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1GOAL campaign gets unanimous support at AU summit |
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 09 February 2010 Heads of state and government unanimously adopted a resolution in support of 1GOAL: Education For All at last week's African Union Summit following a proposal put forward by President Paul Bai Koroma of the Republic of Sierra Leone.
President Koroma made the appeal, putting 1GOAL on the official agenda for the summit, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 28 January-2 February.
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The support by the heads of state and government makes way for a specific resolution on Education for all to be adopted as part of the key resolutions and decisions of the 14th ordinary assembly of the AU.
"By making all children attend school, we will be binging smiles to many faces; by making all children attend school, we will be ensuring that our people have the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed choices to sustain our achievement and secure the future of this continent. Getting all our children to school is a moral and developmental imperative. It must be met. It can be met. It will be met," said President Koroma.
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Shakira Joins 1GOAL Education Campaign |
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 08 February 2010 Grammy Award-winning artist and philanthropist Shakira has become a 1GOAL ambassador.
Alongside her successful music career, Shakira is a tireless spokesperson for children worldwide who do not have access to quality education, as GCE’s former Honorary Chair of Global Action week, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and President and founder of the Barefoot Foundation.
Voicing her support for the campaign the singer said: “The World Cup captures the attention and hearts of millions. We must use this moment to raise our voices for 1GOAL and demand that this generation of children have the chance to fulfill their dreams and live up to their full potential through education.”
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Photo: Tobias Kaeufer
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GCE Global Action Week materials now available
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 04 February 2010 GCE is gearing up for this year's Global Action Week activities, and invites you to take part in the 20 April 1GOAL Lesson for All - financing quality public education: a right for all.
Click here to find out how to take part in the lesson and to download the Global Action Week posters, stickers and leaflets.
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GCE releases 2009 School Reports on governments' performances
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 22 January 2010 The Global Campaign For Education (GCE) has released its 2009 school reports, detailing its assessment of the performances of 22 governments towards achieveing the Education for All goals.
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GMR hghlights govts poor performance on education |
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 20 January 2010 After a decade of progress in education, the report launched today (19th January) shows that achieving education for all is in threat due to governments’ failed commitments. In light of the latest Global Monitoring Report 2010, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) is demanding urgent political attention to education to make sure that we get all children to school.
Kailash Satyarthi, President of the Global Campaign for Education, joined UN Secretary General in presenting at the launch of the GMR today in the UN Headquaters, New York.
“This report shows that it’s the world’s poorest children who are suffering the most from the global financial crisis. These girls and boys, are working in factories, living in rural areas, are disabled, and disaster areas – they played no part in creating the economic crisis – it is a scandal that their futures now receive the biggest threat”, said GCE’s President Kailash Satyarthi.
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Since its establishment in 1999 the GCE has brought together national associations from over 100 countries campaigning for governments to keep education promises of free, quality, public education to all individuals. In 2010 GCE is joining footballers, the football world and FIFA in the 1GOAL: Education for All campaign“Government leaders must prioritise education – with the right political will, resources, and efficient funding mechanism we could see every child starting school in the next five years.”
GCE welcomes the new critical information on education, highlighting the plight of the most marginalised and giving an updated costing for the necessary to aid to education. GCE calls on all donor countries to meet their fair share of the $16 billion needed to support the world’s poorest countries build classrooms, train and recruit teachers to provide every child with an education.
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GCE publishes Big Book of 2009 Action Week activities
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18/01/2010 The Global Campaign for Education has released its annual Big Book detailing the activities of its member coalitions during Global Action Week from 20-26 April 2009. Various activities got underway during Action Week with the focus on youth and adult literacy and lifelong learning.
To download the big book click here
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Big Read film available
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 15 January 2010 The Global Campaign for Education has produced a film compiling a number of the activities undertaken by members and groups across the world during this year's Action Week. The theme for 2009 was The Big read.
To watch the film click here
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GCE seeks 2 new Policy positions |
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08 January 2010 We are seeking knowledgeable and dynamic education policy specialists to support two key work areas in 2010. We believe that this year could be a breakthrough year in ensuring that all people are given the chance of an education. Be a part of it by joining our team:
1. Policy Officer (1 yr contract with poss. extension)
Location: Johannesburg
Global Campaign for Education (GCE)
2. Policy Support Officer (6 month contract)
Location: London
1GOAL: Education For All Campaign
For more information on these positions click here
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International Human Rights Day sees calls for right to education |
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10/12/09 As we celebrate International Human Rights Day today, the Global Campaign for Education (GCE) keeps calling for the realisation of the right to education.
Read more..“Imagine what a different world we would live in if all children could complete school; if the millions or children currently left waiting at the school gates, were taught and inspired by teachers that fed their dreams and nurtured their intelligence. We could give young people this chance. The chance to take part in democracy, to protect their family from illness, to communicate in times of conflict, to be future citizens of the world and lead the world out of extreme poverty,” said Rasheda Choudhury, GCE Board member and Director of the Campaign for Popular Education in Bangladesh.
In Canada too the Canadian GCE is urging supporters to contact the Prime Minister, their Members of Parliament and the Minister for International Cooperation, to demand that Canada acts to make the right to education a reality.
Education has been recognised as a fundamental human right since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (Article 26) in 1948. This right has been elaborated further in Articles 13 and 14 of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights (1966). The Covenant enjoins states to make education available, accessible and acceptable. Yet more than 75 million primary school-aged children around the world still do not have access even to the most basic literacy, numeracy and other skills that an education provides.
Even worse, a quarter billion children will never make it on to secondary or high school.
Statistics show that 1 in 5 adults will never be able to read this sentence, condemning them to a life of limited options and vulnerability, which their children will in turn inherit.
For more information on education and human rights visit the Right to Education Project.
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GCE: Adult literacy policies must materialise by 2012
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02/12/2009 Governments must create costed policies, targeted plans and legislation to address global adult literacy and lifelong learning by 2012, which donors should back with substantial resources.
The advocacy statement issued yesterday by the Forum International Sociedad Civil was echoed and reinforced by the Global Campaign for Education at CONFINTEA VI, the sixth international conference on adult education.
Speaking at Tuesday’s opening ceremony of CONFINTEA VI, Matarr Baldeh and Maria Khan of the GCE board called on the forum to recognise adult basic education as a legal human right.
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CONFINTEA 6
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 The Global Campaign for Education presence at the Sixth International Conference on Adult Education CONFINTEA in Belem, Brazil, 1-4th December 2009, and the Civil Society Forum, FISC on 28th – 30th November 2009.
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Carol Bellamy announced as new Chair of the EFA-FTI Board |
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 4th November 2009 – Former Executive Director of UNICEF, Carol Bellamy, has been selected as the new Chair of the Education for All – Fast Track Initiative (EFA FTI) Board of Directors.
“I look forward to working with the EFA FTI partnership”, says Carol Bellamy. “Much has been accomplished over the past decade; millions more children in low-income countries have enrolled into school and many more girls have an education. However, 75 million children are still out-of-school today and many others do not reach adequate learning levels. I believe that EFA FTI is the right mechanism to make progress on this agenda.”
Read more www.educationfasttrack.org
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GCE’s President, Kailash Satyarthi, received “Defender of Democracy Award”
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 The Global Campaign for Education’s President has received the ‘Defender of Democracy Award’ for his tireless efforts on eradicating poverty and advancing education for all. The Parliamentarians for Global Action awarded Kailash Satyarthi on the evening of the 20th October. This prestigious award has previously been awarded to Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Mary Robinson and Lakhdar Brahimi.
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5th October: World Teachers' Day
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World Teachers’ Day: "Build the future: Invest in teachers now!"
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1 GOAL : Education For All Campaign launched at Wembley Stadium- UK |
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 Wembley Stadium – After months of intense preparation the 1GOAL campaign was finally launched today. The campaign was launched in a high profile ceremony by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan. She was flanked by 9 year old Gugu Ngubane from South Africa who became the first person to sign up for the campaign.
Gugu clearly stole the show when she said “ School is fun and I want to help make sure every child in Africa can go to school like me”
1 GOAL : Education for all is a GCE-FIFA 2010 World Cup initiative aimed at ensuring that all children receive an education.
FIFA was represented by its head of Corporate Social Responsibility Frederico Addiechi in a ceremony that was hosted by BBC sports broadcaster Gary Lineker and witnessed by star footballers from all over the world. The event was also attended by South African national team captain Aaron Mokoena who emphasised the importance of education and signed up for the 1 GOAL campaign.
Read more..1 GOAL has one purpose: to ensure that the 75 million children out of school in Africa and the world’s poorest countries get access to classrooms, teachers and the future that education provides. 1 GOAL calls on football fans to sign their names at www.join1goal.org and tell world leaders that education beats poverty.
“I’m proud to support 1GOAL; it isn’t asking for money, it’s asking for your name, your commitment to fair play for future generations,” said Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan. “It’s about reminding world leaders to play by the rules and keep their promises to children of the developing world. I think that’s worth signing up for.”
Current and retired football players from all over the world have joined the effort including Thierry Henry, Rio Ferdinand, David James, Kolo Toure, Mark Fish, Marcel Desailly, Kanu, Michel Silvestre, Aaron Mokoena, Mia Hamm and Steve Nash. The event was hosted by England football legend and BBC broadcaster Gary Lineker.
“Global football stars, the football world and its governing body, FIFA, are behind 1GOAL,” said Addiechi. “At this World Cup, we’re asking fans to sign up to give 75 million children a chance in life. FIFA is pleased to do our part in helping every child to get into a classroom and grow up to be a doctor, teacher, parent or maybe even a football player.
“This World Cup can leave a lasting legacy for children. FIFA is asking football fans around the globe to sign up to 1GOAL and give all kids the education they deserve.” Addiechi said.
Players also strongly support education for the world’s poorest children. “I am firmly backing 1GOAL in their effort to make sure every child receives an education,” said player David James. “I have travelled to Malawi and I have seen the power of kids in schools. When people get an education, they can start to provide for themselves and their families.”
Gary Lineker said, “We know that education beats poverty. 1GOAL is bringing together fans around the world to demand education for all. This World Cup is a moment for us to shine.”
In addition to FIFA’s support, Bob Geldof, Bono, Kevin Spacey, Gordon Brown and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso and organizations Comic Relief and the ONE Campaign have promised their commitment.
For more information and to pledge support to 1GOAL: Education for All, log onto www.join1goal.org and sign your name for those who can’t.
The Secretariat will be sending your more information on how you can get involved in this effort in your country when we send you the Resource Pack.
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G8 yet to make the grade - Press release
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The Global Campaign for Education reacted today to the G8 communique which, despite warm words on education, offers little in the way of immediate commitments and resources to education systems squeezed by the financial crisis.
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Make or Break: IMF’s new lease on life must benefit Education for All |
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The Spring Meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) are a ‘make or break’ moment for whether the G20 deal will benefit the millions of children and adults struggling to get an education, according to a new policy report from the Global Campaign for Education (GCE). “Education on the Brink” shows that without significant changes to the IMF architecture and removal of conditionalities, the poorest nations will remain unable to lift themselves out of recession. Education systems will be left to languish without desperately-needed funds and the teacher workforce, already squeezed, is likely to face further pressure. The future of millions of children and illiterate adults now rests on whether the new cash injection given by the G20 to the IMF is accompanied by a substantive overhaul of macroeconomic policy frameworks, say GCE members...
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Joint briefing on literacy and education in West Africa
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The Durban Review Conference, held from 20 to 24 April 2009, is an achievement worth commemorating. It is a result, to a great extent, of the pressure put and the efforts undertaken by the civil society along these past eight years. The Durban Review Outcome Document, reaffirms the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action (DDPA) and is particularly important within an increasingly tense global context in which old and new forms of racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance converge. The boycott of ten Member States however proved their lack of commitment and political will towards the DDPA principles to overcome racism, as well as a refusal to engage in the dialogue and multilateral debate promoted by the United Nations…
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Click here to download report 'From closed books to open doors: West Africa's literacy crisis': En | Fr
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Paper: Global Fund for Education for All
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This new paper entitled "The next generation: why the world’s children need a Global Fund for Education For All" lays out the argument for and principles of a new Global Fund for Education for All. The paper outlines GCE's position on what a Global Fund for Education For All should deliver and forms the basis of our on-going advocacy work.
Click here to download.. EN | FR | ES
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Everyone deserves a quality education... yet right now 75 million children and 774 million adults are missing out.
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