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CONCERNED CITIZENS ACROSS U.S. CALL FOR EDUCATION FOR ALL

[City, State - Month Day, Year] – [Name of School, Church, Community Group, Organization] will join millions around the world in speaking out for quality education in developing countries during Global Action Week 2012, a week of global advocacy events taking place in over 100 countries around the world, coordinated by the Global Campaign for Education.

The theme of Global Action Week 2012 is Rights from the Start!: Early Childhood Care and Education Now! Over 200 million children under the age of five in low- and middle-income countries will not attain their development potential due to poverty, nutritional deficiencies, and inadequate care and learning opportunities.

During Global Action Week 2012, concerned citizens will address policy makers, the media, and community members to build support for US leadership on achieving access to early childhood education that will prepare the world’s most vulnerable children to make the most of their educational opportunities when they enter school.

As part of this global effort, [Name of School, Church, Community Group, Organization] will host an event to bring awareness to the issue of Education for All (EFA) and the urgent need to invest in the future of the nearly 70 million of out-of-school children around the world.

Who: [Name of School, Church, Community Group, Organization]

  • [List names of any local dignitaries attending or speaking at the event]

What: [1 sentence summary of your event using descriptive language]

When:[Day of the week, date, time]

Where: [Insert location]

[Write 2-3 sentences about your event – why should a member of the media attend?]

The Global Campaign for Education-US Chapter (GCE-US) is a broad based coalition of organizations including faith-based groups, teachers unions, NGOS, think tanks, and foundations. GCE-US mobilizes the public to create political will in the US and internationally to improve education for children around the world. For more information on Global Action Week, visit

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The Global Campaign for Education for Education, US (GCE-US) is a coalition of more than 30 organizations working to ensure access to quality education for all children.