Giving Compass' Take:

• Devex examines various reasons why education can help immensely on a global scale to change human behavior and advance progress in global development. 

• How can philanthropists and private organizations help provide education programs globally? 

• Brookings Institute relays information about how to strengthen and build innovative global education partnerships. 

Too often, those of us in the conflict field do not reach out to education experts, even though there are resources and experts who work specifically on education in conflict settings, such as the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies.

Many conflict experts view education as a long-term effort, too slow to provide merit in the immediate-term, while others feel too stressed by a crisis to find the time to figure out who to turn to and what to do —  but they should.  Education is a solution that peacebuilders should consider, and peacebuilders could learn a lot from educators on how to change human behavior.

Education and education experts need to be more involved in solving conflict, here’s why:

  • Education enables people to form their own opinions and decisions.
  • Education addresses unemployment and unequal opportunities.
  • Education makes citizens more peaceful and resilient.
  • Education creates citizens who can address conflict’s complex problems.
  • Education can help address children and youth’s current trauma and help prevent future conflicts.
  • Education can remove the perpetuation of false or biased perceptions.

Read the full article about education can help global development by Stacia George at Devex International Development