Shakira, Mokoena call for immediate action on education Download the report and summary at: http://www.campaignforeducation.org/1goal-download/ Today the 1GOAL campaign released its Annual “School Report” which showed that while donors such as Netherlands, Norway and United Kingdom lead the way on aid for education, many of the key donor countries were reneging on their aid commitments with the worst offenders being Japan, Germany, Italy and America. This comes as the UN...

Today 1GOAL Ambassador and education activist Shakira met with three girls from different African countries to discuss the state of education in the continent and their own experiences of schooling. The meeting with the girls came as 1GOAL released its Annual “School Report” which showed that many donor countries including Japan, Italy and America are not paying their fair share for education and as the UN confirmed that in 2010, African countries may be facing education cuts of...

African 1GOAL Ambassadors, Quinton Fortune of South Africa and Anthony Baffoe of Ghana, today called on leaders attending the Education Summit on 11 July to leave a positive legacy for Africa with further funding for education and urged people to sign up to join 1GOAL.  They were joined by Stephen Odai, the up and coming teenage Ghana keeper who is a 1GOAL Ambassador and is visiting South Africa to support the campaign. Former Manchester United and South Africa player Quinton...