There are almost 60m children around the world, who are not attending school. Of these, half are In Africa. The vast majority are girls.

I am pleased to announce that I have joined a group of international donors, who are participating in a $350m Scholarship program, called the Schwarzman Scholars, started by the founder of Blackstone, Mr Stephen Schwarzman. Blackstone is one of the biggest financial organisations in the world. The program aims to send up to 200 students ...