After its foundation in 1999, the GCE movement has grown significantly, in particular through the expansion and consolidation of national civil society coalitions worldwide. At the moment, the GCE represents over 100 national and regional education coalitions and international organizations. Diversity is one of the movement’s key strengths, as our membership comprises many national, regional, and international civil society organizations, teachers’ organizations, parents’ associations, women’s groups, disabled people’s organizations, youth and student groups, academic or research institutions, and child rights campaigners – representing millions of individuals worldwide. In this sense, the GCE is a unique platform that links up grassroots movements all over the world with high-level political spaces, the global South with the Global North – all united to defend the right to free, quality education for all.