Who is fighting for children's rights?

Malala Yousafzai is a girl who understands the importance of education!  

She fights for the right for children (especially girls) to receive an equal education in Pakistan and all throughout the world. She began her activism through a blog about her life under Taliban ruling where girls could not attend school, documentaries were created about her life, and later she was shot in the face as she attempted to board a school bus for her activism.  

She is the youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate  and United Nations Special Envoy for Global education, Gordon Brown, launched a UN petition in Yousafzai's name, demanding that all children worldwide be in school by the end of of 2015; it helped lead to the ratification of the Pakistan's first right to Education Bill. 

 

YOUR CHALLENGE:  Can you find and share about another person or group that is fighting for children's rights? We look forward to reading about other activists and advocates from you. 

 CHECK OUT THIS link to see what others countries' educational system looks like.  Click on the country and then look to the left and click on the "a day in the life."  Compare it to your experience!  Happy researching. 

Looking at Children's rights not protected around the world...

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by Ariel Min and photo by Damir Sagoli/Reuters
Please click on this link to see and read about less fortunate children and answer one of these questions:

• What children's rights are not being met in this article and these photos? 
• Do you think there are children in your own country or state that may be experiencing something similar?  
• What ways can you help other children receive or defend their rights to have access to more resources to ensure a healthy, safe and happy life?
• How do the children show resilience in some of these photos? In other words, how are they trying to overcome a bad situation?  

Your thoughts on Children's Rights

By now, you will have seen some videos and read a few items about children's rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child.  Please take a moment and write about why you think
your teacher has chosen to explore the topic with you.  Feel free to address any of the following:

What does this have to do with my education?
Why is this something that I need to know?
Why am I going to be communicating with students who are not my age or may not go to my school?

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