Look at these children singing in the video. They are singing about love and values in English – a global language. But, until less than three years ago, the language of violence dominated their daily lives.
These children in fact come from Nepal, a Southeast Asian country which until 2006 was still in the throes of a deadly civil war.
The education record of the country is far below average. In 2003, only 38% of public school students passed their school leaving certificates.
But now, Nepal is investing in education in a bid to improve the long-term performance of its economy. In order to achieve its goals, the government has obtained the financial and logistical help of various organisations, inlcuding the World Bank.
These projects have already helped more children gain access to education in a caste-ridden society.
These success of these projects, another video from the World Bank claims, was made possible through a system of community school management, where the shcool is directly managed by its surrounding community.
However, these projects also need money. And money only comes from the developed states. With the rise of the global financial crisis, the goal of global enrollment in primary education was seriously put at risk.
I hope that developed states, including states like ours, see sense to the situation and commit themselves for the development of education worldwide.
We are one world after all.
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