Our entry into the 1Goal: Education For All Young Ambassadors Competition.

72 million children around the world are denied the right to primary education. These kids are generally living in impoverished or oppressive states, a plight they would surely escape from provided they had the opportunity.

Education is the key.

It provides:
• the basic skills to contribute in a community.
- literacy, speech, co-operative and teamwork skills

• a knowledge and understanding of health and sanitation..
- decreases contraction of HIV/AIDS (substantially)
- awareness of 'contaminated' water and produce
- ensures more hygienic and healthy practices

• a voice and understanding...
- of rights, as a human being
- empowers children, men and women with the knowledge to escape discrimination, exploitation and abuse
- knowledge to challenge governments
- reduces discrimination, ignorance and racism

• the opportunity to pursue a career, whether it be in agriculture, nursing or education
- allows an individual to support and provide for their family long in the future

Not only does this benefit the people within these communities but it also aids in the development of the nation as an entirety.
+ alleviation of poverty
+ improvement and and stabilisation of the economy
+ raise in quality of life

It also ensures..
- a decrease in violence and civil unrest/tension
- a drop in armaments demand

Education affects all aspects of life.
From the smallest community to the state as a whole.

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela

Support the campaign 1Goal, in their efforts to raise awareness and make education a reality for the millions of children who still remain out of school.