under the motto “Join so that more girls and boys learn throughout the country”, on March 19 at 8 am. in the woods of Palermo, a classic of solidarity returns: the UNICEF Race for Education 2023. This will be the 14th edition and will have two types of tour: a competitive one of 10K and one participatoryto enjoy with family, 2K.
The last edition was in 2019, since in 2020 it had to be suspended two days before the date due to a government ordinance that decided to suspend all mass events due to the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. But this year. The event whose funds raised are destined entirely to work to equalize the educational inequality that unfortunately harasses our country, returns with more strength and news. And you can be a part by joining, because registrations are already open at carreraunicef.org.ar.
Since 2008. The UNICEF Race adds thousands of runners and donors with the aim of guaranteeing the education of girls and boys throughout the country. This year, the event will be hosted by the “Goodwill Ambassador”, Julián Weich, and the journalist Sofía Martínez.
The registration fee is $5,600 until February 21; After that date, the cost will rise to $6,900 until the 5,000 available seats are exhausted.; and UNICEF monthly donors will enjoy a special discount. Runners in the 10K circuit must upload their current medical certificate. The kits will be available to pick up between March 7 and 18 at the Running Club (Av. Monroe 916, CABA), Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays, March 11 and 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
With the registration fee, runners and runners will get a dry fit shirt, hydration, medical service, chemical toilets, wardrobe and a space to leave the bikes. Since as reported trailers.arthe organization together with the City have corrals so you can leave your bike with absolute peace of mindbecause precisely the idea is that everyone takes the opportunity to ride a bike.
But that’s not all, since Among all paid registrants, a Chevrolet Joy 0 km will be raffled and, during the event, the sponsoring companies will offer various recreational activities so that the runners, along with their families, enjoy a sporty and supportive morning; and special raffles for all those who stay, since these prizes, unlike the car raffle, will be in person.
A quality education is key for girls and boys to achieve their full potential. However, in Argentina, there are great inequalities in the learning achieved by students. At the primary level, the results of the Aprender tests (2021) report drops in the performance of Language and Mathematics. While in high school 43% of adolescents in the last year do not reach the basic level in Mathematics and 19% in the case of Language (Ministry of Education of the Nation, 2020). For their part, 1 out of every 2 19-year-olds from the most vulnerable sectors does not finish high school.
So that all girls and boys have access to a quality education, the proceeds from the #UNICEFRace It will be allocated to two educational initiatives developed by UNICEF in the country: the Rural Secondary Schools mediated by Technologies (SRTIC), which seek to guarantee the right to education of thousands of adolescents who live in dispersed rural areas through the use of various technologies; and PLANEA, New School for Adolescents, which seeks to transform secondary education through the development of innovative ways of teaching and learning that guarantee well-being conditions for students and teachers.
“In Argentina about 93,000 adolescents in rural areas do not have access to secondary education, of which 65,000 belong to dispersed rural contexts,” said Cora Steinberg, UNICEF Argentina Education Specialist. In 2023 UNICEF will work promoting the expansion of the SRTIC initiative in the provinces of Chaco, Jujuy, Misiones, Salta, Santiago del Estero and Tucumán through technical assistance, support and strengthening of the teaching team.
For his part, PLANis currently implemented in 194 schools and reaches more than 40,000 students, 3,200 teachers, from the provinces of Chaco, Córdoba and Tucumán. Therefore, joining is giving your contribution so that all boys and girls in Argentina can have access to quality education, because, as Julian Weich says: “A boy with an education is more difficult to fool when it comes to voting.”
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