(MENAFN- Gulf Times) A high-level meeting was held between Reach Out To Asia (Rota), a member of Qatar Foundation, FC Barcelona, and Unicef to discuss the next phase of their '1 in 11' campaign to extend educational opportunities to marginalised children in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal.
Sport and education will merge as a catalyst to provide quality education and raise international and local awareness about their importance in every child's life. Rota's prime role in the remarkable '1 in 11' campaign supports Qatar Foundation's mission to promote productive change and spread education through sports, thus enhancing social development.
Essa al-Mannai, executive director of Rota, Gerard Boquenet, director of private partnerships and fundraising at Unicef, Josep Maria Bartomeu, president of FC Barcelona, took part in the meeting in Barcelona.
The meeting followed the successful major art auction in London, in February, which raised more than 3mn euros for '1 in 11' projects. The three entities gathered to discuss the unique global partnership and how to implement plans through the raised funds.
Al-Mannai said, "Sport is a common language among the world's youth. Education, we believe, is a common right. The art auction in London was just the beginning and so we are proud to see the money raised making a real impact through '1 in 11's powerful alliance of devoted partners."
Currently one in 11 children, or 58mn out of 650mn children, do not have any access to education and are therefore not getting the start in life they deserve. The majority among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable are children living in areas affected by conflict; children in extreme poverty; children with disabilities; and children from indigenous communities.
To tackle this challenge, FCB Foundation, Rota and Unicef launched the '1 in 11' partnership on January 9, in New York, the US.
In Bangladesh, funds will be used to help marginalised children achieve good learning outcomes. In Indonesia, a programme will support schools in six districts to include children with disabilities and promote life skills while promoting physical education and sport. In Nepal, a programme will focus on the positive impact sport can have as a key component of a child's holistic development from the early grades through to
secondary school.
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