Education for all is at a critical moment. While some great progress has been made, there are still 57 million primary age children out of school around the world. A further 69 million adolescents are unable to attend lower secondary school, and around 250 million children in school are not learning basic skills, even though half of them have spent at least four years in school. Meanwhile, global spending on education is declining just when it is needed most.
This February, the great and the good of the African mining world will come together for their annual 'Indaba' in Cape Town South Africa for the regions largest industry investment conference.This represents a once in a generation moment to mobilise the vital political will needed to drive real, lasting change for millions of miners and their families.