Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Education. Show all posts

Friday, October 5, 2012

Youth Meet-Up on MDGs & SDGs in Nigeria #EducationFirst


EDUCATION IN CRISIS AND THE POST-2015 FRAMEWORK 
#EducationFirst #yahuzameetup 

On June 22, 2012, at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20), governments of countries agreed on a Future We Want outcome document which includes commitments to certain sustainable development goals. However, how ambitious these commitments are still remains a point of arguments amongst concerned parties, and as we approach the post-2015 era we hope to amplify the voices of people directly affected by poverty, injustice and their perspectives on a future global post-2015 framework.

The role that quality education (one of the SDGs, paragraph 229) plays in development emphasizes its capacity to reverse the rate of poverty in Nigeria, while in recent years key correlates of fragility in Nigeria include education.