Gillard rallies support for education

GPE media coverage - April 28, 2015

A girl in primary school in Madagascar. Credit: UNICEF Madagascar/2014/Ramasomanana

Julia Gillard, Chair of GPE, has urged 600 people gathered in Hobart this week to lobby hard in support of international education.

Ms. Gillard told a capacity crowd at a Tasmanian Women's Legal Service event that education was key to ending poverty, creating opportunities and bridging gender inequality.

Read more at The Examiner and news.com.au

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