Millenium Goals Response

 

 

Universal Education

Nelson Mandela wisely noted that, "Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Now, education is so essential when focusing on the future. It is vital to educate our youth all around the world because those are our future leaders.
   
    Currently there are 58 million children that are not in school and are not being educated. Now, this is a problem because there is a direct correlation between poverty and lack of education.
   
   Fortunately, There has been a significant increase in enrolment it has increased by 8% in the ten years, but there are still 10% of children not being educated. This problem has significantly decreased since the 90s, but it still remains a problem. Now, there has been steps taken to reduce this problem, but we need to take larger steps to accomplish our goal.
  
   "Even as countries with the toughest challenges have made large strides, progress on primary school enrolment has slowed. One in ten children of primary school age was still out of school in 2012."  Even after continually trying to reduce the problem, we can see that there is still a significant problem. We need to continue to take steps to reduce this problem.

    I believe that without educating the youth we will lack a bright future. A wise man stated that "If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day, but if you teach him to fish, you'll feed him for a lifetime." Now this is vital in todays society with the significant changes currently occurring. Education will help reduce problems.

   Now, this matters to me because I feel like education is so important and we need to help these youth around the world that are poverty stricken and have no way to escape. Education will and is the most powerful tool, and it will change the world.