Education transforms lives and is at the heart of Global Humanitarian Aid & Social Development's mission to build peace, eradicate poverty and drive sustainable development.

Global Humanitarian Aid & Social Development believes that education is a human right throughout life and that quality must match access. Global Humanitarian Aid & Social Development provides global and regional educational leadership, strengthens education systems worldwide, and respond to contemporary global challenges through education with gender equality as an underlying principle.

Its work encompasses educational development from preschool to higher education and beyond. Themes include global citizenship and sustainable development, human rights and gender equality, health and HIV and AIDS, and technical and vocational skills development.