Education is a fundamental human right which must be secured for all, including the most disadvantaged and marginalised around the world.

Evidence shows that it is crucial to reducing poverty, improving general health, halting the spread of HIV and AIDS, and enabling people to play a full part in their communities and nations.

To play its role in promoting this right and challenging violations of it, we want the UK government to take its responsibility seriously to:

• Keep their promises to give more aid, to give free education worldwide now
• Work together with other rich countries to get money to where it is most needed, in an organised way
• Use their powers to remove blocks that stop countries giving more jobs to teachers
• Call for debts to be cancelled for more countries
• Make sure that primary school education is a reality for children, and that education is a right for everyone!

Want to know more? Read our policy asks or for even more information download the GCE UK's latest policy report.

What needs to happen internationally? Find out what the Global Campaign for Education is asking for globally.

What can we do? Sign up for the 2010 Send My Friend campaign. If you want to run the campaign in your school, sign up to order a pack. Or you can sign up as an individual at www.join1goal.org.


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