Rihanna took to Twitter to ask world leaders what they’re doing to fund education
As if we needed another reason to absolutely love her, Rihanna has been messaging world leaders asking them to fund education in countries around the world, and we’re pretty sure that when RiRi asks you to do something you have to do it (right?).
Things all went down on Friday (June 23rd), when RiRi took to Twitter to start messaging the leaders of the world to find out what they were going to do to #FundEducation.
The singer messaged the likes of Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Tradeau, France’s Emmanuel Macron, Argentina’s Mauricio Macri, and the German governmental press- and information-agency, Steffen Seibert.
"Hey Navy," Rihanna wrote on Twitter, "I step up w/ me and be a @GlblCtzn ! Demand that #G20 leaders agree in July to support 4 @GPforEducation."
Hey Navy – step up w/ me and be a @GlblCtzn ! Demand that #G20 leaders agree in July to 🆙 support 4 @GPforEducation https://t.co/laLQ7SYS7Q pic.twitter.com/mkI21fxkpM
— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017
The star then sent her tweets to world leaders.
hey there @mauriciomacri, what's your plan for Argentina to commit to #FundEducation? 🇦🇷
— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017
🇫🇷 bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, will France commit to #FundEducation?
— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017
🇨🇦 @JustinTrudeau I know you had our backs during the #GlobalCitizen Festival, will you recommit Canada to #FundEducation?
— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017
Germany, I'm checking in to see where we are on the commitment to #FundEducation w/ @GPforEducation? @regsprecher, I'm depending on you!😊 🇩🇪
— Rihanna (@rihanna) June 23, 2017
While Rihanna might not have expected a response from people, two of the four people she messaged on Twitter replied to her.
Hola @Rihanna! Education is in the central core of our political aims. Only education can change the world. @EstebanBullrich 🇦🇷 https://t.co/T49GIB0QXo
— Mauricio Macri (@mauriciomacri) June 24, 2017
Hi @Rihanna, education is a key area of German development policy. We have nearly doubled spending since 2013.Thanks for spreading the word! https://t.co/ff4QX1rb0s
— Steffen Seibert (@RegSprecherStS) June 24, 2017
Rihanna’s move comes after she travelled to Malawi to teach math to children and to see how the country’s education program could be improved. The whole thing was a part of the Global Partnership for Education that aims to solve the problem of 263 million children and youth who are currently out of school.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqmFKnHG5q8?feature=oembed
Part of the Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education campaign is to get the G20 leaders to “increase, prioritize and look for innovative ways to finance education,” which includes seeing overseas spending on education increased. It’s great to see Rihanna using her platform to help further this incredible and essential cause.
To sign up and for more information about Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education, you can visit their website here.
