The event held on 19th May in partnership between the Preston Branch of Save the Children and the Passion Palace Restaurant in Bow Lane, Preston raised a total of £442 to support the fund's work in Pakistan in the aftermath of the Earthquake in 2005.
A big thank you to the Passion Palace for donating all the wonderful food and for hosting the event and to everyone who supported us by their patronage
For an update on SC's work providing schools etc following the earthquake in Pakistan please click read more below...
Six months on, 300,000 children still unable to go to school
date published: 04/04/2006
Six months on from South Asia Earthquake 300,000 children still unable to go to school
300,000 children in Pakistan remain desperate to return to school, six months after their classrooms were destroyed and their friends and teachers killed in the earthquake on 8 October, 2005.
Save the Children is urging the Government of Pakistan and other international organisations to take immediate action to get children back into classrooms.
"Missing out on an education has a profound effect on a child’s future. The longer a child is out of school, the higher the risk that they will never return and will be put to work. If the Government of Pakistan, the UN and international donors don’t prioritise getting these children back into school soon they will have failed them.” said Jasmine Whitbread, Chief Executive of Save the Children who recently returned from Pakistan.
Save the Children is one of the largest agencies working on education in the aftermath of the earthquake and is providing temporary and transitional classrooms for up to 600 schools for 60,000 children in Pakistan over the next two years. The scale of the problem means more organisations and donors urgently need to assist.
Across the entire earthquake zone, a total of 7,669 schools were destroyed.
Save the Children is today issuing a briefing on the education situation in Pakistan after the earthquake. The charity’s key recommendations are:
- A mass teacher training programme to replace the hundreds of teachers who were killed in the
earthquake and to provide extra teachers to improve the quality of education and reduce class sizes.
- The international community must rebuild and improve the quality of school buildings. They must ensure that transitional structures are provided in the meantime so lessons are not held in tents for years to come.
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Catch up classes should be provided for children who have missed months of education and allowances made for those who missed exams due to the earthquake.
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Every child must have access to education so that girls do not miss out.
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"The earthquake was a major catastrophe, but it presents a unique opportunity to improve children’s access to quality education in the affected areas. The children I met in Pakistan had a real thirst for knowledge and a passion for learning - it is vital that this enthusiasm isn’t lost," continued Whitbread.
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