#UpForSchool: 10 million signatures and still counting

#UpForSchool event held by the National Congress of Somali Youth

We handed in the #UpForSchool Petition to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in September.

An incredible 10 million people signed our demand for every child in the world to be given a quality education.

The tide is turning 国产视频� thanks to a growing global movement of people who are determined to make their voices heard. Find out here what was achieved for education at the UN General Assembly.

We may have handed in those 10 million signatures 国产视频� but the #UpForSchool campaign goes on and supporters around the world are continuing to spread the word.

Here is a roundup of some of those events.

UNITED STATES

Denise Zeiger Farrelly from Kingsborough Community College in New York City said: 国产视频淭he Education Program国产视频檚 Social Sciences in Education students (and some of their children) organised a petitioning event for #UpForSchool to raise awareness and support the 59 million children worldwide who are not attending school.

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RWANDA

The Excel School held #UpForSchool events for its students 国产视频� including a football match and a children国产视频檚 debate about educating girls.聽

SOMALIA

The National Congress of Somali Youth visited schools, universities and internally displaced people in the Mogadishu and Beletwein areas.

EGYPT

Egyptian Global Youth Ambassadors聽Naglaa Lithy and Amal Abdulkader AL-Ariqi organised an 国产视频淎id to educate国产视频� camp where these young activists are pictured with #UpForSchool posters.

MEXICO

Form 2 students at La Escuela de Lancaster in Mexico City held a music festival to promote #UpForSchool. Teacher Lana Balorda said: 国产视频淭he event was a real success and was attended by all of the school and some parents. The students managed to collect more than 360 signatures, not only during this event but also by raising awareness in their extracurricular clubs and their neighbourhoods.国产视频�

UGANDA

GCN Uganda wrote a blog聽about what #UpForSchool meant for the country. Highlighting the new Sustainable Development goals, it said: 国产视频榊ou can expect focus on education SDG 4 in policy formulation for education in Uganda. And more specific interventions by the government to increase the number of girls going and staying in school. Keep the flame burning! Share the report, get your friends to sign the petition!国产视频�

IRELAND

Presenting principal Maura O国产视频橰egan @BawnmoreNS w/ Cert of Appreciation for school国产视频檚 contribution to #upforschool pic.twitter.com/4nvePpIpdh

国产视频� Fidelma Healy Eames (@senhealyeames) November 10, 2015