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1GOAL: Education for all
Global Action Week, 20 April 2010

Take part in the 1GOAL Lesson for All
This year Handicap International has again joined numerous non-governmental organizations (NGOs), teachers unions and schools in support of the Global Campaign for Education (GCE).

The Global Campaign for Education's Action Week happens every April - it's a moment in which children, teachers, parents and people around the world unite in their demands for education. Last year the campaign was The Big Read, in which 14 million people took part.

This year, the Global Campaign for Education is supporting 1GOAL - a new campaign linked to the 2010 FIFA World Cup to ensure that every child worldwide has the opportunity to go to school and learn. 1GOAL is collecting names and support from the public, footballers and celebrities to make a united plea to all governments to meet their target on 'Education for All'.

On 20 April 2010, the campaign is doing a 1GOAL Lesson for All with the theme 'financing quality public education: a right for all'. Let's make 2010 the year to help everyone get an education. For more information, go to www.sendmyfriend.org

Watch out for lots of fun and football-related activities during the World Cup, 11th June - 11th July as we spread the word and ask everyone to join the 1GOAL team!

Why is supporting 1GOAL so important?
World leaders have promised that all children will have a primary education by 2015 but with only 5 years left to go, 72 million children are still missing out on school.

These children could be the next generation's leaders, sport stars, doctors and teachers. But without an education they are confined to a life of poverty. They’re ready to do their homework - but school fees, conflict, working in factories and farms, losing their parents to sickness, the cost of a school uniform or sometimes simply being a girl or having a disability keeps them from being able to attend school.  Whatever their background – children with disabilities, orphans, refugees, poor, child soldiers, child labourers, from disadvantaged backgrounds – the result is the same – if they are denied the chance to learn, they will never be able to fulfil their potential.

Education beats Poverty – and enables people to help themselves. Education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty for families, communities and whole countries.

Together, we want to ensure Education for All is a lasting legacy of the 2010 World Cup. We want world leaders to pay attention and make education a top priority because time is running out.
Sign up to 1GOAL and take action now! www.join1goal.org

Handicap International supports inclusive education
Promoting inclusive education is one way in which Handicap International supports children and young people with disabilities to gain greater independence, have access to vital information and be more included within their own families and communities in developing countries around the world.

For Handicap International it is imperative that the issue of inclusion in education is at the forefront of the Global Campaign for Education. We promote an education that is accessible and appropriate for the needs of all children whatever their ability.

Currently Handicap International is working with education partners in Cambodia, Vietnam, Nicaragua, Senegal, Togo, Burkina Faso, Niger, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi, Algeria and Madagascar.

Our activities include raising awareness amongst the general public and education authorities of the right to education for children with disabilities, providing training on curriculum adaptation and child-centred teaching methodologies, supporting families to send their children to school, rehabilitating schools to make them more physically accessible, and working with ministries of education to ensure that their education policies are inclusive of all children.

Sign up to 1GOAL and take action now! www.join1goal.org

For more information about the Campaign visit www.campaignforeducation.org