World Cup Opportunity

Could the World Cup help give every disabled child the right to an education?

On Wednesday 7th July – not far from the World Cup semi final (hopefully featuring England) –world leaders will gather in Cape Town to discuss the UN’s goal of giving every child the right to an education by 2015

The summit is inspired by the 1Goal campaign that FIFA president, Sepp Blatter, says could ‘enable 72 million African children who do not attend primary school currently to do so’

But one crucial thing appears to be missing from the 1Goal Education campaign summit, and that is a recognition that around two thirds of those 72 million children are disabled and need specialist help and support to help give them the education they deserve

As the only UK charity focused on helping some of Africa’s 50 million disabled children to get the best possible start in life, we know from experience that if we do not take specific action to help disabled children get an education, then tens of millions of African children will continue to be excluded from school

We strongly support the aims of the 1Goal campaign – which has the backing of a wide range of footballers, fans, charities, corporations and individuals

And we believe that with the right support and education, disabled people can play a vital role in Africa’s future development

So by joining forces, the disabled community in the UK can ensure that the voices of disabled children in Africa are heard loud and clear at next month’s World Cup Education Summit

And you can help us to do this by backing our call to world leaders at the World Cup Education Summit to:

“Give every disabled child in the world the right to an education”

If you are happy to support this call then please take action today and sign our online petition now at:

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/give-every-disabled-child-the-right-to-an-education.html

It’s the best way to help us ensure that Africa’s 50 million disabled children are amongst winners at this summer’s World Cup finals