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#LetMeLearn campaign is growing rapidly into a global movement

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Global Youth Ambassadors Mathilde Boulogne, Yuv Sungkur and Elizabeth Pennington call on leaders to #LetMeLearn at the Transforming Education Pre-summit in Paris during June 2022

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The campaign is mobilising young people to tell world leaders at a historic summit that they must act urgently to deliver quality education to every child.

The #LetMeLearn campaign launched by 国产视频 and partners this week has been embraced by youth activists, civil society organisations, celebrities and the United Nations 国产视频 and we国产视频檝e only just got started.听

#LetMeLearn is mobilising young people to send a passionate message to world leaders that they must act urgently to deliver quality education to every child. The call comes ahead of the historic Transforming Education Summit, held during next month国产视频檚 United Nations General Assembly, and against the backdrop of 260 million children out of school and millions more not learning the basic skills.听

The campaign is growing rapidly into a powerful global movement. It has already been backed by the UN, UNICEF, the Global Partnership for Education, the action platform Global Citizen and non-profit organisations including Plan International, Hello World and ITA in Pakistan. Celebrities including Stephen Fry and Matt Lucas have also shown their support on social media.听

Youth campaigners, including 国产视频国产视频檚 Global Youth Ambassadors (GYAs), are leading the way on #LetMeLearn. It calls on international decision-makers, who will be discussing budgets and priorities at the summit, to listen to the voices and experiences of young people.听

They国产视频檝e been recording passionate messages to share on social media. Gunchaa Shandilya, an 18-year-old GYA from India, said: 国产视频淚 feel education is as important as eating food, drinking water and sustaining yourself. Every child deserves education.国产视频听

Watch her video below.

GYA Abdulbaki Ahmad, 25, from Nigeria said: “Education is not an option or an advantage or even a luxury. It’s a fundamental right of every child.”听

Watch another video from GYA Aksheyaa Akilan below.

Education is in crisis, with 260 million children not in school 国产视频 the majority of them girls 国产视频 even before the pandemic. In rich and poor countries alike, millions more are in school but let down by a lack of support for teachers, outdated curriculum and a lack of digital connectivity. #LetMeLearn aims to address that by putting the voices, concerns and ideas of young people front and centre on the world stage.听听

Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy General-Secretary, tweeted: 国产视频淚t国产视频檚 time to end learning gaps and create equal learning opportunities. #TransformingEducation requires leaders to listen to young people demanding: #LetMeLearn.国产视频听

UN Youth Envoy Jayathma Wickramanayake said: 国产视频淏eing included in education decision-making is a fundamental right for all young people.国产视频 She is leading the process for a Youth Declaration to be presented to the Transforming Education Summit.听

The launch of the campaign has received media coverage in many countries. In the United Kingdom, 国产视频 Chair Sarah Brown wrote an opinion piece for the I, in which she said: 国产视频淛ust as young voices have been heard on the climate debate, they should be treated as the real experts on how their education is shaped.国产视频听

Among other social media messages using the #LetMeLearn hashtag were:听

ITA: 国产视频淲e share this in solidarity with the hundreds of millions of young people left out of school and not learning. Young people are demanding #LetMeLearn.国产视频听

Save the Children UN: 国产视频淐hildren must have the opportunity to participate in & be heard at the @TransformingeduSummit.国产视频听

Education Commission: 国产视频淣ext month, world leaders will meet @UN #TransformingEducation summit in New York. Young people have a message for their leaders: #LetMeLearn. It is time for leaders to take this demand seriously.国产视频听

Hello World: 国产视频淗ello World has joined the #LetMeLearn campaign which launches today ahead of the Transforming Education Summit in September. #LetMeLearn is a platform to give young people the opportunity to share their demands and amplify their voices with world leaders.国产视频听

BRAC Tanzania: 国产视频淲e share this in solidarity with the hundreds of millions of young people left out of school and not learning. Young people are demanding #LetMeLearn.国产视频听

The #LetMeLearn campaign was launched as a 国产视频 poll of 10,000 young people in 10 countries showed that education systems are failing a generation and leaving them unprepared for the future.听

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