{"id":505,"date":"2007-05-02T14:57:03","date_gmt":"2007-05-02T14:57:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/redletters\/2007\/05\/make-poverty-hi.html"},"modified":"2007-05-02T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2007-05-02T14:57:03","slug":"make-poverty-hi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/redletters\/2007\/05\/make-poverty-hi.html","title":{"rendered":"Make Poverty History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Tom ,<\/span><\/p>\n

Every morning 77 million children
\ndon’t go to school, and not because they don’t want to. 77 million children
\ngo without school because neither their families nor their governments have the
\nresources to provide them with a basic education.<\/strong> Without education, these
\nchildren are trapped in a vicious cycle of poverty, hunger, and AIDS.
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Confronting this global challenge
\nrequires leadership and courage to take the bold action necessary to confront
\nthis crisis. Yesterday four of those leaders, Representatives Nita Lowey (D-NY)
\nand Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Senators Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Gordon Smith
\n(R-OR) have stepped up and introduced the Education for All Act to give tens of
\nmillions of children the education that will lift them out of poverty.
Now, as the bill is introduced, we
\nmust convince other Members of Congress to demonstrate the same courage and
\nsign-on to this important piece of legislation.<\/span>
Write
\na letter to your member of Congress asking them to co-sponsor the Education for
\nAll Act.<\/a><\/span><\/strong>
Education is a tool to transform
\nthe world, one student at a time. Education raises incomes, reduces infant
\nmortality, slows the spread of HIV-AIDS, and saves lives. This is an investment
\nthat pays rich dividends.
The Education for All Act tackles
\nthe issues impeding access to education, from improving facilities and training
\nteachers to eliminating school fees. This bill empowers developing countries to
\ncreate and implement plans to put every child in school.<\/span>
Will
\nyou write a letter to your member of Congress asking them to support the
\nEducation for All Act? <\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

If
\nanyone can make a difference on this issue, it’s you. In the last week 108,044
\npeople have joined ONE, making our collective voice ever louder. Now let’s make
\nourselves be heard.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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