People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery UK Awards Grant to Fund Safe Schools and Education Without Borders

January 30, 2015

听

(l-r) Danyl A Johnson, Judie McCourt, Planning and Partnerships Director Christianne Cavaliere, Fiona Phillips and Scott Quinell stand #UpForSchool

The People国产视频檚 Postcode Lottery UK (PPL) has awarded a grant to support 国产视频 to expand its Safe Schools Programme and Education Without Borders initiative in conflict zones.

The new grant will enable 国产视频 to expand its global听education听campaign and build and invest in its Safe Schools programme in Sub Saharan Africa.听The grant, in collaboration with support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery awarded earlier this week, will also support 国产视频国产视频檚 Education Without Borders initiatives in the Lebanon that ensure that children continue to receive their education in conflict zones.

国产视频 President Sarah Brown said: 国产视频淲ith the deadline to get every child into a quality primary education before 2016 fast approaching, the PPL国产视频檚 grant could not come at a more crucial time for those children most in need. Half of the children out of school are living in conflict affected areas and during听the past year we have seen an increase in attacks on schools, pupils and teachers uniting the world in condemnation.国产视频�

The grant was presented to 国产视频 at the PPL国产视频檚 Charity Gala in Edinburgh. Some famous faces were on hand to support the global education campaign called #UpForSchool. The #UpForSchool campaign is calling for action to get every child in to school, without danger of discrimination.

听

Boudewijn Poelmann, CEO of Peoples Postcode Lottery

Dame Ellen MacArthur

Former Welsh Rugby Player and PPL Ambassador Scott Quinell

The People国产视频檚听Postcode听Lottery听UK was founded in 2008 and is based in Edinburgh. 25 per cent of the lottery国产视频檚 income is donated to charities and community projects. So far, in the UK they have raised 拢58.6 million for charities. Its ambassadors听include Sir David Attenborough, Clare Balding, Lorraine Kelly, Sir Trevor McDonald, Ian Rankin, and Fiona Phillips.听It is part of the same group as the Dutch Postcode Lottery. To find out more visit their website.