{"id":19562,"date":"2020-10-13T17:17:24","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adra.org\/?p=19562"},"modified":"2026-03-30T15:44:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T15:44:52","slug":"news-release-adventist-church-and-adra-gear-into-second-phase-of-global-education-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adra.org\/fr\/news-release-adventist-church-and-adra-gear-into-second-phase-of-global-education-campaign","title":{"rendered":"News Release: Adventist Church and ADRA Gear Into Second Phase of Global Education Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

Les Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole.<\/strong> campaign promotes total member involvement through localized support and outreach<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

SlLVER SPRING, MD (October 13, 2020) – The Seventh-day Adventist Church and its global humanitarian arm, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA), today announced the second phase of the Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole<\/em>. campaign during this year\u2019s global church leadership meetings. The joint initiative will now mobilize government support in countries around the world through the Adventist Church 22-million-plus membership\u2014including individuals, church ministries, schools and partners to influence positive change so that every child can have access to education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH: The Adventist Church and ADRA’s “Next Steps” Video in<\/strong> English<\/a>, Spanish<\/a>, Portuguese<\/a>, or French<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe COVID-19 pandemic has created even greater challenges for the most vulnerable children. Ninety-four percent of the world\u2019s student population has been impacted by this crisis. It is our responsibility as a global church to ensure that we care for children as God cares for us,\u201d says Ted Wilson, president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. \u201cThe Adventist church has one of the largest Christian educational systems in the world and with more than 22 million church members globally, we have the moral and Christian obligation to ensure that every child, everywhere has access to a quality education, regardless of race, religion or circumstance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first phase of the grassroots advocacy effort kicked-off in October 2019 with a petition drive aimed at collecting a million online signatures by 2020, to raise awareness and support for the millions of children, adolescents and youth globally who lack education. According to the latest report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) data, one out of five children and youth are out of school, and the coronavirus pandemic is responsible for the largest disruption in history, affecting 1.6 billion learners in more than 190 countries, across every continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Les Every Child. Everywhere. <\/em>En<\/em> School<\/em>. campaign surpassed its one million petition goal in July of this year. ADRA and Adventist church members in nearly 200 countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Americas, and the South Pacific pledged their support to call on world leaders, local governments, and decision makers to take action to improve children\u2019s education everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have laid the groundwork for the next phase of this campaign. Now we have a unique opportunity to focus on an issue that has affected nearly every child around the world during the pandemic, a problem that will only worsen unless we step up and speak out. This is why in partnership with the global Adventist church we will be reaching out to government leaders, lawmakers and citizens to advocate for more investments in education and better access for all children so that they can play a strong role in building healthy and prosperous communities and nations,\u201d says Michael Kruger, president of ADRA. \u201cIt is time to encourage world leaders and policy makers to value education and to make the necessary changes to meet the educational needs of children around the world. We must work together to enable children to succeed in school, and live free from exploitation and poverty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advocacy in Progress: The Next Phase of Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The second phase of the Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole.<\/em> campaign will engage Adventist church members globally to advocate to policy makers to take concrete steps to achieve education goals for children. As part of this effort, the campaign has published \u201cThe Global Education Report<\/strong> Chaque enfant. partout. \u00c0 l'\u00e9cole.<\/em> What it\u2019s Going to Take,\u201d <\/strong>which will serve as a roadmap to help governments and advocates identify critical areas where policy changes are required to improve children\u2019s education in their own communities. Those areas include financing education, inclusion in education, quality and retention in education, and the impact of education in natural disaster and crisis. Download the report ICI<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Policy Priorities<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three key priorities of the second phase of the campaign will focus on 1) increasing education funding in developing countries; 2) increasing foreign aid among wealthy nations to support education in low-income countries; and 3) improving educational and social inclusion for marginalized students, especially girls and children with disabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More specifically, these recommendations aim to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n