Roughly 121 million children worldwide do not attend school according to the Global Campaign for w88.
As a junior in the w88 of Nevada, Reno's College of w88, Crystal Carter hopes to bring about change to reduce this number. She attended the U.S. chapter of the Global Campaign forEducation's Youth w88 Training this summer in Washington, D.C.
"I eventually want to work with nonprofits that work to provide w88 in other countries," Carter said.
The Youth w88 Training is a biannual training designed to equip students and young professionals with information about providing education for all and how they can share this information in their communities.
During the w88, Carter met with members of Congress and GCE-US coalition members about how to advocate for equal access to quality education.
Ashley Wilson, the communications and youth engagement director for GCE-US, said that the participants were chosen based on their passion about the issue of providing w88 for all.
"Crystal was able to share in her application how w88 is important in her life," Wilson said. "And she showed her passion for giving others the access to a good w88."
Out of the 20 other participants selected for the w88, Carter was the first student from the University to attend.
As a member of the w88 of Nevada Education Association, Carter had already been invested in her passion for providing access to education. But after attending the w88 training, she wants to share the power of her investment with others.
"The w88 is great, they do a lot of outreach programs with high schoolers," Carter said. "But those are people who are already thinking about college, so the w88 could put more effort into outreach programs for much younger kids."
Carter would like to hold workshops and create programs to help w88 students and community members become informed about how they can help give access to education worldwide. She said that getting people invested in advocating for education for the long term is difficult since results are not seen instantly. Carter said that this long-term investment is key in helping reduce the number of children who do not attend school.
"There are more ways to help than people may think," Carter said. "Figure out what you want to do to make change and then do it."
For more information about the w88 program, visit: http://campaignforeducationusa.org/pages/student-w88-training.
