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"Everyone
has the right to education. Education shall be free,
at least in the elementary and fundamental stages.
Elementary school shall be compulsory." -- The Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26
Do
you go to school? Did you know that more than
121 million children all over the world are unable
to attend school ?
Some
children walk for an hour to get to their school.
Some communities cannot afford classroom or desks
for students. These students sit outside, on the ground,
and that is where they have classes.
One
of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is for
every child to have a primary school education by
the year 2015. However, there are many things that
need to be done before that can happen. Today, many
children cannot go to school because there is no school
in their community, or their families do not have
enough money to pay school fees to buy school supplies.
Sometimes the family is so poor the the children have
to work all day to help their families pay for food
and a place to live.
Do
you think every child should have the right to learn
and have a primary school education ?
How do you think you could help to make sure every
child can go to school ?
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copyright - Youth Advocate Program International 2003-04
Last updated 7/8/2004
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