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Forum: Human Rights Sub-Commission 1 Delegation: Sudan

Policy Statement Issue 1: Retaining the right to education in working children

Sudan has faced problems with education as fighting in Darfur has caused instability in the lives of many families. The Sudanese government is a firm believer in helping educate children for the betterment of the lives of future generations. Many programs currently help educate children in Sudan, while many others offer ideas and solutions to the problem of education. A program that Sudan supports and wants to implement is the $100 laptops. These laptops are sold at a cheaper price to enable less fortunate families to buy them, and help educate their children. Children who are currently working to help and provide for their families, can also receive these laptops through charity foundations as well as from donations. In certain cases, a laptop can be shared between the children in a family, so that by just purchasing one $100 laptop, several children within a family or community can get educated. These laptops also enable flexible learning conditions so that children who are already working to support their families can learn on their own timetables, and not be constrained by certain school hours. A program that is currently in action is the “Save the Children” organization. Save the Children has protected 45,239 children from violence of abuse, educated 15,948 displaced children, and reduced malnutrition for 1,260 children under five in Sudan. Sudan has worked with Save the Children and encourages other NGO’s to help as well. Sudan believes that through the help of NGO’s, many nations worldwide can be helped on a variety of issues, especially the problem of education in working children.

Operative Clauses: a. Enforcing the $100 laptops (which do not have a fixed timetable) b. Having more flexible school hours and sessions for children working at the same job c. Classifying based on students having the same working hours. a. Having students share laptops, to make them easier to obtain b. Having organizations and donations be used to purchase these laptops for children a. Helping students obtain $100 laptops b. Raising money for students to be able to afford an education c. Helping families in which the children bring the only income
 * 1) __Supports__ the idea of having the children’s education worked around their working hours, so that they do not get in the way of their work, by:
 * 1) __Recommends__ the implementation of the $100 laptop program by:
 * 1) __Calls upon__ NGO’s such as Save the Children to help the education issue by: