What’s the Story?
“It’s an outrage that 35 million African children miss out on a basic primary education — tackling that would be an incredible achievement,” UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday at the global launch of the 1GOAL campaign, which aims to turn next year’s World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa into a platform for action on the issue.
Brown joined soccer and entertainment stars, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and other activists and leaders in calling on the world’s wealthier governments to provide more funding for education worldwide, especially to support teachers, textbooks, and school infrastructure in developing countries They’re also hoping to use the World Cup platform to convince millions of parents in developing nations that they should send their kids to school.
For more info on the global launch go to oneworld.net or the 1GOAL website.
