Retired international football star, Didier Drogba, has backed the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) \u201cRaise Your Hand\u201d financing campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The campaign, launched in October 2020 with the United Kingdom and Kenya, aims to raise at least\u00a0US $5 billion<\/a>\u00a0to help transform education systems in more than 90 low-income countries and territories, which are home to more than a billion children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The \u201cRaise Your Hand\u201d campaign will conclude in London on 28-29 July at a Global Education Summit, hosted by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta. Invitations to participate have been extended to the heads of state of the UAE, KSA, Qatar and Kuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In a\u00a0video<\/a>\u00a0to mark the campaign\u2019s last 100 days before the summit, Drogba called on leaders and policy makers around the world to mobilize public support to finance education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe Raise Your Hand campaign is an opportunity to transform education and unlock a brighter future for more than a billion girls and boys. The stakes have never been higher. More than a quarter of a million children were out of school before the COVID-19 pandemic, and millions more could lose the chance to learn if world leaders don\u2019t step up to invest in education. Raise your hand, fund education<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Didier Drogba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe are delighted that Didier Drogba is supporting GPE\u2019s 2021-2025 financing campaign. As the education sector faces an unprecedented crisis due to COVID-19, we urgently need to mobilize global support to help countries build strong, resilient and inclusive education systems. Didier Drogba\u2019s voice helps carry our message to decision-makers all over the world. If we are to create an equitable and sustainable future, we must put education first<\/em>,\u201d said\u00a0Alice Albright, Chief Executive Officer of GPE<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Drogba has long been an advocate for education. Since 2007, the Didier Drogba Foundation has worked with the most marginalized children in C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire. The foundation has financed the construction of schools in rural areas, and distributed school supplies and teaching materials to help increase enrollment and completion rates at primary and secondary levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The announcement of Drogba\u2019s support follows the recent Middle East launch of the GPE\u2019s Case for Investment. The event in Jeddah saw the Islamic Development Bank and Dubai Cares commit $202.5 million towards the Raise Your Hand campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Twice African Player of the Year, Drogba is the\u00a0C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire national team\u2019s\u00a0all-time top scorer<\/a>\u00a0with 65 goals and led his country at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Cups. He is best known for his highly successful career at\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>, for whom he scored the winning penalty to see the London club lift the Champions League Trophy in 2012.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Retired international football star, Didier Drogba, has backed the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) \u201cRaise Your Hand\u201d financing campaign. 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