OUR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN

  
Dear Friends,

Poverty and conflict leave millions of children left behind. Out of school and at risk of child labour, early marriage, exploitation and other dangers. But every year huge numbers of children also have their education disrupted by natural disasters, such as earthquakes, typhoons, floods and landslides.
In Nepal this week, the worst rain in 15 years left a trail of devastation and saw schools closed and turned into shelters for thousands made homeless. It’s a bitter blow for a country and an education system still trying to rebuild after the deadly earthquakes of 2015.


Helping the victims of disasters and conflicts is the job of Christos Stylianides, the EU Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management. In an in-depth interview with Theirworld, he talks about the importance of education in emergency response, Europe’s aid for refugee children and why the under-fives and girls need particular help during prolonged crises.
The interview is part of a series we’re running this week in the lead-up to World Humanitarian Day. We’re also spotlighting some of the amazing humanitarian work being done by our Global Youth Ambassadors in Botswana, Egypt and Yemen. In Nigeria, fingerpainting is helping to teach skills to children living in slum conditions. You can read these inspiring blogs in our Voices channel.



Norway has become a global education leader in the past four years - helping to launch the Education Commission and Education Cannot Wait fund, while supporting the education of more than 3.1 million children each year. And that's pretty awesome!
.. And that deserves a big A-OK.



India has been celebrating 70 years of independence this week. But tackling education in general and girls’ literacy in particular were high on a list of topics the public said it wants the government to tackle.



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