Rewrite the Future: One Year On
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International Save the Children Alliance
International Save the Children Alliance
(12 September 2007) World leaders have
promised education for all children. Yet 77 million children of primary school age are denied their right to education. More than half the children out of school - at least 39 million children - live
in countries affected by war or conflict.
Save the Children’s global Rewrite the Future campaign is focussed on securing quality education for the
millions of children out of school due to war and armed conflict. Today, one year on from the public launch of Rewrite the Future, Save the Children announces
what we have achieved so far to rewrite the future for these children.
- Save the Children is getting the job done. We are working in partnership with others to deliver high-quality education programmes to children in conflict-affected countries, supporting formal education systems. So far, 3.4 million children in more than 20 countries have benefited from Rewrite the Future programmes.
- We are increasing awareness of the challenges and solutions to providing education to children in war-torn communities.We have reached out to thousands of policy makers, journalists, non-governmental organisations, celebrities and private citizens in order to build an active and influential community to benefit children affected by conflict.
- We are mobilising public and private
donors – from governments to corporations to individual contributors. Donors from Australia to the United States have proposed increased funding for education. Over the past year, nearly
$600 million in new international assistance was committed from the UK and Dutch governments to support education-in-crisis
programmes. - We are working with the humanitarian community to ensure education is a priority in the early stages of any emergency.
Read our photo essay to see more of the results for children or find out full details in the 
Rewrite the Future: One Year On report (PDF)
Rewrite the Future: One Year On report (PDF)
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