Schools for Africa

Transforming Lives Through Education

In Sub-Saharan Africa alone, every third child DOESN'T get a chance to go to school, due to ignorance, poverty, and discrimination. UNICEF is working with governments and local communities as well as other partners in 13 other countries in Africa to make these conditions attract young children to school, to provide them with safety, where they can learn and play. Their main goal to help the most disadvantaged, such as boy, girls, orphans who suffer from negative HIV and AIDS, children who are affected by conflicts from natural disasters, children with special needs, and children that come from really poor households. Schools for Africa went through their first successful phase 05-09 raising 50 million to benefit 4 million children in 6 countries. The second launch in 2010 raising 70 million, by 2013 they were benefitting children in 11 different countries. The launch that was set in 2014 was to raise 80 million dollars for children in 13 different countries by 2017. Schools for Africa launched in 2004. The man by the name of Peter Kramer, personally donated 3.8 million dollars to this campaign. South Africa has a lot of great potential of achieving an educational impact on a large number of children, but it needs to manage the quality of schooling. Zimbabwe, represents the key to a stable future for the overall population, they are continuing to fight for their children's rights for basic education. 

"In a Country in Conflict, Bringing Peace to Children's Minds." UNICEF. Web. 28 Apr. 2015. <http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/car_70826.html>.

I chose education because it means a lot to me. I want the best for kids and their families. People NEED education and with UNICEF helping all these countries is beyond worth working and fighting for. Since I am going to be in education as a career just makes me think of things I would love to do to help anyone receive any kind of education. Everyone needs to realize how good they have it, the majority of Africa has no education at all! The more people help the more education everyone in Africa will receive.