On the occasion of Palestinian Child Day, Reach Out To Asia (Rota) and Islamic Relief presented school bags filled with stationery to nearly 1,800 orphans in Gaza Strip.This marked the start of ‘Our Children, Our Future,’ a campaign launched by Al Jazeera Children Channel, Qatar General Administration of Endowment and Rota to distribute 80,000 fully equipped school bags to students in Palestine, Iraq, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. The campaign aims to help children facing difficult circumstances and living amidst harsh environments or within conflict zones to encourage them to continue their education.“We are proud of this partnership with the Ministry of Endowment and Al Jazeera Children’s Channel. The bags we have distributed through our partner Islamic Relief come in response to the needs of children living in harsh circumstances in Gaza,” said Essa al-Mannai, director, Rota. “A total of 10,000 bags are to be distributed to primary school students in Gaza this year, with the support of Qatar,” said Moneeb Abo Ghazala, head of Islamic Relief delegation to Gaza. A Gaza student expressed happiness in receiving a new bag filled with books, pencils and other materials. Rota has implemented many educational projects to improve the quality of education in Gaza, through rehabilitation of schools and equipping them with necessary materials and tools, and training teachers, in co-operation with Islamic Relief.