“Satchel and book” project to help students in marginalized areas

The organization “Say No to Violence” is getting ready to launch its “satchel and book” project which targets school children in poor and marginalized areas.  Abir Ghanem. In charge of immigration at Say No to Violence noted that the project will seek to address some of the needs of students namely in securing their books and stationary.  She reiterated the importance of enrolling children in schools, combating school dropout and social violence which are often the result of losing the family’s breadwinner and the inability of families to buy school material for their children.

Source: Al-Mustaqbal 9 September 2014