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Attached Photo Heading: An ethnic Albanian girl learning to read and write in
Education is
a Human Right
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During the 1990’s, according to the encyclopedia MSN
Encarta, schooling was particularly difficult for many ethnic Albanians. Under
the crisis in Kosovo Serbian authorities attempted to close all schools that
served to educate ethnic Albanian children. During this time a target in the
denial of educational opportunity was aimed directly at Albanian girls. In
response to this Kosovar Albanians set up an underground school system in
private homes and other locations. Since the establishment of autonomous
provincial authority in Kosovo in 1999, the Kosovo education system has
undergone systematic reconstruction.
According to UNESCO’s newest 2006 data 18 million
additional teachers are needed globally to insure that every child can receive a
quality education. Of these children, girls are the most vulnerable to losing
the battle to achieving education. In many areas of the world today girls and
women are still unable to read and write.
Actress Angelina Jolie is only one of the voices among
many calling now for a rise in funding for education worldwide. Recently during
an interview with NBC television network Jolie spoke to the issue of girls as
she talked about her own Ethiopian adopted daughter Zahara. “It’s not just my
voice it’s everyone’s voice. Education is a human right and a foundation for a
better life,” said Jolie.
Thanks to the Girl Child Education Fund, a new
initiative of the International Council of Nurses (ICN), and its sister
organization, The
Approximately 115 million children are out of school
around the globe today. According to an April 2006 report by UNESCO at least
half of those children live in countries affected by conflict, while many more
are excluded from the basic right to an education because of natural disasters
and other crises.
-Lys Anzia, of Women News Network, is an
American historical playwright and
freelance radio journalist for WINGS
radio syndicate. Bulgarian photographer Svetlana Bahchevanova’s work has been
exhibited in Europe and the
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-Sources for this article include the NBC television, UNECEF, International Council of Nurses, the Florence Nightingale International Foundation, and MSN Encarta.
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