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The Equality of Education

Save the Children UK - Angola“Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of man, – the balance-wheel of the social machinery.”  – Horace Mann (1796,1859) American educational reformer, member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1827-1833) and Senate (1834-1837).

Education is truly the key to equality, and with equality one will find prosperity. If we are to see a future of hope for the world's children then we must see that all children are given equal access to a free, fair and adequate education. Currently there are some 72 million children around the globe who remain without access to such an education, that is some 72 million adults who's lives will remain riddled with inequality, some 72 million potential leaders who's futures may be lost. This is not the loss of some 72 million Save the Children UK - Maynmar/Burmaindividuals, but a collective loss for entire communities, nations and our global community. Education is the most sustainable investment that one can ever receive, an education once given can never be denied, can never be taken back. 

Education equals Equality and Equality equals Prosperity!

 

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