# Education is a fundamental right for every child

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED Salon UNICEF
- Speaker: Makhtoum Abdalla
- Year: 2021
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Teaching and learning
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/makhtoum_abdalla_education_is_a_fundamental_right_for_every_child)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

For children growing up in refugee camps, education is a powerful tool of liberation. In this inspiring talk, Makhtoum Abdalla, displaced as a child in Sudan and now living with his family in the Otash camp in Darfur, shares his biggest dream: to ensure all children are educated and taught the skills needed to become "captains of their destiny."

## Lectures

1. [Education is a fundamental right for every child](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/makhtoum_abdalla_education_is_a_fundamental_right_for_every_child/68d48c8a5e52), 9 min (TED's player)