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CODE wishes to inform you that, with the increasing costs of shipping and handling, we have had to make the difficult decision of increasing the price of the Project Love kit from $2.50 to $3.00. For further information, please see the attached

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Special Message about Haiti To Project Love Participants

Thank you for your support of Project Love 2010. Many of you have decided that your school or group will assemble Project Love kits for Haiti.

 

Recent horrific events following the earthquake on Tuesday, January 12 have generated an outpouring of support and aid from all sectors of the Canadian population to be directed to emergency relief efforts in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

 

Despite the situation, CODE continues to work with our partners in Haiti to roll out our reading and writing program.  Today, more than at any time before, children and teachers need our full support.  We truly believe that the love of reading will help the children in Haiti cope with this tragedy.

 

In the meanwhile, CODE encourages you to continue working on your Project Love program, which you may wish to complement by getting involved with other agencies assisting with the relief effort. Schools hope to reopen in September or October so we will target that time to have the kits arrive in Haiti, a “welcome back to school” gift.

 

According to the Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE):

During emergencies, education…

 

• “…is a necessity that can be both life-sustaining and life-saving, providing physical, psychosocial and cognitive protection… 

 

• “… sustains life by offering physical safe space for learning, as well as the ability for providing support to and screening those affected, particularly children and adolescents...

 

• “…mitigates the psychosocial impact of conflict and disasters by giving a sense of normalcy, stability, structure and hope for the future during a time of crisis…

 

• “… provides the knowledge and skills to survive in a crisis through the dissemination of lifesaving information…

 

It is too early to predict the educational response in Haiti as communities struggle to assess the full impact of the earthquake. However, the learning supplies that your school is assembling will be needed more than ever as Haitians begin the re-building process. CODE will ensure that these supplies get to the children who need them.

 

Thank you.

C. Garth Brooks, Senior Program Manager
Canadian Engagement/CODE

 

 

For more information about education during emergencies, please go to www.ineesite