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Provide education for all
"We want a world where there is no discrimination
between boys and girls, between the able and the disabled, between the
rich and the poor. We want a healthy, safe and clean environment suitable
for all. And we want a decent education and opportunities for play,
instead of having to work"
- The Change Makers representing children from eight countries in South
Asia
An Educated Citizen is a Valuable Resource
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In fulfilling the right
to primary education for all children, countries must provide quality
education that is flexible and meets the needs of excluded children,
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Fact: Of the nearly 120 million children not in school, the
majority are girls; of the world's nearly 875 million illiterate adults,
two thirds are women.
Bringing Schools to Children in Sudan
UNICEF gives top priority to girls' education in its 160 country programmes.
Focus is on the broad range of obstacles affecting access, quality and
completion of education for girls. The agency uses several mechanisms
such as, The United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI), The
African Girls' Initiative (AGEI) to coordinate work on girls' education.
In Sudan where 600,000 of its 1 million school-age children are not
in school, UNICEF is making headway by supporting teacher training,
life skills curriculum development and the Nomad Mobile School Programmes,
(a project bringing primary education to nomadic girls).
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