President Kenyatta, British PM champion education for all – KBC

President Uhuru Kenyatta and Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom are today (Thursday) conducting virtual visits of Westlands Primary School in Nairobi, and Cleves Cross Primary School in Ferryhill, England as part of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) initiative.

The visits will give the two leaders an opportunity to directly engage with pupils, aged between 9 and 11 years, and create a high profile moment for championing education for all, with a special focus on technology and girls’ education.

The two schools are part of the Connecting Classrooms Through Global Learning (CCGL), a program that provides opportunities for pupils to engage peers across countries on global issues such as climate action and gender equality.

GPE aims to raise at least 5 billion US Dollars to transform education systems for more than 1 billion girls and boys in up to 90 countries and territories.