Dear Editor,
Education of children and adults in the developing world is a very important issue for me.
This week in Richmond, B.C. children are going to school with visions of holiday festivities running through their heads.
Not for a minute will they worry that their school might be taken over by a violent militia, that they might be kidnapped, or that their whole school might be obliterated in a bloody massacre.
Yet in a number of countries, this is the reality that children face as they fight for their right to education.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper has deplored the latest atrocity in Peshawar and has said that he stands by the people of Pakistan.
Actions speak louder than words.
Canada must stand up for the children of Pakistan and children in all countries where school is not a safe place.
We can do this by following through on the pledge Canada made in June 2014, to contribute a minimum of $120 million to the Global Partnership for Education.
The GPE supports children in developing countries to go to school and get a safe education.
In honour of the Pakistani students who have died, the Nigerian students who were kidnapped, and all children unable to go to school, let’s do something to change this.
Roz Johns
Richmond
