Global Action Week and the Lesson for All
Millions of children and adults around the world can’t read or write and will never reach their full potential because they have never been to school. Every year, the Global Campaign for Education organizes Global Action Week to draw attention to the millions of children, youth and adults who cannot realize their human right to receive a quality education.
Global Action Week, April 22-28, 2012, will focus on raising awareness on the plight of millions of girls and women from underdeveloped and developing countries who do not have access to quality education. GCE-US is encouraging schools, families and communities to join over 100 countries and take part in the 2012 Lesson for All activities that will culminate during Global Action Week.
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“My students need to understand the world in which they live. They never realized there were children who do not go to school, let alone nearly 70 million of them—four times the population of Florida.” –Tracy Lally, 6th-grade teacher, Columbia Elementary School, Palm Bay, Fla. |
What Can You Do:
- Show your support for the nearly 70 million out-of-school children, join the Blue Ribbon Campaign.
- Raise awareness, teach the Lesson for All in your classroom or community.
- Get information on additional activities and events taking place around the country, sign up for the Global Action Week Action Alert.
- If you are interested in hosting a Global Action Week event in your classroom or community, send us an email at info@campaignforeducationusa.org
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