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, June 16th, honours the students who were massacred in South Africa in 1976 for protesting against education injustice and inequality. This year sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s education initiative,Ìý,Ìýwill mark this day by mobilising a series of events featuring young people around the world in support of the kidnapped and efforts to make schools safer.

Thousands of people in more than 100 countries will assemble on June 16 to host events and encourage their communities to back the campaign and the right of every child to go to school.

This day of action will kick off a series of activities leading up to the launch of theÌýÌýon August 19 – a drive to ensure that by the end of 2015 as many children as possible are in school and learning.

You, your school, your faith group or fellow youth activists can be part of the global education movement by hosting an event in honour of the Day of the African Child and in support of the missing girls from Chibok and safe schools for every boy and girl.

For more details on how you can sign up today to be part of this call for youth action around the world,ÌýÌýwhere you can register an event, download the action tools you need to set up your event and then join the online conversation by using our Facebook and Twitter pages to tell others about it. There is also a map showing events being planned around the world. So if you’re not organising one, you can attend one near you.

Can’t host or attend an event? ÌýYou can support the Safe Schools Initiative and help make safe education a reality in northern Nigeria.ÌýIf you would like to donate to the click here:

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