Education ‘key to eradicating poverty and hardship of children’

DUBAI // Education is key to eradicating poverty and eliminating the hardship of children living in misery and deprivation across the world, said Dubai Cares CEO Tariq Al Gurg.

“The power of education cross-cuts every part of an individual’s development. It is an enabler of economic progression as well as a tool that guides informed decision making,” Mr Al Gurg said. “Educated children and youth are better versed to lift themselves out of poverty and avoid the drawbacks that can put them back into it. Similarly, educated parents are better informed on aspects of proper child nutrition and development.”

Mr Al Gurg’s comments marked the International Day for Eradication of Poverty and World Food Day, which both aim to raise awareness of poverty and hunger through the month of October.

Over the past eight years, Dubai Cares’s programs have reached 14 million beneficiaries in 41 developing countries, helping combat poverty and malnutrition through education.