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Yewande Akinse, Nigeria - #YouthActOnEDU Spoken Word Winner
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Youth from Western and Central Africa were invited to send videos reciting their original poems about education to create awareness and engage in the discussion about ending learning poverty. Download the education strategy: http://wrld.bg/8Znh50Kw3Kh Know more about the World Bank in Western and Central Africa: http://wrld.bg/1o0o50Kw3L4 Closed captions available in English, French, and Portuguese As Caste Chasms Crumble by Yewande Akinse I come from a place rife with culture and class home of divergent tribe and tongue. I have seen great lands and rivers, seen great birds and fishes. I have also seen caste chasms crumble in the great classroom, for education is a leveler. I have seen wings given to dreaming dreams flight to lofty heights, strength to feeble knees for education is a propeller. I have seen how the children of nobody can become something more than a statistic. I have seen the fantastic, how great things come from a small place. Like how seedlings sprout from a small space for education is an amplifier. Through water or fire, near or far. Education changes lives. It changed mine ABOUT THE WORLD BANK GROUP 🌐 The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for low-income countries. Its five institutions share a commitment to reducing poverty, increasing shared prosperity, and promoting sustainable development. http://www.worldbank.org
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Closed captions available in English, French, and Portuguese. Click “CC” on the player. Youth from Western and Central Africa were invited to send videos reciting their original poems about education to create awareness and engage in the discussion about ending learning poverty.
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