Artists campaign for education
	The Send my Friend to School campaign that marked EFA Week 2005 (24-30 April) was a resounding success. At least 3.5 million cut-out ‘friends’ were made.

	Heads of State, Education Ministers and parliamentarians participated in numerous events throughout the week and signed pledges to take a specific action in 2005. And the mobilization continues. The Global Campaign for Education is now planning to send 1 million cut-out ‘friends’ to the G-8 Summit in the U.K. in July, asking world leaders to “make poverty history”. At UNESCO’s invitation, twenty-five artists from diverse origins joined the campaign, making ‘friends’ on wood and decorating them. Exhibited at UNESCO in Paris, from 25 April to 19 May, their works of art will travel to education events worldwide in the coming months. Contact: Teresa Murtagh, UNESCO Paris E-mail: t.murtagh@unesco.org
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