GPE's third day of action took place yesterday, on Universal Children's Day, with activities and engagement from many young people around the world calling on their governments to fund education.
Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth, sent this video message:
From Facebook and Twitter, these are some important messages from our partners, including our great youth advocates:
Today I join @GPforEducation to add my voice to those of young people and children around the world who are demanding our leaders to #FundEducation for a peaceful & Sustainable tomorrow. #WorldChildrensDay #ShapeTheFuture #QualityEducation #AREAi pic.twitter.com/VZY8sOAxVk
— #FundEducation (@LanreShaper) 20 novembre 2017
On #WorldChildrensDay, I add my voice to those of young people & children around the world demanding the world leaders (@EmmanuelMacron, @JustinTrudeau, @HHShkMohd, @KingSalman and others) to #FundEducation @GPForEducation.
— Mahmoud Khalil (@mahmoudkhalel) November 20, 2017
Will you do the same to help #ShapeTheFuture? pic.twitter.com/rveat1VPMO
#FundEducation so we can give girls a voice to speak out on issues that affect them. #WeAreTheNext activists. #WorldChildrensDay pic.twitter.com/MDiAr29VcO
— Plan International (@PlanGlobal) November 20, 2017
As @GPforEducation Youth Advocate, I firmly adhere that #EducationCannotWait. This #WorldChildrensDay, we call on all basic sectors, gov'ts, & the private sector to work together to #FundEducation. #YouthPower can #ShapeTheFuture if given support via #SDG4, @UNYouthEnvoy
— Joey Dela Cruz (@JoeyDelaCruz08) 20 novembre 2017
Today #WorldChildrensDay , I echo the voices of many young people and children to request that @NGRPresident @MBuhari to #FundEducation pic.twitter.com/6qgEl03wLH
— Odunayo Aliu (@OdunayoAliu) November 20, 2017
On International Children’s Day, I am calling on world leaders to fund education.#ShapeTheFuture#FundEducation#SalimatouFoundation
— Salimatou Fatty (@salimatoufatty) November 20, 2017
Today I join @GPforEducation to add my voice to those of young people and children around the world who are demanding our leaders to #FundEducation for a peaceful & Sustainable tomorrow. #WorldChildrensDay #ShapeTheFuture #education pic.twitter.com/oKN9OuwiSl
— vivian onano (@vivianonano) 20 novembre 2017
Comments
Governments around the world should make it mandatory that all children get equal access to quality STEM education to make them relevant in this Knowledge Worker Age.
We stand with you entirely and very firmly not just today but throughout the year in a bid to break this dead-lock - the search for funds. We stand with you. Sanjeev Sheel