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Dear Friend,
When I was six years old, war broke out in my home, Sierra Leone.
Our home was burned down, and my family and I became refugees. My parents were separated, and my mother had to look after me and my sisters alone in a foreign country.
But throughout all this, my mother had a simple lesson for us:
"You have to believe in a tomorrow. And what prepares you for tomorrow is education."
She was right: education has changed my life.
Monday is Day of the African Child, which started in solidarity with all those struggling to ensure that their children, too, can get an education.
However, 30 million girls and boys across Africa will not succeed, missing out on their right to an education.
Over 200 of them are the schoolgirls from Chibok, still missing 60 days since they were abducted from their school in north-east Nigeria.
I'm asking you to believe too, in their tomorrows.
People like you around the world have already organised over 100 Youth Takeovers, demanding that children's right to education - and their ability to go to school safely - are protected.
Will you join us?
Find the nearest Youth Takeover or organise your own event here.
Thank you for your support,
Chernor.
P.S. If you're in any doubt about the power of education, ask yourself: where are the few girls of Chibok who escaped Boko Haram? Back in school.
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"У нас есть свобода, но не осталось времени" Dolores ORiordan 