Last week, Her Majesty, Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan joined the GSMA to announce the 1GOAL: Education for All mobile campaign. The GSMA is an association of the world’s largest mobile phone operators. These mobile operators have agreed to be an integral part of the world’s largest cause-related campaign in support of universal education at the FIFA World Cup™ 2010.

According to the press release, “The mobile campaign – coordinated by the GSMA – will comprise a host of mobile communications tools, including mobile advertising, applications and messaging. The GSMA & 1GOAL will provide the marketing tools and innovative football-related content to operators and others in the mobile ecosystem that support the campaign. It will enable millions of people to sign up, via a host of mobile response mechanisms, demonstrating to global leaders and the UN that universal education is a universal demand.”

This is a great effort that leverages what has become a global technology and the power of a global sports property, to support what should be a global right, access to quality education.

To read the full press release and to learn more about the 1Goal effort, please click here.

*The GSMA represents the interests of the worldwide mobile communications industry. Spanning 219 countries, the GSMA unites nearly 800 of the world’s mobile operators, as well as more than 200 companies in the broader mobile ecosystem, including handset makers, software companies, equipment providers, Internet companies, and media and entertainment organisations. The GSMA is focused on innovating, incubating and creating new opportunities for its membership, all with the end goal of driving the growth of the mobile communications industry.