NYCI is a member of the Irish coalition for the Global Campaign for Education. It was founded in 2000 and is part of the International Global Campaign for Education. The aim of GCE is "to mobilise public pressure on governments to fulfil their promises to provide free quality education for all" made at the Education For All Summit in Dakar. It is an awareness-raising, human rights-based campaign working to raise awareness of the Education for All agreements in the education sector and in broader Irish society. The website for the Irish coalition is www.campaignforeducation.ie