Global Campaign for Education 2011: It's a Right! Make it Right! Education for Women and Girls Now!

 ANHRE network through its members in the MENA region, participated successfully in the Global Action Week of the GCE for the third time. In 2011 ANHRE along with GCE called upon all governments to invest and commit to equity by ensuring that women and girls, along with men and boys have an equal chance at educationANHRE stressed on the point that all governments have the know-how and resources to make sure everyone has the chance to learn, and have a responsibility to make sure it happens.

ANHRE members in the National Educational Coalition in Lebanon, Egypt and Morocco, focused on Global Action Week since they were newly established coalitions, in order to promote the idea and mobilize people. Most importantly, campaigns in each country stressed on social justice, gender equality, the actual figures and studies on the recent status of Education. Community mobilization was also a cornerstone of each coalition, as well as media campaigns.

 

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