Couture

Dior supports and joins UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition by opening its Women@Dior program to one hundred talented young female students from Niger, Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania, Jamaica, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

Private sector company

["Niger","Kenya","Jamaica","Pakistan","Philippines"]

[1,9,10,11,13,14,25]

We ensure teachers and school leaders are prepared, supported and ready to respond to the educational needs of children and youth once schools reopen.

International or regional organization

["Rwanda","Viet Nam","Zambia","South Africa","Ecuador"]

[1,12,15,16,17,25]

Fundación Ceibal (Ceibal Foundation)

Ceibal Foundation is committed to promoting research, innovation and knowledge building on technology and education in Latin America and the Caribbean. The Foundation will provide technical advice to policymakers across the region, and promote collaboration and informed decision making, with an articulated dialogue with research centres and other stakeholders.

Non-profit organization

["Ecuador","El Salvador","Uruguay","Peru","Honduras"]

Latin America and Caribbean

[9,14,15,16,17,20,22,25]

Chainlink is committed to providing open source software and educational resources that empower people worldwide to build and adopt universally connected smart contracts and usher in a new age of economic fairness, transparency, and efficiency.

Private sector company

The Age of Learning Foundation

The Age of Learning Foundation is committed to supporting UNESCO’s Global Education Coalition by providing at no cost its engaging, research-proven digital learning programs to help children age 3-12 in low and lower-middle-income countries build strong academic skills for success in school and beyond.

Non-profit organization

["Kenya","Nigeria","Sri Lanka","Pakistan","Ghana"]

[7,8,10,11,13,14,22,25]

Avicenna Virtual Campus Network (AVCN)

The AVCN is committed to promote teacher training on distance education and blended learning as well as pedagogical engineering and quality assurance system for primary, secondary and higher education. Provide online access in isolated regions and countries.

Network or association

["Chad","Burkina Faso","Sudan","Libya","Algeria"]

[1,4,6,8,9,10,11,25]

Fundación Escuela Nueva

We commit to provide open access to Renueva, an online campus with a selection of adapted Escuela Nueva Activa content, strategies, resources and processes that support teachers, particularly of rural mutligrade settings, in the continuation of student´s learning processes from home, as well as in the gradual return to schools.

Non-profit organization

["Colombia","Mexico","Peru"]

Latin America and Caribbean

[1,9,10,11,12,25,26]

CJ Group is supporting the Global Education Coalition’s #LearningNeverStops campaign to ensure girls’ continuity of learning and safe return to school during COVID-19. We are mobilizing our global cultural platforms such as KCON, the world’s largest Korean culture convention attended by millions, to raise awareness and action for girls’ education.

Private sector company

["Republic of Korea","Viet Nam"]

UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

In response to COVD-19 and with 1.5 billion children currently unable to go to school, UNEP and TED-Ed have come together with more than 50 collaborators to produce “Earth School”, which takes parents, students and educators on an adventure consisting of 30 interactive quests to help them re-connect with nature.

International or regional organization

["Kenya","India"]

[8,9,10,11,13,18,25]

International Publishers Association

Educational publishers will focus all their experience and expertise to the task of helping educational systems recover fully and fairly from the pandemic. Educational publishers have the professional skills to deliver curricula — collaborating with all stakeholders and providing teachers/students with a range of high-quality, innovative choices and local solutions.

Network or association

[5,15,17,22,25]

Studyportals builds a future where NO-one will be missing out on an education opportunity due to a lack of information. We pledge to assist students globally in their journey to find their best-fit study programme, help universities to be discovered by the right students and institutions to make data-driven decisions.

Private sector company

["United States of America","Netherlands","United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland","Germany","Australia"]

[9,10,11,14,15,20,22,25]

Guangzhou CreateView

Make use of our own scientific and technological strength to do our best for the development of global education.

Private sector company

["Ghana","Nigeria","Namibia","Senegal","Kenya"]

[8,9,11,12,13,14,20,22]

Nomad Education

Mobile Education for all
we are committed to helping every student in France and Africa succeed in their studies, whatever their social or educational background. Our free educational offline mobile app guarantees full educational continuity across all french speaking countries, even more during COVID-19

Private sector company

["France","Morocco","Canada","Senegal","Côte d'Ivoire"]

[9,10,11,14,15,19,25]

Lifelong Learning Platform (LLLP)

LLLP pledges to promote and support more inclusive learning during and after the pandemic, in Europe and beyond. Through a lifelong learning holistic approach and valuing all forms of learning, we hope to create a more inclusive world where education is valued for its intrinsic value.

Civil society organization

Europe and North America

[11,12,14,16,18,20,22,25]

Community Systems Foundation

CSF pledges to deploy free open-source information technology for sustainable equitable responses to the pandemic. CSF will bring its knowledge and insights into strengthening education management information systems in the context of the pandemic and to build resilient education systems for the future. Better data. Better education.

Non-profit organization

["India","South Africa","Jordan","Chile","Cambodia"]

[3,11,16,18,20,21,22]

The mission of Gulli AFRICA is to educate children while entertaining them.

Media organization

["Cameroon","Congo","Côte d'Ivoire","Kenya","Senegal"]

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