http://globalfundforeducation.org Wed, 09 Jan 2008 17:30:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the Times, MENAFN.com, the Jordan News Agency, the Financial Express, La Nación, Simon Williams, the Park Paradigm, Hafez of Arabia, edusupport, Davos Conversation, and BuzzMachine. Thanks to all for those articles. http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/more-media-coverage/ The BBC have covered our session at Davos, and there is an article on The Register. http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/media-coverage/ Read quotes from our session this morning with Queen Rania and Gordon Brown here http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/quotes-from-our-session-with-queen-rania-and-gordon-brown/ The video introduction to our session (which was hit by WEF gremlins) in now on YouTube http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/video-link/ Her Majesty commended the World Economic Forum and the British Council for bringing young people to Davos. "This is a generation of content creators," she said, "active agents…people we have to bring into the conversation."Gordon Brown said that he had come to listen. He hailed "the youngest ever platform at ... http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/fresh-from-our-davos-panel-discussion-with-queen-rania-al-abdullah-of-jordan-and-gordon-brown-british-chancellor-of-the-exchequer%e2%80%a6/ Sixty people aged between 20 and 25 came together in Greenwich, London on 18 January 2007 to talk about education and its role in developing active global citizens for the future. Six of these young leaders were chosen to present their vision for a Global Fund for Education at the ... http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/panel-discussion-text/ You can watch live footage of our panel discussion with Queen Rania and Gordon Brown, British Chancellor of the Exchequer at 11.15 CET, 10.15 GMT here. http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/live-webcast/ Today's press release detailing the call for a global fund for education by our team at Davos: Six young people, aged between 21 and 24, will today challenge the World Economic Forum to establish a Global Fund for Education that will focus on ensuring the quality of education for all. The team, ... http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/davos-youngest-delegates-call-for-a-global-fund-for-education/ Under the Millennium Development Goals, the international community is committed to providing all children with access to a full course of primary education by 2015. It is also committed to eliminating gender disparity at all levels of education. 100 million children currently lack access to primary schooling, with only 60% of ... http://globalfundforeducation.org/global-fund-for-education/gfe-challenges/ On participating in the World Economic Forum: "Our goal, as young leaders of tomorrow, is to create a common platform that will focus on quality education. We believe that schools should prepare students to respond successfully to the challenges of an increasingly diverse society and global economy." (Chanda) "It's rare that people ... http://globalfundforeducation.org/greenwich-7/on-wef-and-gfe/