Education rewrites the future. Going to school can increase a child’s chances of surviving conflict. Schools are vital in protecting children and supporting their emotional and social development by giving them comfort, security and opportunity.
For societies affected by conflict, education is integral to building long-term peace and prosperity. The legacy of properly resourced schools with well-trained teachers and appropriate curricula is a generation of young people with the skills for employment and an understanding of their rights and the rights of others.
School can also give children the knowledge they need as they become adults, to reduce the chances of conflict happening again.
Simply going to school each day can transform the lives of children living on conflict and the generations to follow.
