UNICEF USA: Help Filipino Children Return to School After Typhoon Haiyan

Описание: It's back to school for the children of Palo Central Elementary (Palo, Leyte). Help UNICEF build more school tents and get kids back into classrooms - http://www.unicefusa.org/philippines. In this video, you will see their first day back since Typhoon blasted through this neighborhood in a makeshift built by UNICEF and its partners including a time lapse video of a school tent being built.

UNICEF states that 90% of school buildings were damaged in areas affected by the typhoon compromising over 3,000 schools. The kids often tell UNICEF Education Officers that "they no longer have notebooks, bags, and our books have been destroyed." The children sometimes attempt to dry damaged school books, but they are often unusable.

Getting kids back to school is a priority for the Philippines Department of Education. UNICEF and its partners are assisting their efforts by providing tents, teaching materials, and sanitation facilities for schools. UNICEF wants to send a message that even if schools are devastated; education can continue. UNICEF's main goal is to transform this negative experience into positive learning so that this learning can be used by children so that they can end up better, stronger, and more resilient persons.