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Major new philanthropic commitments back education amid global conflict and pressure on aid systems
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Diverse voices unite to join the Act For Early Years campaign
From government ministers and UN agencies to an influential YouTube star and Sesame Workshop, everyone is recognising the need to work together to end the early childhood crisis.
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ partners with Ukraine to act for early years
We will work with Ukraine’s government to transform education and development for children aged three to five.
We can overcome challenges to deliver quality education for every child
Leaders called for a united approach at a high-level meeting hosted by sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to mark the halfway stage of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Sesame Workshop supports our Act For Early Years campaign
A new film explains why every child around the world deserves the best start in life and calls for people to join the growing movement demanding action from leaders.
Rugby star Ugo Monye and drag queen Ella Vaday join sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Global Tantrum
Ahead of the UN General Assembly, they act like fed-up toddlers in new films to spotlight the lack of investment by world leaders on early years care and pre-primary education.
President Zelenskyy welcomes sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½’s support for Ukrainian children
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Chair Sarah Brown outlined plans for accelerated learning programmes and early childhood education when she travelled to Kyiv for a summit hosted by First Lady Olena Zelenska.
Three award-winning ways to educate children
We’re excited to reveal the winners of the second round of the sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ Education Innovation Awards, who will receive masterclasses, mentoring and £80,000 scale-up grants.
Our youth Task Teams tackle health and climate issues
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s Global Youth Ambassadors are passionate about raising awareness and influencing policy-makers on two of the key challenges everyone today.
Laptop initiative helps Ukrainian refugee Lisa to keep learning
The 12-year-old and thousands like her are keeping up with online classes thanks to a project supported by the Global Business Coalition for Education, a sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ initiative.
Magician Ben Hanlin is latest star to join the Global Tantrum
A new sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ film shows the British TV performer protesting outside the Tower of London at the lack of action on the global early years crisis.