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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Happy new year to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See below FYI and distribution.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Martine<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Martine Abel – World Blind Union Pacific ICEVI representative<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='mso-fareast-language:EN-NZ'> spevi-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:spevi-list@googlegroups.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Frances Gentle<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 23 January 2020 11:26 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> 'spevi-list@googlegroups.com' <spevi-list@googlegroups.com><br><b>Cc:</b> icevi-spevi@googlegroups.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [spevi-list] International Day of Education, 24th January<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:130%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Dear friends and colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:130%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:130%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Friday 24<sup>th</sup> January is International Day of Education. Please find below information that is drawn from the UNESCO website - <a href="https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday">https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background:white'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Without inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all, countries will not succeed in achieving gender equality and breaking the cycle of poverty that is leaving millions of children, youth and adults behind.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:130%;background:white;box-sizing: border-box'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333'>Today, 258 million children and youth still do not attend school; 617 million children and adolescents cannot read and do basic math; less than 40% of girls in sub-Saharan Africa complete lower secondary school and some four million children and youth refugees are out of school. Their right to education is being violated and it is unacceptable.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><img border=0 width=671 height=351 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D5D233.A54EAF20" alt="Title: International Day of Education - Description: Image of children pushing a large ball that looks like the earth. Source: https://en.unesco.org/commemorations/educationday"></span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>With thanks to Sian and Julia of the IDDC Inclusive Education Task Group for sharing this information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>With best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Frances<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0076B3;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Frances Gentle<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>AO, PhD, D. Litt. <i>Honoris Causa</i></span><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Conjoint Lecturer, RIDBC Renwick Centre (Mon, Tues, Frid);<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>President, International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment (ICEVI); <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>and Co-President, South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment (SPEVI)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children</span></b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><br>361-365 North Rocks Road, North Rocks NSW 2151<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>AUSTRALIA<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Tel: +61 2 9872 0808<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Fax: +61 2 9873 1614<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Email: <span style='color:#0070C0'><a href="mailto:frances.gentle@ridbc.org.au"><span style='color:blue'>frances.gentle@ridbc.org.au</span></a></span><br>Web: <a href="http://www.ridbc.org.au/renwick"><span style='color:blue'>www.ridbc.org.au/renwick</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><hr size=1 width="94%" noshade style='color:#0076B3' align=left></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:120%'><b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Disclaimer:</span></b><span lang=EN-AU style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> This email, including any attachments and/or links, is intended solely for the named addressee/s and may contain confidential information. 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