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Education For All | Cameron Allen | TEDxKids@ElCajon


approximately 70 million children don’t

approximately 70 million children don’t have the opportunity to go to school

have the opportunity to go to school

have the opportunity to go to school every day this is the same number as the

every day this is the same number as the

every day this is the same number as the amount of people that live in Thailand

amount of people that live in Thailand

amount of people that live in Thailand imagine an entire country missing out on

imagine an entire country missing out on

imagine an entire country missing out on their education out of the 70 million

their education out of the 70 million

their education out of the 70 million children that can’t go to school every

children that can’t go to school every

children that can’t go to school every day 25 million of them will never go to

day 25 million of them will never go to

day 25 million of them will never go to school either because of money or there

school either because of money or there

school either because of money or there isn’t a school in the area most of the

isn’t a school in the area most of the

isn’t a school in the area most of the kids that aren’t able to go to school

kids that aren’t able to go to school

kids that aren’t able to go to school are girls one of the worst places for

are girls one of the worst places for

are girls one of the worst places for school is Africa because 33 million kids

school is Africa because 33 million kids

school is Africa because 33 million kids can’t go to school there and 18 million

can’t go to school there and 18 million

can’t go to school there and 18 million of these are girls only two-thirds of

of these are girls only two-thirds of

of these are girls only two-thirds of these kids will ever graduate high

these kids will ever graduate high

these kids will ever graduate high school this is an amazing story about a

school this is an amazing story about a

school this is an amazing story about a girl named Jacinta at the age of 13 she

girl named Jacinta at the age of 13 she

girl named Jacinta at the age of 13 she lived in Tanzania a country in Africa

lived in Tanzania a country in Africa

lived in Tanzania a country in Africa when her family could no longer afford

when her family could no longer afford

when her family could no longer afford for her to go to school so she had to

for her to go to school so she had to

for her to go to school so she had to drop out she then had to work as a

drop out she then had to work as a

drop out she then had to work as a servant 18 hours a day and only made $13

servant 18 hours a day and only made $13

servant 18 hours a day and only made $13 a month then a cherry called Camfed

a month then a cherry called Camfed

a month then a cherry called Camfed raised money free Ascenta and her family

raised money free Ascenta and her family

raised money free Ascenta and her family so that she would not have to work

so that she would not have to work

so that she would not have to work anymore and could go back to school

anymore and could go back to school

anymore and could go back to school later she was sent home and had the

later she was sent home and had the

later she was sent home and had the opportunity to start school once again

opportunity to start school once again

opportunity to start school once again so she headed back to school after she

so she headed back to school after she

so she headed back to school after she went to school she got a great job and

went to school she got a great job and

went to school she got a great job and was able to send her brothers and

was able to send her brothers and

was able to send her brothers and sisters to school but it’s not just the

sisters to school but it’s not just the

sisters to school but it’s not just the kids and families that don’t have enough

kids and families that don’t have enough

kids and families that don’t have enough money it’s there’s not enough teachers

money it’s there’s not enough teachers

money it’s there’s not enough teachers for example in India they need about

for example in India they need about

for example in India they need about 350,000 more teachers and in West Africa

350,000 more teachers and in West Africa

350,000 more teachers and in West Africa they needed about 380,000 more teachers

they needed about 380,000 more teachers

they needed about 380,000 more teachers but for every K in the world to be

but for every K in the world to be

but for every K in the world to be educated we would need approximately

educated we would need approximately

educated we would need approximately five million more teachers when adults

five million more teachers when adults

five million more teachers when adults don’t get proper education

don’t get proper education

don’t get proper education his kids it needs two bad things for

his kids it needs two bad things for

his kids it needs two bad things for example if you aren’t literate you can’t

example if you aren’t literate you can’t

example if you aren’t literate you can’t get a job and you can’t get a job you

get a job and you can’t get a job you

get a job and you can’t get a job you can’t make any money

can’t make any money

can’t make any money there’s about seven hundred and ninety

there’s about seven hundred and ninety

there’s about seven hundred and ninety eight million adults who still lacked

eight million adults who still lacked

eight million adults who still lacked basic literacy skills and also if you

basic literacy skills and also if you

basic literacy skills and also if you don’t know what literacy means reading

don’t know what literacy means reading

don’t know what literacy means reading or writing so ways that you can help is

or writing so ways that you can help is

or writing so ways that you can help is by donating to a charity as an UNICEF or

by donating to a charity as an UNICEF or

by donating to a charity as an UNICEF or campaign camp that is a charity that

campaign camp that is a charity that

campaign camp that is a charity that helps girls in Africa go to school while

helps girls in Africa go to school while

helps girls in Africa go to school while UNICEF is a charity that helps kids all

UNICEF is a charity that helps kids all

UNICEF is a charity that helps kids all over the world but what would really

over the world but what would really

over the world but what would really help is spread the word tell your

help is spread the word tell your

help is spread the word tell your friends and families about these

friends and families about these

friends and families about these charities and to donate the last thing

charities and to donate the last thing

charities and to donate the last thing you can do is just be grateful for your

you can do is just be grateful for your

you can do is just be grateful for your own education and take school seriously

own education and take school seriously

own education and take school seriously but this can’t just happen on its own we

but this can’t just happen on its own we

but this can’t just happen on its own we need to do it

need to do it

need to do it education is something that not

education is something that not

education is something that not everybody has so you should value your

everybody has so you should value your

everybody has so you should value your education because when we don’t learn

education because when we don’t learn

education because when we don’t learn the world never changes

the world never changes

the world never changes [Applause]

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