The next U.K. government should create a humanitarian fund to finance schooling in emergencies, following increasing numbers of international education catastrophes, according to global education campaigner Sarah Brown.
Speaking to Devex ahead of the May 7 U.K. general election, Brown said she would like to see such an initiative included in future British foreign aid policy.
The co-founder of charity A World at School and wife of former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pointed to several events that showed the global professionals community needed swifter access to emergency education funding.
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Gabriella Jóźwiak@GabriellaJ
Gabriella Jóźwiak is an award-winning journalist based in London. Her work on issues and policies affecting children and young people in developing countries and the U.K. has been published in national newspapers and magazines. Having worked in-house for domestic and international development charities, Jóźwiak has a keen interest in organizational development, and has worked as a journalist in several countries across West Africa and South America.
