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| Media Coverage in 2008 July 1st July - Melton Today - UK
28th June - Modern Ghana - Ghana 26thJune - Campo's Corner - UK 23rd June - New Era - Namibia
22nd June - Media for Freedom - Nepal Another 'Day of the African Child' This Day (subscription) - Apapa,Lagos,Nigeria ... But acording to the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (SCACEFA), this has only been ratified by 18 out of 36 states, ... See all stories on this topic 10th June - UNICEF - India UNICEF India - Resources - Quality Education to End Exclusion Global Action Week 2008 theme builds on the previous theme of the right to education, calling for an end to all forms of exclusion from quality education.
http://www.unicef.org/somalia/reallives_4545.html Somalia takes part in the World's Biggest Lesson 8th May - Shakiras Menendez meets with Shakira ... Minister Gordon Brown joined a telephone conference Monday with the Grammy-winning singer famed for her hit "Hips Don't Lie." Shakira is working to highlight the cause of education advocacy group the Global Campaign for Education. ... 8th May - Shakira Shakira's Global Campaign for Education Shakira's Global Campaign for Education Colombian sensation Shakira continues to use her celebrity status in a positive way - most recently holding a press conference on Capitol Hill to ask The United States Congress to appropriate ... 8th May - Edicio - Philippines Education for What, and for Whom? But in a conference in Manchester last year, the education minister from Uruguay posed a provocative question to those of us who are part of the Global Campaign for Education. We are campaigning for the goals of EFA 2015, and usually ... 8th May - Bollywood Masala - India Actress Mahima Chowdhury promotes children's education The actress, who has received critical acclaim for her performance in 'Hope and a little sugar', actively participated in the Global Campaign for Education. During the event, the 'Pardes' girl seemed very happy while interacting with ... 8th May - Top News - India Mahima Chowdhury promotes children's education ... who was recently in the capital city, to promote children's education. The actress, who has received critical acclaim for her performance in 'Hope and a little sugar', actively participated in the Global Campaign for Education. ... 8th May - Education International Education International Apr 25, 2008 ... The Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is a conglomeration of civil ..... [2008-04-09] Global Campaign for Education 3rd World Assembly ... 5th May - Reuters - UK World record broken for biggest lesson During the lesson they were asked what they planned to do to ensure quality education for all. The country with the highest attendance was Bangladesh; ... 5th May - The Point - Gambia St. Charles Partakes in Global Week on Education... recently joined millions of schools around the world to get politicians aware of their commitment to providing quality education for all in the world. ... 5th May - Muncie Star Press - USA Randolph County school board candidate profiles We need to ensure quality education for all students. 3. Future plans and long range goals of Randolph Central School Corp. need to be addressed. ... 5th May - Chatham Journal Weekly - USA Candidates for Chatham County Commission - District 2 Quality education for all children is the most important infrastructure requirement for developing good-paying jobs. Chatham must recruit and retain quality ... 5th May - Teamsblog GET ON THE BUS…Fight for Education Justice! GET ON THE BUS, with Teachers 4 Social Justice and fight for quality education for all our children. We will gather and have a GET ON the BUS to fight the cuts to education RALLY on the steps of City Hall next Friday, May 9th, ... 5th May - Public Agenda - Ghana Ghana: Education Minister Declines to Take Resolution Locally, the week was observed under the theme: "Quality Education to end Exclusion." During the weeklong programme, GNECC made public the findings of a ... 5th May - UNESCO The Permanent Delegation of the U.S. to UNESCO This year's Global Action Week, celebrated from April 21-27, focuses on quality education to end exclusion. The United States is working to help UNESCO ... 1st May - Radijojo - Germany www.radijojo.de/transatlantik 1st May - UNESCO - Niger Global Action Week in Niger Every year UNESCO participates in Global Action Week in partnership with the Global Campaign for Education to raise awareness about increasing access to ... 1st May - Shakira Fans Menendez meets Shakira ... Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined a telephone conference Monday with the Grammy-winning singer famed for her hit "Hips Don't Lie." Shakira is working to highlight the cause of education advocacy group the Global Campaign for Education. 1st May - Iharri Blogspot The global classroom project We all sat down onto the computers and talked about an attempt at making a new Guinness World Record and in support of the Global Campaign for Education, it was about trying to get everychild in the world a school. ... 1st May - Guardian - UK Teach the world Like Gordon Brown, I support the Global Campaign for Education. It's the key to unlocking the talent of future generations. 1st May - Whitecourt Star - Canada Whitecourt part of world record The World's Biggest Lesson was part of Global Action Week, which took place from April 21-27. The week's theme was "Quality Education to End Exclusion". 1st May - Independent - UK Education Diary: Fallout from the teachers' strike Among those taking part was Shakira, the honorary chair of Global Action Week, who brought an air of glamour to the proceedings by taking part in a ... 1st May - OneWorld - UK Children knock at doors of lawmakers in India... Save the Childhood Foundation, etc. supported and participated in The Global Action week, which was observed in 12 states and Union Territories of India. 1st May - Daily Sun - Nigeria Unfit Nigerian teachers And on the occasion of the 2007 World Teachers' Day, the United Nations alerted of the impossibility of meeting the goal of providing quality education for ... 1st May - Nuvo - Kenya Web exclusive: The right to learn For millions of children around the world, going to school is not a given. That's the message of Mary Njoroge, Kenya's former director of Basic Education, who stopped in Indianapolis to help kick off the Global Campaign for Education's Week of Action, April 21-27. Google News Alert for: "Owain James" 1st May - Redditch Standard - UK Being a part of the biggest lesson in the world Their international co-ordinator, Owain James, said he hoped the record-breaking day would help put the issue firmly on the agenda. ... 1st May - UK Pupils learn why it's so important to... learn The 30-minute lesson was for the Global Campaign for Education, which promotes education as a basic human right- 72 million of the world's children miss out ... 1st May - Yemen Observer - Yemen Yemen launches International Education Week IEW, which launched on Monday, is organized by the National Committee of Education for All and is headed up by the Deputy Minister of Education, ... 1st May - UNESCO - France 3000 visit UNESCO's online forum on inclusive education "Quality education for all is a key issue for the future, as crucial as providing basic elements of living such as adequate food, shelter and safety. ... 1st May - Daily Trust - Nigeria Nigeria: We Are Handicapped - Education Minister The minister who was speaking at a press briefing to celebrate the Education for All (EFA), said the ministry does not have the legal backing to sanction or ... 1st May - DFID - UK Global Action Week on Education 1st May - Concord Times - Sierra Leone Sierra Leone: EFA-SL Organizes Global Campaign for Education ... reminded government of its obligations as a signatory to the World Education Forum in Dakar in 2000 to provide quality education for all Sierra Leoneans ... 1st May - Sunny South News - Canada St. Catherine's students join world-record attempt The Importance of Quality Education for All? was being taught around the world at the same time as students at the Picture Butte school were learning about ... 1st May - Daily Times - Pakistan Free education is obligation of state' The emphasis was made during a seminar on "Quality Education for All: End Exclusion Now" by Pakistan Coalition for Education (PEC) at a local hotel. ... 1st May - ActionAid ActionAid: The 'World's Biggest Lesson' Held Today The theme of this year's Global Action Week on Education for All, which began on Monday is, 'Quality Education to End Exclusion'. ... 1st May - New Vision - Uganda allAfrica.com: Uganda: Charity Calls for Quality Education THEY braved heavy rain that pounded Kampala, with one message: "Quality Education to end Exclusion." They said it with their T-shirts, caps, ... April 30th April - Oxfam Global Campaign for Education breaks world record for World's Biggest Ever Lesson We did it - together! 30th April - The Guardian - UK Are governments on course to achieve their 2015 goal? 30th April - Public Agenda - Ghana Ghana: Mrs. Baiden-Amissah Got It Wrong Activities marking the 2008 edition of the Global Action Week (GAW), a world wide campaign platform for promoting the Education for All (EFA) goals, ... 30th April - Feministing - USA Weekly Feminist Reader Last week, coincidentally the Global Action Week for Education, UNICEF released a study showing Afghan girls are excluded from the country's education ... 30th April - Business Day - Nigeria Imagine 11 million more criminals by 2015 The Minister's report, presented during the inauguration of the 2008 'Education for All' week, revealed that 11 million Nigerian children (almost 14 percent ... 30th April - World Records Academy Biggest Lesson-the Campaign for Education sets world record. Biggest Lesson-the Campaign for Education sets world record. The World's Biggest Lesson focused on providing a quality basic education to everyone especially the 72 million children and 774 million adults who are ... 30th April - World Record Attempts Week=ending 30th April 2008 GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR WORLD'S ... The world record for the largest simultaneous lesson in history has been broken already - and the numbers are still coming in. The World's Biggest Lesson . ... 29th April - World Records Academy- USA Biggest Lesson-the Campaign for Education sets world record The Global Campaign for Education has been demanding an end to this injustice since 2000," noted Muleya Mwananyanda, GCE Action Week Coordinator. ... 29th April - Community Live Journal "Education can really save lives. Education is the key." Shakira was the Honorary Chair of the Global Campaign for Education Action Week 2008 in DC. From 4/21-4/27, students from around the world gathered to raise awareness and promote congressional action for universal primary education. ... 29th April - Peace & Freedom - USA Food crisis 'threatening education goals' 29th April - PR - Bulgaria GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION BREAKS WORLD RECORD FOR WORLD'S ... More than 7.5 million children, adults, teachers and campaigners took part in the Global Campaign for Education's "World's Biggest Lesson". ... 29th April - Hendon & Finchley Times - UK Finchley pupils teach world leaders a lesson By Rebecca Lowe More than 200 pupils from a Finchley school took part in a Guinness World Record breaking attempt to hold the world's biggest lesson last ... 29th April - Public Agenda - Ghana Ghana: We Can't Give Free Uniforms to 'Daft' Students At a time the Ghana National Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) is emphasizing quality education for all children to end exclusion, the Ministry of ... 29th April - BBC - UK BBC NEWS | School Report | World's biggest lesson attempt School Reporters from Rainham School for Girls in Gillingham, Kent took part in - and reported on - an attempt to get into the Guinness Book of records. 29th April - The New Times - Rwanda Rwanda: Lawmaker Wants Budget for Children With Special Needs ... said this Sunday at the end of the global education campaign week held under the theme "Quality Education to End Exclusion" at Camp Kigali grounds. ... 29th April - The News - Pakistan Government urged to increase education budget ... campaign in six districts of NWFP through its Child Rights Committees (CRCs). The theme of the Week for this year is, "Quality Education to End Exclusion." 29th April - The New Nation - Bangladesh Allocation for Adivasi's in next budget likely This year the theme of the week is "Quality Education for All: End Exclusion Now." Prof Mesbah Kamal presided over the roundtable. ... 29th April - Aldendestinee British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, World Bank President Robert ... Global Campaign for Education (GCE) The Global Campaign for Education, founded in 1999, brings together major nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and teachers' unions in more than long hundred countries. GCE promotes access to teaching ... 29th April - People Pages Pop Star Shakira Urges More US Help For World Education The Grammy-winning pop diva is the honorary chairman of a week of events sponsored by an advocacy group called the Global Campaign for Education. The organization wants to provide an education for the estimated 300 million young people ... 28th April - Yemen News Agency - Yemen Activities of education for all week launched SANA'A, April 28 (Saba) - A week of education for all was launched on Monday which is organized by national committee of education for all in cooperation ... 28th April - The Point - Gambia Education is a Basic Right- Secy Grey Johnson Madam Adelaide Sosseh, Chairperson of the Education for All network Gambia , revealed that in 2000, world leaders gathered first in Dakar and later in New ... 28th April - Joy Online - Ghana Teachers to blame for poor quality of education ... Ms Hellen McDonald, said it was a delight to have made sustained and fruitful partners in Ghana towards the achievement of education for all, adding, ... 28th April - Foster's Daily Democrat - USA Local student meets Shakira and learns about educational challenges ... the passing of the US Education for All Act, which seeks to increase global education funding from $465 million a year to $3 billion annually by 2012. ... 28th April - Lower Hudson Journal News - USA Support legislation for children's education We can ask Congress to pass the Education for All Act. This legislation would provide funding for a coordinated strategy to remove barriers to education, ... 28th April - Jamaica Observer - Jamaica What would Norman Manley say? The assistant director-general of UNESCO, John Daniel, said recently: "Education for all is important for three reasons. First, education is a right. ... 28th April - The News - Pakistan Revamping education for all By M Sharif Pakistan is facing multiple socio-economic problems that can be best addressed by revamping the existing educational system in the country. ... 28th April - Worthington Daily Globe - USA Column: Where does all the money go? It is extremely important to expect a world-class education for all students in order for them to be competitive in the world they are responsible for ... 28th April - Daily Star - Lebanon Better education 'requires united effort' The participants of the debate, entitled "Good Education for All: No Exclusion or Marginalization," called for the implementation of an emergency education ... 28th April - Cameroon Tribune - Cameroon Cameroon: Nation Celebrates Merits of Education In effect the World Week for Education for all was inaugurated during the first forum on education in Jomtien, Thailand, in 1990. ... 27th April - Western Telegraph - UK Stephen Crabb's visit to a school in Wales 27th April - Western Mail - UK Glenys Kinnock Opinion Piece on Education 27th April - BBC Radio Scotland - UK Scotland Video and Audio (click on Good Morning Scotland, and then Friday), Item starts at 33 minutes in. 27th April - Scottish Parliament - UK http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7366086.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7363739.stm 27th April - Turkmenistan International action under the aegis of UNICEF held at Rukhnama school The action is part of the Global Action Week on Education for All which has been held in Turkmenistan for the first time. It will continue until April 27, ... 27th April - The Daily Star - Bangladesh The luckiest 3 among the Mro community Younguang came to the capital yesterday to attend an Adivasi Student Convention based on the theme of 'Quality Education for All: End Exclusion Now', ... 27th April - The Post - Pakistan 45m Pak kids denied education ... to send their children to school if it is perceived to be poor quality. We don't just want education for all but we want a quality education for all. 27th April - E-Pao - India Government-run free coaching class opened Imphal, April 26: A three month free coaching class organised by the Directorate of Education (Schools) under the theme "Quality Education for All" has been ... 27th April - CARE international www.care-international.org - CARE calls for quality education for ... Under the theme "Quality Education for All: End Exclusion Now! ... Free and quality education for all is a principle of the Afghan constitution. ... 27th April - Merinews - India Ashoka universal school hosts world's biggest lesson The world's biggest lesson should be to bring about a change together. ACROSS THE world, 120 countries hosted the world's biggest lesson of 30 minutes on ... 27th April - Edicio - Philippines Sustaining Our Campaigns In my talk at E-Net, I cited the idea from the Global Campaign for Education, that while we are a network of organizations, we need to identify and support individual EFA advocates. In the next two years, we also want to set up local ... 27th April - Shakira Fan - USA Shakira heaps praise on UK leader Brown The 31-year-old singer and the leader held a telephone conference with World Bank president Robert Zoellick to speak about their support of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), which aims to have every child in the world in school ... 27th April - Friends of Kibera - Kenya FRIENDS OF RED ROSE LOBBY US CONGRESS One group of activists that included Children of Kibera Foundation Members Ken Okoth, Allison Fisk, and Chris Coe, wants to change that and they took their message to Capitol Hill during the Global Campaign for Education Action Week. ... 27th April - ONE - USA Mail from ONE.org - Education On April 23, American students in 48 states joined the Global Campaign for Education in trying to set the World Record for largest simultaneous lesson, when thousands of children around the took part in a lesson about the importance of ... 27th April - Take Part Blog Quality Education To End Exclusion | TakePart Blog Network Politicians, officials and journalists were taught, alongside children and parents, on Quality Education to End Exclusion. Check out the video below for ... 27th April - Individual News - Nigeria As the 'World's Biggest Lesson' Holds Today The theme of this year's Global Action Week on Education for All, which began on Monday is, 'Quality Education to End Exclusion'. ... 27th April - 24-7 News - Global Press Release - GLOBAL CAMPAIGN FOR EDUCATION BREAKS WORLD RECORD ... Ethiopia - Nine regions and two administrative councils worked together to make demands for the provision of quality education to end exclusion. ... 27th April - The News - Pakistan Crash programme for 100% enrolment to be launched: Ahsan The World Book Day is being observed in connection with 'Education for All Week' programmes from April 21 to April 28. The function was organised jointly by ... 27th April - The News - Pakistan Govt wants to provide quality education to all: Ahsan He was addressing a ceremony held to mark the Education for All Week by UNESCO, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education at the National Library, ... 26th April - NasikTimes - India World’s biggest lesson at Nashik 26th April - NasikTimes - India World’s biggest lesson at Nashik 26th April - News - Sierra Leone Statement from the Minister of Education at the World's Biggest Lesson 26th April - UNICEF - CIS http://www.unicef.org/ceecis/media_8662.html Turkmenistan upholds the importance of quality education by joining Global Campaign for Education 26th April - Celebrity Update - USA Shakira and British PM Lead Education Effort In the call, which also featured World Bank president Robert Zoellick, the PM and the singer spoke of their backing for the Global Campaign for Education which aims to have every child in the world in school by 2015. ... 26th April - Education International The Global Campaign for Education breaks World Record for the ... More than 7.5 million children, adults, teachers and campaigners in more than 100 countries took part in the Global Campaign for Education's "World's Biggest Lesson" about the importance of everyone having the chance for a quality ... 25th April - One - USA http://www.one.org/blog/2008/04/25/education-week-wrapping-up/ Education Action Week draws to a close 25th April - CNN - France Shakira in Washington seeking US aid for universal education 25th April - The Poverty Blog Poverty News Blog: Education Coalition Calls for an End to Exclusion Locally, the week is being observed under the theme: "Quality Education to end Exclusion" and the launching took place simultaneously with those of about 50 ... 25th April - UNESCO The Permanent Delegation of the U.S. to UNESCO This year's Global Action Week, celebrated from April 21-27, focuses on quality education to end exclusion. The United States is working to help UNESCO ... 25th April - Nigeria Nigeria: Country to Miss 2015 Education Target, Says Minister The minister said, " the theme of this year's celebration, 'Quality Education to End Exclusion' was carefully selected to draw attention of over 80million ... 25th April - the Post - Pakistan '2.5m children not attending school' The theme of the week is 'Quality Education to End Exclusion.' He said the SPARC and the CRCs would urge legislators at federal, provincial and district ... 25th April - Gambia Gambia: Efanet Celebrates Global Week of Action This disclosure was made during the Global Week of Action Celebration, held in Foni Bwiam. According to the information, girls consistently perform worst ... 25th April - Scotsman - UK Pupils in 'action' trip Students joined campaigners from Oxfam, Save the Children and the English Speaking Union, yesterday to mark the "global week of action" for education. ... 25th April - Daily Times - Pakistan Juvenile prisoners in NWFP denied legal rights ... for the Protection of the Rights of Childern (SPARC) manager Jehanzeb Khan said on the eve of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) week on Friday. ... 25th April - Thaindian - Thailand Child labourers demand right to compulsory, free education for all The march was a part of the Global Action Week, organised by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), the world's largest civil society coalition on ... 25th April - Just Jared - USA Shakira's Campaign for Education Shakira speaks as an honorary chairperson for the "Global Campaign For Education" at the Capital in Washington DC on Tuesday. The Columbian singer, 31, ... 25th April - Shakira fan - USA Shakira's Campaign for Education Shakira speaks as an honorary chairperson for the Global Campaign For Education at the Capital in Washington DC on April 22. The Colombian singer, 31, shared her experience growing up in the developing world where parents are desperate ... 25th April – Training Zone - UK Global campaign for education breaks world record The World's Biggest Lesson focused on providing a quality basic education to everyone, but especially the 72 million children and 774 million adults who are ... 25th April – Vietnam Bridge – Vietnam Millions join in world's biggest school lesson VietNamNet Bridge – Millions of people across Vietnam headed to their local secondary schools yesterday to join the World's Biggest Lesson, part of the 2008 ... 25th April – Merinews – USA Ashoka universal school hosts world's biggest lesson Do you know that there are almost 73 million children and 750 million adults in the world who are illiterate. Millions in the world cannot read what you are reading at present. The world's biggest lesson should be to bring about a ... 25th April – Vietnam Over 200 Schools Attend UNESCO World Biggest Lesson ... parents, officials, and journalists took part in a 30-minute period at different venues across the central Khanh Hoa province at 3pm today as part of a series of activities to promote the World's Biggest Lesson launched by UNESCO. 25th April - BBC - UK BBC NEWS | School Report | World's biggest lesson attempt School Reporters from Rainham School for Girls in Gillingham, Kent took part in - and reported on - an attempt to get into the Guinness Book of records. 24th April - One - USA Take Action for Education! It's Global Education week - and ONE is partnering with the Global Campaign for Education to push for action on the Education for All Act - legislation that would extend access to education to the 72 million children with no access to ... 24th April - Luxist - USA The Global Campaign For Education, Charity Of The Day - Luxist The Global Campaign For Education (GCE) is a movement of people worldwide who share the common belief that education should be a basic human right. ... 24th April – Solomon Star – Solomon Islands A lesson we must all take heed of Solomon Islands Literacy Network chairperson Roselyn Kadi Wale said quality education for all is one way of reducing the problem of adult illiteracy. ... 24th April – Pinoy Portal – Philippines Filipinos join World's Biggest Lesson The subject: Quality Education for All, End Exclusion now. In 2004, the same event was joined by less than a million people worldwide. The Philippines is among more than 180 country participants of the event organized by the Global ... 24th April – Nhan Dan - Vietnam World biggest lesson takes place in Vietnam ... launched "The world biggest lesson" in 64 cities and provinces nationwide on April 23 in response to the Global Action Week for Education (April 21-27). ... 24th April - Nigeria Nigeria: Civil Society Groups Task Govs on Education As the Global Action Week (GAW), a worldwide education campaign, begins today, the Nigerian civil society has appealed to the 19 governors in the northern ... 24th April - NDTV - India Kids demand education for all ... similar rights and marking the anniversary of the Dakar goals. The global action week, as it is called, started on April 21 and will conclude on April 27. 24th April – Reuters – UK Romanian children join the 'World's Biggest Lesson', World Record ... This year, the slogan of Global Campaign for Education Action Week was „Education for all – stop exclusion!' This international movement aims to mobilize ... 24th April – Himalayan Times – Nepal Leaders Responsible for Chaos in Education Sector: Experts Speaking at an interaction organised by Global Campaign for Education, Prof Om Prakash Gupta from Tarai Madhesi Loktantrik Party claimed that the leaders ... 24th April – Afique en ligne – Gambia Education is human right, says Gambian Education Minister In his address here Thursday at the commemoration of Global Week of Action on Education, the Global Campaign for education, he said the goal for education ... 24th April – OneWorld.net – UK Education 'Lesson' Targets Politicians Worldwide The Global Campaign for Education is marking Education Action Week (Apr. 21-27) by encouraging its members in 120 countries to teach "The World's Biggest ... 24th April – Sugar Shakira @ Global Campaign For Education in DC pics of shakira @ global campaign for education in dc - no hq, apr 22. 24th April – Frresh Global Campaign for Education Shakira. AFP. One World. Unicef. Campaign for Education. 24th April – Celebrity Blog Pop Celebrity Shakira Global Campaign for Education The Grammy-winning singer Shakira is one of those stars who are using their celebrity status in a positive and noble way by drawing attention to the real problems of the world. The pop sensation has recently hold a press conference on ... 24th April – Diane Shakira Campaigns for Education As the spokesperson for Global Campaign for Education, Shakira made an appearance in Washington DC on Tuesday as part of the organization's "Action Week," which runs through April 27th. Meeting with Congress members and students from ... 24th April – Celebface.com Shakira and British PM Lead Education Effort In the call, which also featured World Bank president Robert Zoellick, the PM and the singer spoke of their backing for the Global Campaign for Education which aims to have every child in the world in school by 2015. ... 24th April - Daily India - India Children join global literacy campaign The slogan for this campaign is 'quality education to all', in order to remove poverty and other difficulties from the society," said Kailash Satyarthi, ... 24th - The Punch - Norway Nigeria: 11 million Nigerian children out of school By The Punch (Nigeria) | 04.24.2008 Aja-Nwachuku stated this at a press conference where he inaugurated the 2008 Education for All Week with the theme ... 24th April – Calcutta News - India Sports schedule for April 24, 2008 Children join global literacy campaign New Delhi, Apr 24 : Hundreds of former child labourers and school children joined a global literacy campaign, walking down the streets of New Delhi on Wednesday, demanding compulsory and free education for all. 24th April – Peterborough Today - UK Schools' record bid to end global illiteracy It was all to do with the Global Campaign for Education's worldwide lesson, with millions across 120 countries taking the same class at the same time. ... 24th April – Hamilton Advertiser – UK Class act at Hamilton College ... of their promise that by 2015 every child of primary school age in the world would receive an education as part of a global campaign for education. ... 24th April – The News – Pakistan Govt wants to provide quality education to all: Ahsan The world's biggest lesson was also highlighted with the commitment to provide free, compulsory and equality education to all. ... 24th April – Times of Central Asia – Kyrgyztan Turkmenistan upholds the importance of quality education by ... capital city of Turkmenistan kicked off a nationwide celebration of the World Education Week, globally organized by the Global Campaign for Education and ... 24th April – Vietnam Bridge – Vietnam Millions join in world's biggest school lesson VietNamNet Bridge – Millions of people across Vietnam headed to their local secondary schools yesterday to join the World's Biggest Lesson, part of the 2008 Global Action Week for Education from April 21 to 27. 24th April – Daily India – India Children join global literacy campaign The march was part of the Global Action Week, organised by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), the world's largest civil society coalition on education ... 24th April – College Heights Herald – USA ONE leaders advocate education bill in D.C. Thanks to Matt Vaughan, the musician Shakira is now sporting a ONE Campaign bracelet. Vaughan, a freshman from Mexico, Mo., was in Washington D.C., Tuesday when he was asked to speak at a press conference about his work with the ONE Campus Challenge. Vaughan said he got a kiss on the cheek from Shakira, who is acting as the honorary chair of the Global Campaign for Education Action League. 24th April – Brantford Expositor – Canada Students learn really big lesson; Guinness challenge teaches ... According to the event's sponsoring organization, the Canadian Global Campaign for Education, 72 million children - most of them girls - and 800 million ... 23rd April – NDTV – India Kids demand education for all The campaign was a part of the weeklong global campaign for education, carried out in 110 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America, demanding similar ... 23rd April – Austin American-Statesman – USA Robbins: Support children's right to an education This is Global Campaign for Education Week—the perfect time to support children's right to an education. Congress should quickly pass the Education for All ... 23rd April - Doncaster Today - UK Campaign is a lesson for us all PUPILS at a Doncaster primary school have taken part in the world's biggest lesson in a bid for every child to receive an education. ... 23rd April - El Tiempo - Brazil http://www.eltiempolatino.com/ Shakira presta su voz por la educación 23rd April – MetroNews - Canada Record attempt raises education awareness It was organized by the Global Campaign for Education, a group dedicated to lobbying the international community on behalf of those who do not have access ... 23rd April – CBBC Newsround - UK Record attempt for world's biggest lesson "My school took part in a special event to break the record for the world's biggest lesson. At the same time we learnt about how some kids around the world ... 23rd April – Training Zone – UK World's biggest lesson The World's biggest lesson ever took place this morning in support of the Global Campaign for Education's demand for governments and world leaders to take ... 23rd April – The Canadian Press – Canada Canadian students among millions leading record-breaking lesson on ...... as part of the "World's Biggest Lesson," teaching peers, educators and politicians about quality education as a human right for children worldwide. ... 23rd April – Politics.co.uk – UK Striking teachers to close thousands of schools It is not clear whether the strike will affect a government-backed world record attempt for the world's biggest lesson, due to take place today. ... 23rd April – Digital Opportunity Channel – India UNESCO's online forum on inclusive education A session of the "World's Biggest Lesson" with UNESCO's Director-General; a round table on quality and inclusion and the launch of a DVD related to the UN ... 23rd April – Lucia at School – UK The World's Biggest Lesson We were attempting to be part of the world's biggest lesson - organised by Oxfam. The objective was to broaden kids' awareness about how they are very fortunate to be able to go to school and to point out to them that the world leaders ... 23rd April – Highgate Wood School – UK World's Biggest Lesson Well done to all of Year 7 who participated in the 'World's biggest lesson'. As well as our lesson, other year groups in the school took part and we also sent a delegation of 5 year 7's to the Houses of Parliament today! ... 23rd April – The Post - Pakistan Education For All Week | Ahsan for a uniform education system Addressing a ceremony held to mark Education for All Week arranged by UNESCO in collaboration with the Education Ministry at National Library, ... 23rd April – Thaindian.com – Thailand Kids flaunt blank slates, demand education for all In 2000, India became signatory of the Dakar Declaration and agreed to 'education for all by 2015′ with milestones like ensuring that every child is ... 23rd April – Liberia Liberia: LETCOM Observes Global Education Week The Liberia Education For All Technical Committee (LETCOM) is the organization overseeing the activities here in Liberia. A statement issued by the ... 23rd April – Business Daily - Nairobi Africa: Support for Education Waning, Warns UN The Unesco's Education for All Global Monitoring 2008 Report says such support remains far short of what is required to achieve universal primary education ... 23rd April – Daily Times – Pakistan Education For All Week: Uniform education system in the offing In an all parties conference on February 5, 2008, 16 political parties had signed a joint declaration on "Education For All" (EFA), which called for over 10 ... 23rd April – Wales Transform the world for less than 2p a day So this week, we stand together and tell world leaders that their promise of free education for all must be kept – for the sake of Kelly Sakype and the ... 23rd April – Trinidad & Tobago Express – Tobago Le Gendre: School dropouts a priority for ministry ... Nations' Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) declaration of Education for All (EFA), Education Minister Esther Le Gendre says. ... 23rd April – Atlanta Journal – USA Atlanta students lobby for poor in Washington Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., in an effort to raise awareness for the bipartisan Education for All Act of 2007. But the Westlake High School students are ... 23rd April – Education Week News – USA Prime Minister, Pop Star Push for Global School Aid Last year, British officials pledged $1.5 billion a year for 10 years to the Education for All campaign. UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown told reporters that ... 23rd April – Calcutta Telegraph - India Children singe to lure mates back to school ... Class IV and V fainting in the scorching summer, while going door to door to lure kids back to school yesterday, under "Prabhat Pheri (morning rally)". ... 23rd April – Daily Observer - Gambia Africa: 72 Million Children Still Not in School - EFA Chairperson The Theme for this years Global Week of Action is "Politicians back to school, while the message is "equality education for all: End exclusion now", ... 23rd April – ABS CBN News – Philippines Filipinos join World's Biggest Lesson After spending two years in rehabilitation, Bajado said he decided that he wanted to go back to school. "Nagkaroon ako ng sariling desisyon na kailangang ... 23rd April – This Day - Nigeria Nigeria: As the 'World's Biggest Lesson' Holds Today The theme of this year's Global Action Week on Education for All, which began on Monday is, 'Quality Education to End Exclusion'. The lesson will last about ... 23rd April – UN - Afghanistan All of Afghanistan's children must have access to education – UN envoy ... supported by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is focusing this year on "quality education to end exclusion. ... 23rd April – CNN – USA CNN Student News Transcript: April 23, 2008 A Star's Support - Hear how a famous singer is helping the Global Campaign for Education. Tax Freedom Day - Learn the significance of Tax Freedom Day for ... 23rd April – The Gossip Girls – USA Shakira's Global Campaign for Education ... holding a press conference on Capitol Hill to ask The United States Congress to appropriate billions of dollars for the Global Campaign for Education. ... 23rd April – ATL – UK UK praised for commitment to education A conference call between Gordon Brown and chairman of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) Gene Sperling saw the country's efforts highlighted. ... 23rd April – AHN - USA Shakira Works To See That All Children Have Basic Education Shakira, a Grammy-winning singer, is supporting a week of events in support of the Global Campaign for Education. She said the advocacy group is pressing ... 23rd April – Waco Tribune Herald – USA Waco students to join Shakira for education push... other students selected from around the country at a 22 press conference today in Washington, DC, for the Global Campaign for Education's Action Week. ... 23rd April – Bua News – South Africa South Africa: Disadvantaged Schools to Teach 'World's Biggest Lesson' The World's Biggest Lesson is organised by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) and encourages authorities to go to schools to reconnect with learners ... 23rd April – DotMusic – USA Shakira backs Gordon Hosted by the Global Campaign For Education, the initiative seeks to meet a UN pledge of international benchmarks in schooling by 2015. ... 23rd April – Exporing PR Shakira Shakes it for Education They are working together to help finance the Global Campaign for Education which strives to provide basic education for every child in the world. Shakira says that "one of the group's goals is to get more help from world leaders in ... 23rd April – Community.livejournal shakira shakiraaa The Grammy-winning singer, famed for her hit "Hips Don't Lie," is supporting a week of events to highlight the cause of education advocacy group the Global Campaign for Education. She said the group is pressing world leaders to provide ... 23rd April – Tampabay Shakira, British PM Gordon Brown trade praise She's supporting a week of events to highlight advocacy group Global Campaign for Education. Shakira returned the kind words with nothing but adulation for Brown. "He is a man with wonderful intentions, he is very pro-active, ... 23rd April – Gold-Mean Blogspot Quote du Jour: Prime Minister Gordon Brown from a news teleconference on the Global Campaign for Education Action Week. Education is a moral issue, as well as an economic issue. It is one that transcends political divides... I want to see us become the first generation in ... 23rd April – I'm not obsessed – USA Shakira At The 'Global Campaign For Education' Conference Shakira is an honorary chairperson for the 'Global Campaign for Education' and was in Washington DC to speak at the conference. I don't think anyone can dispute the fact that Education should be provided and allowed for anyone around ... 23rd April – Voice of America – USA Pop Star Shakira Urges More US Help For World Education "In the developing world, where I come from, sometimes education is considered a luxury, a privilege, and not a human right, and this always bothered me. ... 23rd April – ABC – USA Shakira in education aid push Colombian-born pop singer Shakira went before the US Congress overnight seeking support for legislation that would provide US aid for basic education programs for children in poor nations. 23rd April – Reuters – USA Shakira among notables launching Global Campaign for Education ... A new way to explore the world's news. Millions of high-quality photos, ... Shakira among notables launching Global Campaign for Education Action WeekStory ... 23rd April – Baylor Lariat – USA Bear briefs The Baylor ONE Campaign will have a table in the Bill Daniel Student Center through Friday for Global Education Action Week. There will also be fact signs around campus to educate students. 23rd April – UN - Afghanistan Afghanistan: All children must have access to education, says UN envoy Afghanistan: All children must have access to education, says UN envoy (AKI) - The United Nations' envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide has reaffirmed the commitment of the world body to helping ensure that every child in the fledgling democracy is able to receive an education. "Education is a fundamental right for every human being. It fosters dignity, freedom and is vital if we are to ... 23rd April – Scoop – Afghanistan Education Access For All Children In Afghanistan 23 April 2008 - While lauding the progress made since 2001 in getting millions of Afghan children, especially girls, into school, UN envoy Kai Eide today reaffirmed the commitment of the world body to helping ensure that every child in the fledgling democracy is able to receive an education. 23rd April – Nine O'Clock – Hungarian & Romanian Pupils Traian Basescu criticizes discrimination in education Attending 'The World's Biggest Lesson', the president said that 'one of the major errors in education is the segregation of Hungarian and Romanian pupils'. 23rd April – India News – India Kids flaunt blank slates, demand education for all New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Over 500 children, most of them former child labourers, took out a march with blank slates in their hands here Wednesday, demanding quality and compulsory education for all. 23rd April – WCBS – USA Shakira to Shake it for Education in NJ Shakira is trying to shake things up to provide a basic education to every child in the world. 23rd April – The Record - USA Shakira brings education campaign to Menendez Shakira is trying to shake things up to provide a basic education to every child in the world. The pop singer met with U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey yesterday to discuss The Education for All Act. 23rd April – Sky News - Australia Shakira educates Hip shaker Shakira has joined a New York congresswoman and 50 students from around the US to seek support for legislation aimed at providing education for ... 23rd April – Hecklerspray – USA Shakira & Gordon Brown Fix Everyone's Problems Gordon Brown is in a pickle. Since he became Prime Minister he's been hit with a credit crunch, floods, disease outbreaks and diplomatically awkward Olympic ... 23rd April – Newsday – USA Menendez meets with Shakira TRENTON, NJ (AP) _ Shakira is trying to shake things up to provide a basic education to every child in the world. The pop singer met with US Sen. ... 22nd April – Thaindian – Thailand Gordon Brown to discuss Third World education with Shakira London, Apr 22 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is set to discuss the issue of how to boost Third World education with pop diva Shakira. ... 22nd April – Eurosoc – UK Shakira Shakes Her Ass With Number Ten By EURSOC Two Published: 22 April, 2008 Blair had Oasis; Brown has Shakira. After launching his premiership with the announcement that he would scorn ... 22nd April – Just Jared – USA Shakira's Campaign for Education Shakira speaks as an honorary chairperson for the "Global Campaign For Education" at the Capital in Washington DC on Tuesday. The Columbian singer, 31, ... 22nd April – AHN - UK Shakira Works To See That All Children Have Basic Education London, England (CNS) - Colombian pop star Shakira is being praised by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on her efforts to see that every child in the ... 22nd April – AFP – USA Shakira in Washington seeking US aid for universal education WASHINGTON (AFP) — Colombian-born pop sensation Shakira went before the US Congress Tuesday seeking support for legislation that would provide US aid for ... 22nd April – Voice of America – USA Pop Star Shakira Urges More US Help For World Education The Grammy-winning pop diva is the honorary chairman of a week of events sponsored by an advocacy group called the Global Campaign for Education. ...22nd April – Guardian – UK 22nd April – Guardian – UK UK lauded for investment in world education The Global Campaign for Education - an international coalition of teachers' unions and charities - said the UK had "gone beyond" the part it promised to ... 22nd April – 10 Downing Street – UK Gordon brown backs education campaign The Prime Minister has given his support to the Global Campaign for Education's action week aimed at pushing forward the Millennium Development Goal of ... 22nd April – This Day - Nigeria As the 'World's Biggest Lesson' Holds Today… The theme of this year's Global Action Week on Education for All, which began on Monday is, 'Quality Education to End Exclusion'. The lesson will last about ... 22nd April – Edicio dela Torre Blog Wishing for the Gift of Bilocation Thea Soriano, E-net's national coordinator asked me to explain the background and the theme of GAW 2008 - Quality Education to End Exclusion. We first presented the short video prepared by the Global Campaign on Education, ... 22nd April – WALTA - Ethiopia Ministry urges concerned bodies to collaborate, provide quality ... Speaking at a half-day discussion of stakeholders under the theme "quality education to end exclusion" here today, Gender and Education Equity Department ... 22nd April – FOX TV – USA http://www.myfoxdc.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=6368538& version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1 Advocates for third world education lobby congress 22nd April - the Daily Star - Bangladesh New textbooks for all pry students from next year The launching ceremony was organised by Campaign for Popular Education (Campe) in cooperation with Asian South Pacific Bureau of Adult Education (ASPBAE) at ... 22nd April - The New Nation - Bangladesh New books for all pry students from next year ... lead policy analyst of Asia Pacific Bureau of Adult Education; Raquel D Castillo, Campaign Coordinator of Real World Strategies for Education for All, ... 22nd April - Houston Chronicle - USA Shakira, British PM share praise for helping children By DAVID STRINGER AP Not a red-carpet lineup, but a roll call of celebrities the sometimes dour British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has recruited to add ... 22nd April - The Press Association - US Shakira heaps praise on 'smart' PM Gordon Brown may be suffering in the polls and taking fire from Labour backbenchers, but when it comes to the sultry Colombian diva vote it appears he's got ... 22nd April - Voice of America - USA British PM and Pop Singer Shakira Lead Education Effort By Kent Klein Grammy-winning pop singer Shakira is teaming up with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call for more global help in sending poor children ... 22nd April - The Canadian Press - Toronto |