Soccer star Didier Drogba calls on world leaders to support the Global Partnership for Education's Hands Up Funding Campaign

Retired international soccer star Didier Drogba has joined the list of supporters of the campaign "Raise your hand" Funding and affiliated with the Global Partnership for Education, where in a video he called on leaders and decision-makers around the world to mobilize the necessary support and efforts to finance education.

The campaign, which was launched in October 2020 with the United Kingdom and Kenya, aims to collect at least Five billion US dollars With the aim of bringing about tangible and positive change in the education systems of more than 90 low-income countries and regions, which are home to more than one billion children.

The campaign work will be concluded at a global education summit in London on 28-29 July attended by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. The countries of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait received invitations to participate in the summit.

And in a clip the videoWith 100 campaign days left before the World Education Summit kicks off, Drogba is calling on leaders and policymakers around the world to mobilize support for education financing.

Commenting on this topic, he said: Drogba: “The Hands Up campaign is an opportunity to make a quantum leap in the field of education and secure a bright future for more than one billion boys and girls. Challenges still impose themselves on the educational reality around the world, as the number of children who dropped out of school before the Covid-19 crisis amounted to more than a quarter of a million children, and millions more may lose the opportunity for education if world leaders do not rush to invest in the education sector. Raise your hand and help fund education".

and crossed Alice Albright, Executive Director of the Global Partnership for Education, Expressing her gratitude for Drogba's support, she said: “We are very pleased to have star Didier Drogba participate in supporting the funding campaign launched by the Global Partnership for Education 2021-2025, as the education sector faces an unprecedented crisis as a result of the repercussions of Covid-19, which makes the urgent need to mobilize global support to help low-income countries build educational systems Robust, flexible and comprehensive. Didier Drogba's voice helps deliver our message to decision-makers around the world. Providing equal opportunities and a sustainable future for children requires that education be given the utmost attention.”

Drogba, through the Didier Drogba Charitable Foundation, has launched many initiatives to provide educational opportunities for needy children in his home country of Ivory Coast since 2007. The Foundation has financed the construction of schools in rural areas and provided them with school supplies and educational materials to enhance school enrollment and encourage students in the primary and secondary levels to complete their education.

The announcement of Drogba's support comes on the heels of the recent launch of the Global Education Investment Case in the Middle East by the Global Education Partnership. The event in Jeddah saw the Islamic Development Bank and Dubai Cares pledge $202.5 million to support the Hands Up campaign.

It should be noted that Drogba was awarded the African Player of the Year twice, and is the best scorer In the history of the Ivory Coast national team With 65 goals, he also led his country to the World Cup Finals in 2006, 2010 and 2014. Drogba was famous for his brilliant career with the team ChelseaHe is credited with winning the London club's Champions League title for the first time in its history after scoring the last penalty shootout in the 2012 final.