Bridging the finance gap to get all children in school

The world needs to discuss how to find the $26bn needed to get all children into school.

We have an idea how it can be achieved: http://bit.ly/10PdBJJ

Go to School, graduate and get a Job

Many years back, what was prevalent amongst the advice of our parents was that, it is important to go to school. No doubt, education is very important in order to acquire required knowledge in diverse areas and for development. We were not only encouraged to go to school but motivated and given incentives to ensure we complete. I remember my parents used to tell me the importance of education which I also discovered as I grew up. In their words…“if you go to school, after you graduate, you will get a good job”. Ofcourse, this has been the experience of so many people however, it may no longer apply in this process.

One of the buzz words which is prevalent in development is ‘entrepreneurship’. You may have also met or read about people who are proudly entrepreneurs by profession. Entrepreneurs own their own businesses and live up to the risks involved in managing businesses. How can entrepreneurs then extend these opportunities for wider societal development impact while ensuring that their entrepreneurship targets are met?

Social entrepreneurs as defined by Ashoka ‘are individual with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems, it further mentioned that they are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change’. The youth make up more than 60% of the Nigerian population. Nigeria also has a large number of unemployed youth hence, the need for change in thinking and time to start getting innovative. The government makes promises in every sector for what they plan to do or provide as the case maybe however, will definitely not be able to cater for the whole population especially with the problem of good governance. Globally, there is general excitement at the discovery of a new way of doing things which demonstrates that innovation in development is crucial.

The world is yearning for social entrepreneurs who will not wait for the government of their country but step up their thinking for innovative ideas and solutions for wider societal good. So, as you go through school, while also allowing school to go through you, be open to other form of learning and ideas. This should be the thinking for today and advice to all energetic youth out there.

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How Many of You Can Read This?

At Home, 4 out of 10 adult Canadians struggle with low literacy and in other parts of the world.

In the world today 1 in 5 adults is still not literate and about two-thirds of them are women while 67.4 million children are out of school.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/education-building-blocks/literacy/

What do you think makes a good teacher?

Last year, our report showed that 250 million children aren’t learning the basics, whether they’re in school or not. This year, our report will look into why this is the case, and how teachers can help us fix the problem.

Join us as we start the debates via twitter using #teachandlearn and on facebook

If I had my way, I’d pass out college degrees like Oprah. “You get a college education. You get a college education. You get a college education. Everyone gets a college education!”