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Moses promotes the #UpForSchool Petition in Liberia

All of our are inspiring people. These 500 young education activists in 85 countries are passionate and tireless as they spread the A World at School message of education for all in their communities and schools.

Moses Owen Browne Jr is one of our GYAs in Liberia Â鶹APP“ a country still getting back on its feet after the deadly Ebola outbreak that killed thousands of people and shut down schools for months. 

But Moses was inspired to take the Â鶹APP“ which calls on world leaders to keep their promise to get every child into school Â鶹APP“ to as many people as possible. ItÂ鶹APP™s a message especially relevant in Liberia, where more than one million children are still out of school.

Incredibly, the 29-year-old Â鶹APP“ working with our eight other GYAs in the country Â鶹APP“ collected more than 75,000 signatures to contribute to the total of more than nine million names from across the world. He engaged businesses, media and community radio stations to take the petition to 13 of LiberiaÂ鶹APP™s 15 counties.

Moses, a Media and Communications Manager with Â鶹APP“ said: Â鶹APPœWe worked along with local leaders, town chiefs, school administrators and the studentsÂ鶹APP™ leadership to educate them better about the campaign and the benefits.

Moses travels by river to reach one of the rural communities

Â鶹APPœThe involvement of youth journalists has been pioneered by A World at SchoolÂ鶹APP™s Liberia Team. We worked tirelessly with several community-based organisations and civil society movements to help us reach remote areas and tell them about the #UpForSchool campaign.Â鶹APP�

Madeline Serena, who heads the Global Youth Ambassador programme, said: Â鶹APPœSince all of our GYAs are so amazing and continually humble me with their passion and resourcefulness in the name of global education, it is rare that someone surprises me with their efforts.

Â鶹APPœBut Moses is one of the people who continually amazes me. He has led our #UpForSchool Petition in Liberia and with only eight other GYAs they have collected over 75,000 signatures.

Â鶹APPœMoses never tires or stops when confronted with setbacks Â鶹APP“ he just finds a way to move forward. While having a full-time job, he still organises education advocacy events at least monthly. Moses is truly extraordinary and inspires me to work harder for those who arenÂ鶹APP™t in school.Â鶹APP�

Collecting all those signatures isnÂ鶹APP™t the end of MosesÂ鶹APP™s ambitions. He said: Â鶹APPœIn 10 years, I should be LiberiaÂ鶹APP™s next education minister, sitting over and driving the policy decisions in the education sector to benefit every single child.Â鶹APP�

You can about how the #UpForSchool Petition signatures were collected in Liberia Â鶹APP“ along with many more pictures.