Education initiative gets new partners

Mohamed al-Naimi, Jazz at Lincoln Centre executive director Greg Scholl, Akbar al-Baker, Marcio Barbosa, Dr Tidu Maini and Robert Appel in New York.

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The Educate A Child (EAC) programme has officially announced two new worldwide partners, Qatar Airways and Jazz at Lincoln Centre, both of which will seek to raise awareness about the initiative and its objectives.

The announcement was made at a press conference in New York recently.

Qatar Airways has pledged to provide food, cargo and personal transport services for the programme and also promote awareness of the EAC and the plight of 61mn out-of-school children in the world through its in-flight communication channels. Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker said: “Qatar Airways is proud to partner with an initiative that matches our spirit and ambition as an organisation.

Guided by the commendable vision of Educate A Child, we have already begun to support out-of-school children around the world with the basic human right they deserve – education.” In addition to flight services, Qatar Airways will use its communication platforms to reach the airline’s global passenger base, showcasing the initiative through in-flight entertainment, in-flight magazines and the carrier’s website, qatarairways.com and social media channels.

The press conference featured a number of key individuals associated with EAC. Joining al-Baker were Qatar Foundation Endowment executive committee member and special envoy to the EAC Dr Tidu Maini; CEO of Education Above All Marcio Barbosa; executive committee member of the Education Above All Foundation, Mohamed al-Naimi and Jazz at Lincoln Centre chairman Robert Appel.  Jazz at Lincoln Centre plans to leverage its global audience and institutional assets to raise awareness about the EAC’s work.  “We are proud to support and help raise awareness for Educate A Child’s cause,” said Appel.

Later, HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Unesco special envoy on basic and higher education, gave an address on the EAC programme to a group of New York’s best-known philanthropists at Jazz at Lincoln Centre in New York.

Sheikha Moza highlights plight of out-of-school kids

Saturday, 18 May 2013

H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser during an event to promote Educate A Child programme, at the Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, yesterday. A R Al Baker

New York: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Unesco Special Envoy on Basic and Higher Education, offered the ‘Educate A Child’ (EAC) programme to an elite of some of the New York city’s best known philanthropists who gathered at Jazz at the Lincoln Center, designed to address the plight of 61 million out-of-school children around the world and those who are denied access to quality primary education.

In an evening attended by benefactors and celebrities, Sheikha Moza sought to raise awareness of the 61 million children worldwide who are denied primary school education. “These 61 million have been forgotten by the world. It is unacceptable. Educate A Child has set itself the goal of reaching 10 million of these by the end of 2015. This may sound ambitious, but I know it is possible. In just four months, we have reached out to 600,000. There is so much to do, but we cannot do it alone,” said Sheikha Moza.

Guests were treated to a special performance by jazz legend, Wynton Marsalis, in the presence of special guest Chick Corea. 

The evening was hosted by Jazz At Lincoln Center and Qatar Airways, who had the day before announced their support for EAC at a press conference, with a multi-year programme of support.

EAC is a programme led by Sheikha Moza that seeks to provide quality primary education to children affected by conflicts, natural disasters and restrictive cultural practices. 

After a series of field trips by Sheikha Moza, EAC was launched in Doha last November and has found school places for over 600,000 children.

EAC, a global education programme designed to ensure every child has access to quality education, officially announced two new worldwide partners — Qatar Airways and Jazz at Lincoln Center.

In the last six months, the initiative has given 600,000 children the opportunity to fulfil their right to primary education, which would otherwise have been denied to them because of poverty, discrimination or conflicts. QNA

Educate A Child gets new global partners

Sunday, 19 May 2013

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer, Akbar Al Baker (second left), sheds light on the Educate A Child programme at a press conference in New York City.

NEW YORK/DOHA: Qatar Airways and Jazz at Lincoln Center have become the new worldwide partners of the Educate A Child (EAC) initiative, that aims to ensure every child in the world access to quality education. 

Qatar Airways and Jazz at Lincoln Center will both serve as partners to raise awareness about the EAC programme and its objectives.

This global partnership was launched at a dinner reception at Jazz at Lincoln Center on Thursday which was attended by H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, among other dignitaries.

The dinner was followed by an evening of world-class music, featuring a performance by the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis with special guest Chick Corea. 

Launched by H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser in November last year, Educate A Child addresses the plight of 61 million out-of-school children around the world, who are denied access to quality primary education. Educate A Child has partnered with numerous NGOs and other organisations to seek out new and innovative ways of providing education.

In the past six months alone, the initiative has given 600,000 children the opportunity to fulfil their right to primary education, which would otherwise have been denied to them because of poverty, discrimination or conflict. 

Educate A Child was founded as a direct result of H H Sheikha Moza’s mandate as a Unesco Special Envoy on Basic and Higher Education, a United Nations Millennium Development Goal Advocate and a Steering Committee member of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Global Education First initiative. 

Flying to over 125 destinations around the world, Qatar Airways has pledged to provide food, cargo, and personal transport services for the programme as well as promoting awareness of EAC and the plight of the 61m out-of-school children in the world through its in-flight communications channels.

Speaking in New York at a press conference earlier, Qatar Airways Chief Executive Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “We believe that global aviation can bridge communities and people to galvanise support for causes that affect individuals across every continent. 

“Qatar Airways is proud to partner with an initiative that matches our spirit and ambition as an organisation. 

Qatar Airways will use its communication platforms to reach the airline’s global passenger base, showcasing the initiative through in-flight entertainment, in-flight magazines and the carrier’s web site qatarairways.com and social media channels. 

The press conference was attended by several prominent personalities associated with Educate A Child, including  Dr Tidu Maini, Special Envoy – Educate A Child — Office of HH Sheikha Moza and Executive Committee member at the Qatar Foundation Endowment, Marcio Barbosa, CEO of Education Above All, Mohammed Al Naimi, executive committee member of Education Above All Foundation, and Robert Appel, Center Chairman of the Board, Jazz at Lincoln. The Peninsula