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Children are the World

Children are the World

“Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world”  -Maria Montessori (Italian physician and educator, 1870-1952)


Giving children freedom of expression and the freedom to pursue their own interests is the greatest gift we can give our children and our future.  Sadly this gift is all too often unseen around the globe, and children continue to be exploited and be denied their fundamental rights.

Education is not only the right of every child, but one of the greatest gifts they can receive, for education opens the doors to the world.  However some 130 million children around the globe are denied access to a basic education, that is almost a quarter of the world's children.  Millions more children receive an inadequate education, or have their education cut short, and access to a University education is beyond a dream for millions. 

One of the major keys to the elevation of poverty is education, as it helps to brake the cycles of abuse, exploitation and enslavement…education is the key to the world.  By denying children an education we are essentially closing the door on their future and ours!

 

Author

Cassandra Clifford

Cassandra Clifford is the Founder and Executive Director of Bridge to Freedom Foundation, which works to enhance and improve the services and opportunities available to survivors of modern slavery. She holds an M.A., International Relations from Dublin City University in Ireland, as well as a B.A., Marketing and A.S., Fashion Merchandise/Marketing from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Cassandra has previously worked in both the corporate and charity sector for various industries and causes, including; Child Trafficking, Learning Disabilities, Publishing, Marketing, Public Relations and Fashion. Currently Cassandra is conducting independent research on the use of rape as a weapon of war, as well as America’s Pimp Culture and its Impact on Modern Slavery. In addition to her many purists Cassandra is also working to develop a series of children’s books.

Cassandra currently resides in the Washington, D.C. metro area, where she also writes for the Examiner, as the DC Human Rights Examiner, and serves as an active leadership member of DC Stop Modern Slavery.


Areas of Focus:
Children's Rights; Human Rights; Conflict