The Peninsula Hails Initiatives of Education Above All Foundation

Doha, August 11 (QNA) - The Peninsula newspaper hailed in its editorial Wednesday the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation's initiatives and partnerships with international organizations, underlining that since its inception in 2012, the EAA has been living up to its motto by dedicating itself to educate children across the world, especially among the marginalized societies. The Qatari daily said that EAA Foundation, established by HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, has changed the life of millions of children giving them a new hope in life and a prosperous future for their families and the communities, stating that the EAA aims to contribute to human, social and economic development through the provision of quality. The latest in this series of initiative in the past nine years is a project launched recently in partnership with the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation (Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance) for expanding the immunization drive in Ethiopia and Kenya, the newspaper said, pointing out that the drive is supported by Qatar Fund for Development. As part of EAA's Educate A Child (EAC) programme and its ongoing education project with Save the Children Korea, the initiative in Ethiopia aims to support the country's overarching target of 90 percent immunization coverage at the national level and at 80 percent in each of the 11 targeted districts in host community and three refugee camps in the Gambella Regional State of Ethiopia, the paper added. The Qatari daily underlined that the project in Kenya, which along with EAA's ongoing education project with UNICEF, will be implemented in 16 arid and semi-arid land counties in three zonal areas and urban informal settlements in Nairobi with high number of out of school children. The project aims to reach 257,400 girls in schools and out of school in Kenya over the next two years, the newspaper added. In conclusion, The Peninsula said that the new projects in Ethiopia and Kenya will give a new lease of life for millions of children who will be equipped with better health and education to continue in their march to a brighter future. (QNA)