Education for Better is the Western Union Company and the Western Union Foundation's commitment to support global education, focused on secondary and vocational education. The program was announced in September 2012 during the launch of the United Nations Education First initiative.

Education for Better draws on Western Union’s philanthropy and the strength of our core business assets: Shared Value Products & Services Cause Marketing & Communications Employee Engagement & Volunteerism Strategic Philanthropy Advocacy

We aim to use these assets to: Serve more than 1,000 educational institutions and NGOs supporting education

Help move more than $1 BILLION in principal for education

Support 1 MILLION days of school

Provide an average of $10,000 per day for 1,000 DAYS in grants for education

In the first 18 months of our three-year commitment, we have made substantial progress toward our goals:

Shared Value Products & Services

WESTERN UNION BUSINESS SOLUTIONS MOVED MORE THAN $2.5 BILLION in principal for education1

LAUNCHED GlobalPay for Students and GlobalPay for Education to help students and educational institutions move money

Cause Marketing & Communications

Launched the Western Union® PASS initiative with UNICEF, where every successful pass during the UEFA Europe League will support better education2