By Politico staff writer
President Julius Maada Bio on Sunday 25th July 2021 departed Sierra Leone for London to attend the Global Education Summit on the invitation of Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Uhruhu Muigai Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya co-hosting this year’s Global Education Summit.
President Bio, according to State House, is one of few Heads of State invited to attend the two days event that is slated to take place from 28th to 29th July 2021, due to gains made in increasing access to education through the Free Quality Education Programme and breaking down gender barriers to increase girls’ enrolment in schools.
Since its inception in 2002, the Global Partnership for Education has already contributed to getting 160 million and more children in school and doubling girls' enrolment in the countries they operate. This year's summit will raise funds for the Global Partnership in Education which last year launched a £5 billion funding target for the next five years calling on governments, businesses and individuals to invest in the future of children. The funding will ensure that 175 million children are educated in 87 lower-income countries.
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