10 Jul 2025
Power of networking helps bridge the youth skills gap
Participants in our 2025 Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator attended the Horizons: Dare to Be Brave – Jobs for the Future 2025 summit in New Orleans.
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Explore the latest news and events from the Global Business Coalition for Education. From high-level meetings and expert commentary to partner announcements and project milestones, our updates keep you informed and inspired. See how business leaders and partners are driving impact and creating opportunities for young people worldwide.
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Driving Corporate Impact for Global Education
11:00am - 12:00pm EST
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Harnessing the Power of East Africa’s Youth: Skills and Employment for the Next Generation
9:00am - 1:30pm EAT
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Harnessing AI for the Future of Africa
12:30 - 2:00pm EDT
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Public Private Partnership Roundtable
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Act For Early Years: Private sector panel co-hosted with Theirworld, Sesame Workshop and ECDAN
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Unlocking better business partnerships for your nonprofit through ESG
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From early childhood to the climate crisis: Annual luncheon during the 78th UN General Assembly
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Bridging the Gap Together: Empowering Youth for Future Workforce Success
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Ukraine House Reception
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Investing in inclusion
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Crisis briefing for business: education and Ukrainian refugees
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Digital Inclusion: A challenge greater than any one company
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From Billions to Trillions: Investing in the Next Generation
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Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator Virtual Fair: An interactive event for companies, foundations and nonprofits
Stellantis joins Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator to tackle youth skills crisis
The Global Business Coalition for Education (GBC-Education) is proud to welcome Stellantis as the newest corporate partner of the Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator, an initiative dedicated to expanding access to critical skills and career opportunities for young Americans.
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Laptops help Ukrainian students rebuild their future
On the third anniversary of the full-scale invasion, the delivery of devices will help more than 21,000 students at frontline schools and shelters prepare for crucial tests.
Education under fire: The laptops helping thousands of Ukrainian students rebuild their future
At Zaporizhzhia Lyceum in Ukraine, a school near the frontline that has doubled as a testing centre for two years, students received laptops to support their studies in a makeshift underground school.
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Business event in Kenya can be launchpad for youth skills support
The Global Business Coalition for Education hosted a roundtable that brought together leaders from business, innovative programs and government to focus on how to harness the potential of young people in East Africa.
Business leaders meet young education campaigners in Kenya
Dozens of Global Youth Ambassadors for Theirworld were joined by business leaders and educators at a summit that spotlighted the need for more education investment, particularly for the youngest children.
15 more U.S.-based nonprofits to join the 2025 Youth Skills and Employment Accelerator
Joining a network of 28 previous participants from across the United States, the organizations will work with young people from underserved communities - receiving funding, training, and networking opportunities to help them reach even more young people.
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The Global Business Coalition for Education Announces Nonprofits Selected for Prestigious Accelerator Program
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2024: a year of impact and influence
This year the Global Business Coalition for Education combined with the 150 companies in its network to make a positive difference to the lives of more than four million children and young people in the US and around the world.
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Investment in early years is key to ending inequality and poverty
Business leaders and other experts attending the Act For Early Years Symposium heard that increased funding for the youngest children, including through childcare and preschool, is crucial to meet the Sustainable Development Goals.
Event focuses on how AI can help Africa to prosper
Leaders from business, government, academia and civil society attended a discussion hosted by the Global Business Coalition for Education during the UN General Assembly.