Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Killed for going to school ->sign at least petition

Dear friends, 



15-year-old Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head for helping kids go to school. Now she's fighting back, and if a million of us support her when she speaks at the United Nations this week, we can help her put every single child in school:
Militants shot Malala in the head outside her school last year to try to shut her up. But they failed. This week she'll spend her 16th birthday meeting the UN Secretary General, and we can help her win her fight for girls' education.

Growing up in a remote part of Pakistan, Malala realised aged 12 that girls shouldn't just stay at home. So she started campaigning for schools to let them in, becoming so effective that Taliban gunmen ambushed her school bus. She bounced right back from her injuries to persuade Pakistan's president to fund poor families who send their girls to study. Now she's taking her call global and we can help her tell governments that girls' education is the single best investment to lift families and countries out of poverty and conflict.

She's an incredibly strong young woman. But when Malala steps up to the podium at the United Nations this Friday we can make her even stronger. Sign now to salute Malala's courage and lend her your voice:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/every_child_in_school_s/?bwQkDab&v=26844

Education is in massive crisis. Donors have slashed their budgets, reversing the past decade's gains on universal education. It's a devastating setback but one we know we can make right. All it takes is $26 billion (that sounds like a lot but the US spends double that on nuclear weapons every year) and a commitment from world leaders.

Malala will meet with the UN Secretary General and work with an army of youth delegates from around the globe to lobby the UN Security Council to pass a resolution to recognize the global education crisis and list concrete steps to promote education for all. Here are top lines from the plan:
  • guarantee equality for girls, as well as marginalized youth who are disproportionately denied education
  • provide rigorous training for teachers
  • increase education funding with more aid from donors
  • get all countries to target their spending better so we can guarantee every child has at least 9 years education
Getting our children into school is tantalizingly achievable. We can do this! Malala's unshakable determination -- and her incredible story of beating a Taliban bullet to go back to school -- make her the perfect messenger for this dream we all share. But time and again history has taught us great leaders need massive public support to make this kind of gigantic change. So let's make sure she gets the global support she needs to make the dream come true. Sign now!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/every_child_in_school_s/?bwQkDab&v=26844

When Malala was shot, Avaaz members around the world rallied to her support, forcing the Pakistan government to announce a stipend programme to put kids back in school. We can do it again now to make sure the Malala magic works around the world.

With hope and determination,

Dalia, Pascal, Julien, Alaphia, Ricken, Ian, Sam, Luis, Wen and the entire Avaaz team

PS - Many Avaaz campaigns are started by members of our community! Start yours now and win on any issue - local, national or global: http://www.avaaz.org/en/petition/start_a_petition/?bgMYedb&v=23917


MORE INFORMATION:

Reductions in Aid Jeopardise Schooling for Millions of Children (Huffington post)
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/pauline-rose/education-aid-reductions-jeopardise-schooling_b_3413691.html

Drop in aid for primary schools puts education MDG at risk (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2013/jun/11/drop-aid-primary-schools-mdg-risk

Poorly-educated worst off in economic crisis (EU observer)
http://euobserver.com/education/120636

Malala's global voice stronger than ever (CNN)
http://edition.cnn.com/2013/04/30/world/malala-girls-education

Education For All Global Monitoring Report (UNESCO)
http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/leading-the-international-agenda/efareport/

The Youth Resolution: The Education We Want (draft)
http://www.worldwewant2015.org/node/352851

Supreme Court orders probe into Pakistan's 'ghost' schools (Dawn.com)
http://beta.dawn.com/news/785296/supreme-court-orders-probe-into-pakistans-ghost-schools  

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