My shared goal is focused on the importance of education. Many communities and countries lack education due to poverty. I think that everyone deserves the chance to a great education regardless of the many barriers they have.

1. Achieve universal
primary education
By: Mariana A.

2. Why does it resonate for you?
This goal resonated with me because I grew up in a household where
education was viewed as a privilege. My family immigrated from a country
where the educational system did not provide adequate learning. For many
families education was something that wasn’t required as a child, especially,
in underdeveloped countries; these children were expected to help provide
for their families. Therefore, education needs be available for anyone
seeking a better future as well as teachers that are willing to provide that
care and learning environment for those students.
“Around 250 million children are not learning basic skills, even though half of them have
spent at least four years in school. The annual cost of this failure: around 129 billion,” it
says, noting that in around a third of countries, less than 75 percent of primary school
teachers are trained according to national standards. Some 57 million children are not in
school at all” (UN News).

3. How can your interest be applied locally?
● Volunteering at schools, after school programs, and different learning
centers
● Advocate for adequate educators/funding
● Prioritizing low-income communities
● Provide additional resources such as (at home programs and virtual
learning)

4. Where can you personally make the greatest
contribution?
● Volunteering at local schools, after school programs, community centers,
and different youth learning/tutoring centers
● Donating
● Spreading awareness
How to get involved
● https://www.unicefusa.org/mission/protect/education
● https://www.facebook.com/groups/volunteerabroadforfree/
● https://www.facebook.com/youthtutoringprogram/

5. Is there a feature of social media that can be
uniquely applied to this goal?
● I would want the community to get involved locally or virtually.
● By using different forms of social media platforms to post/share
content regarding how and why education is beneficial
● (Facebook, instagram, linkedin)
● Donating to organizations

6. References
Ill-qualified teachers, poor access to schools at root of global education crisis. (2014, January 29). UN News. Retrieved
February 17, 2022, from
https://news.un.org/en/story/2014/01/460742-ill-qualified-teachers-poor-access-schools-root-global-education-crisis-un#.U
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