DOHA NOV 3-5 2015

FOREWORD
With the recent adoption of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals for education, we
have a new opportunity to reinvigorate our efforts
on all fronts. We must redouble our work to raise
awareness of education as a critical investment in our
future well-being as individuals and communities. We
know that improving access to quality education in
developing regions is directly linked to better health
and economic well-being within a community.
Education can ensure that the talents and aspirations
of all our young people are fully realized, and that they
are able to contribute to the thriving global economy
we seek. Without equality of opportunity, we will not
achieve the broad, inclusive and secure societies
we aspire to. As members of the WISE community,
let us take advantage of our gathering this week to
explore and share the most effective ways to invest in
quality education for all, despite the challenges we
are witnessing. With a renewed spirit of collaboration,
innovation and action, there is much we can accomplish.
Moza bint Nasser
Chairperson, Qatar Foundation