learning about human rights is the first step toward respecting, promoting and defending those rights...thus teaching about human rights means both conveying ideas and information concerning human rights and nurturing the values and attitudes that lead to the support of those rights...when allyson brown first learned about malaria as a high school junior, she was shocked to learn that the mosquito-borne disease still claims the life of a child every 30 seconds, making it the number one threat to children in africa...the impact of the disease was even harder for brown to comprehend, in light of the fact that malaria is entirely preventable and treatable using tools as simple as a protective bed net...
in the face of such a devastating global killer though, brown found herself wondering, 'what can one person do?'she answered her own question one-year later by launching stayin' alive, and turning her high school valentine's day dance into a fundraising event for life-saving bed nets...said brown:
"I believe that by getting knowledge out to the students about malaria, and raising money for bed nets in a fun, engaging way, students will want to help out and feel part of something bigger than themselves."
students responded with an overwhelming show of support for the program, raising $3,600 at her high school alone...
now, with the support of malaria no more, a non-profit organization focused on ending all deaths due to malaria, the stayin' alive program has become a national campaign with global reach...over the course of the next three years, stayin' alive will encourage 10,000 high schools from across the country to host stayin' alive events, and pledge $1,000 of their events' proceeds to support the fight against malaria...ultimately, the program will enable malaria no more to purchase and distribute 1 million bed nets, and help protect 2 million children...beyond the bed nets though, the program empowers high school students to take a leading role on an issue of global significance, and provides them with the opportunity to save lives through something as simple and fun as a dance...
amnesty international's human rights education program (hre) was established in order to facilitate the teaching of human rights...designed to support teachers of kindergarten through college as well as educators working in non-formal settings such as community associations and cultural forums, hre is dedicated to promoting the human rights principles and positive value system that are set forth in the universal declaration of human rights...
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