While education is broadly recognized as a lynchpin to solving the most pressing challenges faced by society, global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic have exacerbated existing education inequalities in unparalleled ways. Children from disadvantaged households, disabled students, and girls in particular have encountered massive barriers to learning. Recognizing the inextricable link between poverty and education, Fair Trade Certified works with its partners to drive system-wide impact goals related to resilient and sustainable communities, prosperity, mutually beneficial trade, and conscious consumption.