Global Campaign for Education 2020 Global Campaign for Education 2020 The organisation Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a civil society movement comprised of over 120 national coalitions and international and regional organisations that promotes and defends education as a basic human right. GCE members are based in almost 100 countries around the world, a majority in low and lower-middle income countries.

According to their vision, GCE will strengthen capacity to act at the global, regional and national levels to influence governments and the international community to guarantee free, inclusive quality public education and lifelong learning for all. The mission of GCE is to make sure that governments act to deliver the right of everyone to a free, quality, public education.

The Strategic Plan for 2019-2022 has four strategic focus areas:

1. Equality and non-discrimination. GCE aims to support to local and regional coalitions to overcome all forms of inequality, exclusion and discrimination in education.
2. Transformative education. GCE aims to advocate and campaign at all levels for education being considered a driver of social justice, sustainable development, individual and collective freedom and joy of learning together.
3. Education in emergencies. GCE aims to support access to quality education opportunities to all people affected by emergencies and protracted crises.
4. Education financing. GCE aims to campaign for publicly-funded equitable and, inclusive free quality education, including the need to improve domestic and international financing.

Sida's support to Global Campaign for Education amounts to totally 24 million SEK during the period 2020-2022. Organisationen Global Campaign for Education (GCE) samlar fler än 120 nationella, regionala och internationella organisationer från civilsamhället som främjar och försvarar utbildning som en grundläggande mänsklig rättighet. Medlemsorganisationerna finns i nästan 100 länder runt om i världen, varav en majoritet i låg- och lägre medelinkomstländer. 

GCE:s målsättning är att på global, regional och nationell nivå påverka regeringar och det internationella samfundet att garantera tillgången på kostnadsfri, offentlig och inkluderande utbildning och livslångt lärande av god kvalitet för alla. 

GCE:s strategiska plan för 2019–2022 har fyra fokusområden: 
1. Jämlikhet och icke-diskriminering. GCE strävar efter att stödja lokala och regionala koalitioner för att bekämpa alla former av ojämlikhet, utanförskap och diskriminering inom utbildning.
2. Transformativ utbildning. GCE strävar efter att alla nivåer i utbildningssystemen ska betraktas som en drivkraft för social rättvisa, hållbar utveckling, individuell och kollektiv frihet och vilja till gemensamt lärande.
3. Utbildning i kris och konflikt. GCE strävar efter att stödja alla människors rätt till utbildning av god kvalitet i konfliktsituationer och utdragna kriser.
4. Finansiering av utbildning. GCE verkar för offentligt finansierad jämlik och inkluderande kostnadsfri utbildning av god kvalitet, inklusive behovet av att stärka inhemsk och internationell finansieringen av utbildning.

Sidas stöd till Global Campaign for Education omfattar totalt 24 miljoner kronor under åren 2020-2022. The purpose of the intervention is to support GCE's work as described in the Strategic Plan 2019-2022. The four Strategic Areas are as follows:
Strategic Area 1: Equality and non-discrimination. GCE aims to support to local and regional coalitions to overcome all forms of inequality, exclusion and discrimination in education.
Strategic Area 2: Transformative education. GCE aims to advocate and campaign at all levels for education being considered a driver of social justice, sustainable development, individual and collective freedom and joy of learning together
Strategic Area 3: Education in emergencies. GCE aims to support access to quality education opportunities to all people affected by emergencies and protracted crises.
Strategic Area 4: Education financing. GCE aims to campaign for publicly-funded equitable and, inclusive free quality education, including the need to improve domestic and international financing.
With this Strategic Plan, GCE aims to support the transition to quality public education systems that promote the human right to education and social justice for all, and amplify the civil society movement that defends it.
Sida assesses that the objectives in the Strategic Plan supports the assessment of the interventions relevance and is aligned with the Strategy for Swedens global development cooperation in sustainable social development 20182022..