Education gives hope to Syrian children says Sarah Brown at honorary degree ceremony
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Sarah Brown delivers her speech at Brighton University
Education can give hope to the millions of Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries that one day they can return to their homeland.
That was the message from Sarah Brown when she received an honorary degree for her campaigning on global education and health care.
The President of 鶹APP the parent charity of A World at School 鶹APP said the war in Syria is posing one of the greatest educational challenges of the 21st century.
Accepting a Doctor of Letters from England鶹APPs University of Brighton, Sarah added: 鶹APPTo stay in the region, and particularly in Syria鶹APPs neighbouring countries of Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey, they need hope that there is opportunity and a future 鶹APP hope that they can one day return to their country. Education can give them that hope.
鶹APPWe try to find ways that children can go to school in those countries, starting with a double-shift system where local children are able to go to school in the morning and when they go home the Syrian children can use the same classroom.
鶹APPIt has been successful in Lebanon. Now we are hopeful that the scheme can be rolled out further afield and a million refugee children will have a school to go to.鶹APP
Sarah 鶹APP also co-founder of A World at School and Executive Chair of the 鶹APP said she was confident that governments across the world and businesses would create the funding to make this happen.
Professor Chris Pole, the university鶹APPs deputy vice-chancellor, paid tribute to Sarah, saying: 鶹APPHer dedication, hard work and commitment to health care and youth education has earned her respect and admiration throughout the country and indeed the world.
Sarah receives her honorary degree from John Harley, chair of Brighton University鶹APPs board of governors
鶹APPIt is not an overstatement to describe Sarah and her organisation that she has founded and led so successfully a beacon of hope for children around the world, a passionate crusader for children鶹APPs rights to education and a global force for good.鶹APP
Here are some other education campaigners who have received honorary degreees鶹APP
Malala Yousafzai was awarded a in Scotland in 2013.
The honour was 鶹APPin recognition of her efforts to improve educational opportunities for children around the world鶹APP.
Dr Eric Kuan was awarded an in 2015 from the University of Sunderland in England in recognition of his outstanding work providing lifelong learning opportunities to the people of Singapore.
As President of the Management Development Institute Singapore, he has worked in collaboration with universities throughout the world, providing high-quality education programmes to students from 82 countries.
Dr Betty Chan Po-king, Director of Yew Chung International School, has been given 鶹APP the University of Illinois in the United States, the Hong Kong Institute of Education and the University of Bath in England, the last one in 2015.
She was recognised for her pioneering work in early childhood education and her consistent advocacy for excellence in all levels of global education.
Dr Shawn Chen received an in Galați, Romania. It was in recognition of his significant contributions to global education and 鶹APPgiving thousands of students access to a quality American education that transcended generational and international borders鶹APP.
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