Featuring an animated video on education as a right, not a privilege

The Abidjan Principles are the reference text on the right to education that was adopted by the most qualified experts in February 2019, following three years of consultation. They compile existing law on the right to education, in particular in the context of privatisation and commercialisation in education, and tell us what States are legally obliged to do in education.

In Chile, Kenya, the USA, and more and more countries around the world, corporations or private interests play a major role in taking away the right to education from learners, and governments too often fail to adequately regulate private schools and ensure quality public education for all. The Abidjan Principles can help learners and people around the world to claim back their right to education, and establish a just education system that works for all, not just a few.

Kenyan actress Sarah Hassan narrates the challenges faced by 3 children from around the world (Kenya, United States of America and Chile) to access quality education and how the Abidjan Principles are a reference point for governments, educators and education providers when debating the respective roles and duties of states and private actors in education.

She tells the story of countless children around the world who are being denied access to quality education. In Chile, Kenya, the USA, and more and more countries around the world, corporations or private interests play a major role in taking away the right to education from learners, and governments too often fail to adequately regulate private schools and ensure quality public education for all.

The Abidjan Principles can help learners and people around the world to claim back their right to education, and establish a just education system that works for all, not just a few.

Education is ours. Add your voice and support them, join the movement and find out more on: www.gi-escr.org/abidjan-principles .