Celebrities far and wide have pledged their support of girls’ education by signing an open letter advocating the improvement of worldwide education for more than 130 million young women.
The letter, penned by ONE, a campaigning and advocacy organisation, is set to be delivered to global leaders in person on International Women’s Day which falls on March 8.
So far, the campaign has received 81 signatures from celebrities including Lady Gaga, Charlize Theron and Ryan Reynolds.
The letter reads:
'You couldn’t be where you are today without a good education.
But because poverty is sexist, 130 million girls across the world are denied this basic right. Indeed, if the number of girls out of school formed a country, it would be the tenth largest on the planet - bigger than Japan or Germany.
All children deserve a good education, but in the poorest countries girls are denied it more often than boys. Education is vital for moving out of poverty. Every additional year of school that a girl completes increases her future earnings, which is good for her family, her community and her country.
We cannot afford to squander the potential of 130 million girls to cure diseases or end wars, invent brilliant technology or revolutionise an industry… or simply to access opportunity.
We are coming together and uniting across our divides to get every girl into school and to make sure she gets a quality education once she’s there.
But we need you to do the same.
Your education helped you to get where you are today - and it is in your power to help millions of girls to get theirs. Please act now, with the right policies and the necessary funds.
Show us that politics can work for the people - starting with the people who need it most.'
You too can support the campaign by signing the letter on the ONE website.
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