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On the Day of the African Child (DAC) 2024, we unite under the powerful theme, “Education
for all Children in Africa: The Time is Now.” This day is a poignant reminder of the
courageous children of Soweto who, on June 16, 1976, stood up against injustice and demanded
their right to quality education. Today, we honor their legacy by renewing our commitment to
ensuring that every child in Africa has access to quality education.
Education is the cornerstone of sustainable development, economic growth, and social
progress. It empowers individuals, transforms communities, and paves the way for a brighter
future. However, millions of children across Africa still face significant barriers to education,
including poverty, conflict, gender inequality, and inadequate infrastructure.
The theme for DAC 2024, “Education for all Children in Africa: The Time is Now,” calls for
immediate and decisive action. We must address these challenges with urgency and
determination, mobilizing resources and fostering partnerships to create inclusive, safe, and
supportive learning environments for every child in Africa. Join our campaign to honor this.

Governments, civil society, international organizations, and communities must work
collaboratively to develop and implement policies that prioritize education. This includes
increasing funding for schools, training and supporting teachers, and leveraging technology to
enhance learning opportunities. Special attention must be given to vulnerable and marginalized
children, ensuring that no child is left behind. This is why, we are mobilizing One Million
Africans to commit not just their call but $1 to end education crisis in Africa of every child.

As we commemorate the Day of the African Child, let us remember that the future of Africa
lies in the hands of its children. By investing in their education, we are investing in the
continent’s human capital development future. The time for action is now. Let us pledge to
create a world where every African child has the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive by
committing $1 to scale up our work. Together, we can end the education crisis in Africa.

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EIC is dedicated to ending education crisis in Africa, let’s end it together!

Help us place education within the reach of every child. Join Education in Crisis’ ##OneDollarCommitment Campaign and help us empower 1 child’s dream into a reality in areas where only education can eliminate poverty!

Education in Crisis’ $1 commitment campaign is a fundraising campaign with a goal to reach one Million Africans to commit to supporting children’s education by committing $1 so that EIC can send back up to 100,000 out of school children by 2025. EIC’s founding principle is; mobilizing local resources from local people to solve local problems faced by local people. To scale up its activities and continue to promote inclusive, equitable, quality education for poverty alleviation and sustainable development across the African continent, we must address the education crises. Thank you to all the members, both individuals and organizations who are already responding with a commitment donation to #OneDollarCommitment.

To respond to the pressing African humanitarian crises, the education crisis must be addressed, EIC pre-launched the #OneDollarCommitment resource mobilization campaign in a twitter space on July 3, 2023. Already delivering quality education to over 201 children across 5 African countries, the campaign calls on every African, donors, the private sector, philanthropic foundations and high-net-worth individuals to urgently mobilize $1 to scale up EIC’s investment in the right to education for every child, youth and adolescent whose education is in crisis.

Together with you, donors and other strategic partners, the campaign commitments will be announced during the Education in Crisis 5th year Anniversary taking place on November 9, 2024 in Arusha, Tanzania.

“The poverty is a chronic crises that Africa has battled for a very long time since gaining independence from their individual colonialists. Despite her very rich resources yet its human capital is under developed largely because of poor curriculums that do not promote practical employable skills but theory based knowledge. The financial resources to ensure that every child and youth can access a quality education remains in words. It is now or never that we invest in the next generation by ensuring that their right to quality education is prioritized and financed. This is why today we launch the $1 dream campaign to raise funds from Africans to unlock these resources only then can we empower their dreams,” said George Omer Nalo, Education in Crisis Chief Executive.

With your commitment, we are committed to help children, youth and adolescents reach their potential and connect on the continent and in the diaspora to act in solidarity with each other toward justice, peace, and dignity. Thank you!

JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TODAY AND DONATE US$1.

Thank you for joining the one million Africans in committing $1 or more.

Note to Editors

#OneDollarCommitment

The #OneDollarCommitment campaign encourages Africans everywhere in Africa to mobilize the person next to them to join the one Million African givers and business leaders to help contribute towards addressing the rise in education crises that has left children, youth and adolescents out of school and so requiring educational support to reduce poverty in the long run. Join the campaign by making a $1 individual commitment donation to Education in Crisis to support the #OneDollarCommitment that aims at sending back to school up to 100,000 children in 2025-2028 strategic plan.

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