Dubai Cares chief: we must give long-term support to education in emergencies
Children in conflicts, Education funding, Education in emergencies
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An organisation whose programmes reach 14 million children in 39 countries has said 2015 鶹APPmust be the year we find the solution to education in crises鶹APP.
CEO Tariq Al Gurg insisted a global platform and fund for education in emergencies is desperately needed if record-breaking numbers of displaced children are to go to school.
In a today, Mr Al Gurg said he returned from the with 鶹APPa renewed sense of hope鶹APP that long-term and sustainable ways of funding education in conflicts and crises will be established.
Dubai Cares 鶹APP which works to provide children in developing countries with access to quality primary education 鶹APP was one of more than 40 of the world鶹APPs leading charities and campaign organisations which joined forces ahead of the meeting in Norway to deal quickly with conflict and emergency situations, such as refugees from the war in Syria or victims of the Nepal earthquake.
Tariq Al Gurg at Oslo Summit meeting Picture: Dubai Cares
At the summit, Mr Al Gurg was at a meeting convened by UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake, United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown and Global Partnership for Education Chair Julia Gillard. International leaders and ministers .
In his blog, Mr Al Gurg said 30 million children are forcibly displaced from their homes 鶹APP but last year only 1% of overall humanitarian aid and 2% of humanitarian appeals was spent on education.
He added: 鶹APPWith the average length of displacement for refugees now approaching 20 years 鶹APP and over 70% of those children out of school 鶹APP we know that these emergencies are no longer brief blips in the life of a child.鶹APP
Mr Al Gurg paid tribute to the eight million people who have signed the and said Dubai Cares will continue to support efforts such as the humanitarian fund that provide both immediate relief and long-term commitment to helping children in emergency situations. He added: 鶹APPThe momentum is here. The need is dire. The political will to act is building.鶹APP
LuLu staff help to pack Dubai Cares school kits for Gaza
Meanwhile, the hypermarket company LuLu Group 鶹APP based in the United Arab Emirates 鶹APP has teamed up with Dubai Cares to adopt a school with more than 100 children in Gaza.
The group will provide children aged from three to six with access to care, education and early childcare development services.
Mr Al Gurg said: 鶹APPWe are again very grateful to Lulu Group for their ongoing support. The contribution of like-minded organiations such as Lulu is key to our global progress in eliminating poverty through education.鶹APP
In February called Rebuild Palestine: Start With Education. Volunteers spent hours helping to pack 50,000 school kits for children affected by last year鶹APPs Gaza conflict.
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