Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

Name

Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

Legal name

Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack

Website

https://protectingeducation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Education Protection Advocacy

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Equity, Access & Inclusion Policy Research (EDADADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Transparency Portals & Open Data Reporting (EDADAIAN), Equity, Inclusion & Civil Rights Reporting (Disparities, Access, Outcomes) (EDADAIAH)

Keywords

• Education protection advocacy
• Humanitarian policy research
• Armed conflict monitoring
• Safe schools declaration
• Nonprofit coalition

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Funding: GCPEA operates as a non-profit organization that receives grants and funding from governments, foundations, and international organizations to support its mission of protecting education from attack. Funding is used for advocacy, research, policy coordination, and implementation support for the Safe Schools Declaration.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GCPEA is an inter-agency non-profit coalition that produces research publications (Education under Attack series), develops and promotes policy frameworks (Safe Schools Declaration and Guidelines for Protecting Schools from Military Use), provides technical guidance (Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education), and operates the SSD Implementation Network platform to support state-led implementation. Its work centers on monitoring and reporting attacks on education, advocacy, policy coordination, and convening governments, UN agencies, and civil society organizations to strengthen protections for schools and universities during armed conflict.

Product overview

The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) is a unique inter-agency coalition that does not offer a traditional SaaS product but rather produces research publications, policy guidelines, and maintains several interconnected platforms. The core offerings include the Education under Attack flagship report series (2007-2026), the Safe Schools Declaration and accompanying Guidelines for Protecting Schools and Universities from Military Use during Armed Conflict, a Toolkit for Collecting and Analyzing Data on Attacks on Education, and the SSD Implementation Network platform. These products work together to advocate for stronger protections for education institutions through advocacy, research documentation, policy coordination, and field-based responses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education under Attack 2026 Report GCPEA's flagship research publication documenting attacks on education and military use of schools and universities globally during 2024-2025. The report identifies global trends, profiles 28 affected countries, and serves as the primary data source for UN SDG 4.a.3 reporting. It is intended for governments, UN agencies, civil society, and researchers.
• Safe Schools Declaration An inter-governmental political commitment through which states express support for protecting students, teachers, schools, and universities from the worst effects of armed conflict and commit to implement concrete protective measures. Endorsed by over 100 countries as of 2024-2025. Intended for national governments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 224 million crisis-affected children targeted for improved access to education
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Human Rights WatchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHuman Rights Watch is one of the world's leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights. Its Children's Rights Division documents attacks on education and advocates for protection. Human Rights Watch currently co-chairs the coalition, houses the GCPEA secretariat, and sponsors internships that serve GCPEA.
• Save the ChildrencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn internationally active non-governmental organization that enforces children's rights, provides relief and helps support children in developing countries. Save the Children currently co-chairs the coalition, houses part of the secretariat, and some of its staff members are involved in GCPEA working groups.
• Amnesty InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who take injustice personally, campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all. Serves as a member of GCPEA's Steering Committee.
• Plan InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounded in 1937, Plan International is a development and humanitarian organisation that advances children's rights and equality for girls, striving for a just world working together with children, young people, supporters and partners. Serves as a member of GCPEA's Steering Committee.
• Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEIC is a program of the Education Above All Foundation, founded by Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education. Established in 2010 as a policy, research and advocacy organization to respond to the devastating impact of insecurity and armed conflict on education. Serves as a member of GCPEA's Steering Committee and is a key supporter.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the United Nations System, UNICEF provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries. UNICEF has provided funding for programmatic initiatives, as well as a global network of program officers involved in working groups and information sharing. Serves as a member of GCPEA's Steering Committee.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA specialized agency of the United Nations whose purpose is to contribute to peace and security through education, science, culture, and human rights. UNESCO produced the groundbreaking Education under Attack studies in 2007 and 2010 and provides subject expertise, guidance in research, and staff for GCPEA working groups.
• Tides CentercoreOthersThe Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack is fiscally sponsored by Tides Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Tides Center provides administrative, legal, and financial infrastructure for GCPEA as its fiscal sponsor.
• Education in Danger (Insecurity Insight)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2019, GCPEA has partnered with Insecurity Insight to produce the Education in Danger Monthly News Brief which makes data on attacks on education available on a regular basis.
• TRACE Data Portal (Education Above All, KoboToolbox, UNESCO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGCPEA provides data from its Education under Attack database, along with technical guidance, to the Track Attacks on Education (TRACE) Data Portal. TRACE is led by Education Above All, KoboToolbox, and UNESCO.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• INEE (Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies): Open inter-agency coalition focused on quality education in emergencies and crisis contexts. Directly comparable to GCPEA as a coalition-of-coalitions that produces policy frameworks, toolkits, and practitioner guidance, though with a broader EiE scope rather than attacks-on-education specificity.
• Education Cannot Wait: UN-hosted global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises. Closely comparable funder/policy actor that GCPEA both receives grants from (2024 $500K) and works alongside on the same beneficiary population, with overlapping advocacy on school protection.
• Education Above All Foundation: Qatar-based foundation whose PEIC program is a GCPEA steering committee member and co-leads the TRACE Data Portal with UNESCO. Directly comparable as a funder and program operator specifically targeting education in insecurity and conflict, with overlapping mandates on military use of schools.
• Protect Education in Insecurity and Conflict (PEIC): Program of Education Above All founded in 2010 (same year as GCPEA) explicitly to respond to the impact of conflict on education. Sits on GCPEA's steering committee and pursues nearly identical advocacy, research, and policy goals, making it the closest program-level peer.
• Insecurity Insight: Specialized data and analysis organization that produces the Education in Danger Monthly News Brief in partnership with GCPEA. Directly comparable as a niche data-focused entity documenting attacks on education and aid workers in conflict settings.

Broad incumbents

• UNESCO: UN specialized agency for education, science, and culture. Originated the Education under Attack studies in 2007 and 2010 that GCPEA continues, and co-leads the TRACE Data Portal. Far larger incumbent with a global education mandate that overlaps but vastly exceeds GCPEA's protection-focused niche.
• UNICEF: UN agency for children's rights and welfare, a GCPEA steering committee member with global program officers contributing to working groups and information sharing. Comparably positioned as a much larger incumbent operating across education, child protection, and humanitarian response.
• Human Rights Watch: Co-chair of GCPEA that houses the GCPEA secretariat and sponsors GCPEA internships. A much larger incumbent with a global human rights mandate that subsumes the narrower attacks-on-education work as one program among many.
• Save the Children: Co-chair of GCPEA that houses part of the secretariat and contributes staff to working groups. Vastly larger international NGO with a global child-rights and humanitarian mandate that overlaps GCPEA's beneficiary population but at much greater scale and scope.
• Amnesty International: GCPEA steering committee member and global human rights movement. Functions as an adjacent incumbent whose documentation of attacks on civilians, including students and educators, intersects directly with GCPEA's evidence base and advocacy targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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