Today, the Global Partnership for Education launches a digital campaign calling on students, teachers, parents and all other citizens around the world to take action to #ShapeTheFuture for the millions of children and youth who don’t have access to education.
More than ever, education is at the core of developing a sustainable world where we can all live in peace, health, and thrive.
Despite this, education still doesn’t get its fair share of government and aid budgets. With the GPE replenishment coming up in early 2018, this is the time to demand increased funding for education. It is an opportunity to show a new commitment not just to the children of the developing world but to global security and prosperity. The goal for GPE is to reach financing of US$2 billion a year by 2020.
The campaign will run from September 2017 to the GPE replenishment conference in early 2018. It encourages everyone to share a story of how education shaped their lives, and tag other people to do the same.
The upcoming days of action are:
September 19-20, 2017: United Nations General Assembly in New York/ Financing the future high-level event
Our call to action: What’s your message to world leaders on how education can #ShapeTheFuture?
October 5, 2017: World Teachers’ Day
Our call to action: Teachers #ShapeTheFuture. Thank the teachers who helped you become who you are today
October 11, 2017: International Day of the Girl Child
Our call to action: Educating girls will #ShapeTheFuture. Share your story of girls’ empowerment through education
The campaign will lead up to the GPE financing conference, to mark the beginning of a new era in education financing to reverse the trend in declining aid for education.