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The side-event highlighted strong financial commitments from ODAs, Development Banks and NGOs for out of school children.

COVID-19 is double jeopardy for the hardest-to-reach out of school children.

EDUCATE A CHILD PROGRAMME CONTINUES TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR ITS COMMITMENT TO EDUCATE MILLIONS OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.

Although we are at the beginning of this saga and no one can be certain what toll COVID-19 will ultimately bring to bear, what must be asserted by those working to secure a more sustainable future for the world’s children, is that now, more than ever, our focus has to remain trained on that prospect.

In Cambodia, Educate A Child (EAC), a global programme of the Education Above All Foundation (EAA), and Aide et Action (AEA) have been collaborating through the Education For All: An Integrated Approach project to enrol vulnerable OOSC into primary education and improve the quality of education across the country.

Today, EAA joins the world in marking the International Day of Education, a day proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly to honor education and its centrality to human wellbeing and sustainable development. The theme for 2020 is “Learning for people, planet, prosperity and peace.”

WISE 2019 brought together a formidable array of education stakeholders, development actors, eminent personalities, teachers and students to call attention to the changing nature of the education landscape in the 21st Century and the imperatives of awareness and responsible action. Amid this beehive of activity, EAC planned a wide range of panel discussions, launched its new ZERO Strategy through a landmark plenary session and signed formal agreements to continue to reach OOSC and at-risk children worldwide.

Under the rubric of “Making the United Nations Relevant to All People: Global Leadership and Shared Responsibilities for Peaceful, Equitable and Sustainable Societies”, EAA/EAC had a robust presence through the duration of UNGA 73, assembling critical stakeholders, technical experts and key partners, and taking up important issues in education head on.

Education Above All/Educate A Child launched the “Reaching 10 Million Out of School Children” event in New York City in April, a critical culmination of years of work and determination, and in fact part of broader awareness-raising campaign regarding the SDGs in Paris with UNESCO and the importance of quality education for refugees and IDPs with UNHCR in Geneva in the months prior.

"EAC is not going to rest on its laurels. With the help of our partners, we were able to increase education access to over 10 million out of school children. But, reaching that milestone made us more aware of the work that remains to be done. So, I’m thrilled to announce that EAC is now proactively working to prevent at-risk children from missing out on the right to education," says Dr Mary Joy Pigozzi, Executive Director, Educate A Child (EAC).

After successfully launching the 10 Million Milestone Event at the New York Public Library, EAC organised a partners meeting by assembling the leadership and representatives from almost every member of its vast network on 28 April to assess the progress made and lessons learned.

Educate A Child joins other invited delegates and technical experts from all over the world to consider the role of education against the backdrop of pluralism and shifting societal, cultural and economic realities at Oxford University.

Sherborne Qatar School is delighted to announce that it will be working with United World Schools (UWS), a partner organisation of Education Above All (EAA)/Educate A Child (EAC), to support the Som Roung School in northeast Cambodia. At Sherborne Qatar, community service is a hallmark principle -- pupils should not only have an understanding of others but should try and do something positive to help those who do not enjoy the same privileges as them and understand the mechanics of how that help is given.

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, UN Secretary General António Guterres and leaders from the United Nations, NGOs and global industry, including the President of the Republic of Ghana and model philanthropist Naomi Campbell, celebrate an important milestone in addressing a growing international challenge.