Speaking youth to power: Young people, parliamentarians and the right to education

As part of the Global Education Summit: Financing GPE 2021 - 2025, in a conversation moderated by Send My Friend to School's Campaigns Officer, Ayesha Farah, youth advocates from Sierra Leone and the UK discuss how they have campaigned to eradicate the barriers that they and their peers face in accessing a quality education.

Baroness Sugg, from the UK Parliament, also shares her reflections on the power of partnerships between youth networks and parliamentarians, and the importance of empowering youth voice.

Partners:

  • International Parliamentary Network for Education

  • Send My Friend to School

  • Education for All Sierra Leone Coalition

  • Plan International Sierra Leone